HI everyone!
This is my first post and I need a little guidance. From the moment I got engaged I had a gut feeling and knew with all my heart I wanted my best friend of many years to be my maid of honor. Problem is I have only one sister. A sister with whom I am not close with. There is a 7 year age difference and due to some of her life choices we have grown apart. I am 27 and she is 20. She lives over 3 hours away from me. I love her as a sister, but not as a best friend. My best friend and I have been close since highschool.. we don't see each other on a regular basis but we talk daily and help each other with all aspects of our lives. I asked my BFF to be my MOH right away, and of course she gladly accepted and has already started to help me plan. I told my parents of my decision to have BFF vs. Sister and at first they were a little hesitant to the idea but then eventually understood my reasoning. Last night out of the blue my parents confronted me (after a bottle of wine) stating that I needed to "rethink" my wedding party. Saying that I should have two maids of honor. I really don't want to. They think I'm being stubborn. I think they are calling me stubborn cos I won't do what they ask. My parents are helping with the cost of the wedding/reception ect........ Do I need to respect their wishes and have my sister as a maid of honor too? She would literally contribute nothing.. and, IDK i believe the title Maid of Honor is something to really be respected and honored. If I do have two... I feel like I'm going against my strong beliefs on this one and backing down. If I go with my original choice of just my BFF I feel like there would be a huge elephant in the room and my parents would be upset with me.. HELP! anyone go though something similar????