Hi all! This is my first post on here and I'm hoping for some good advice. I have asked my two sisters to be bridesmaids and my oldest sister's daughters (my nieces) to be junior bridesmaids as they are almost teenagers and too old to be flower girls. I have a total of 6 bridesmaids and then the 2 junior bridesmaids makes 8. My issue is that my brother (much older than me and we are not very close) also has 2 daughters (one is a step daughter that I have only known for a few years) the same age as my other nieces. I am not very close with him, we see each other maybe twice a year when he is in to visit for holidays and in fact, he never even wished me congratulations when I got engaged. Apparently he recently told my sister and my dad that he is confused as to why I haven't asked his daughters to share the same role as my other nieces. It is starting to cause controversy and I am not sure how to handle it. I am wondering if anyone has suggestions as to some other roles that his daughters can take part in during the wedding, or if I am being ridiculously rude and should have them as junior bridesmaids also. My problem is that my sister's girls have been a huge part of my life and I am so very close to them that I really wanted them to have a special role in my day. Really looking for some insight and I appreciate any opinions I can get! Thank you!
Re: Sibling Controversy...HELP!
People will make comments like this throughout your planning, unfortunately. Vent here, but be gracious IRL. Personally, I would not address it with him unless he approaches you directly. Then just let him know you plan to invite his kids as guests and change the subject.
If you really WANT to include them (you certainly do not have to), you could have them do a reading.
You get to choose your wedding party. Your brother is out of line. You do not need to invent roles for his daughters. Just invite them as guests.
I'm the fuck out.
This. Don't breach the subject with him. If he is rude enough to mention it to you directly, then simply say that you are sorry he is upset by your choices, but that you cannot wait to have the girls attend as guests at the wedding. Then change the subject.
Do not give the girls any crap jobs to help "make up" for the slight. There was no slight not having them as BMs, but asking them to greet guests, hand out programs, or make sure people sign the guest book is slighting them.