How to avoid relatives that you don’t want to invite

Wedding Photography: Dimitris Alexoudis

Get ready! Weddings are the perfect chance for family weddings to come to surface! What happens when your aunt from your mom’s side doesn’t have the best relations with your uncle from your dad’s side? Or what happens when two of your cousins do not talk to each other? And what happens when you have decided to invite none of them but your parents insist you reconsider? Don’t laugh… it happens to the best families!

It is a very tough decision not to invite a relative to your wedding especially when your parents pressure you not to make this decision. The point is that… How sure are you that you don’t want them at your wedding? And how much do you think that their negativity from them in between rivalry will affect the most beautiful day of your life? If you believe that they will be in order and everything will be OK then don’t hesitate and invite them. On the other hand, if you believe they are going to affect you and your wedding day then think those three things:

• Do you pay for your wedding or your parents?
• If they come how uncomfortable will you feel?
• If they come how uncomfortable the rest of your relatives will feel?

The tricky part is really if your parents are paying for the wedding. That of course doesn’t mean that they got to have the last word but they do have an advantage to try to convince you. We advise you in any case to talk about your fears and hesitations and try to come to a decision all together. The love you, this is your day and at the end they’ll do it your way/ And keep in mind, just because your uncles or cousins don’t speak to each other it doesn’t mean that you have to get into a fight with your father as well!