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Future Sister-in-law upstageing my wedding

A year ago, my fiance and I got engaged.  We had planned to get married in 2015, but financial insentives convinced us to tie the knot early in a very small ceremony (just us and parents) and have a "wedding" in 2015.  This decision was made in early October with the mini-wedding to be in January.  We have had a very rocky relationship with one of my fiance's sisters for several years now.  She is hypocritical, a habitual liar and a drama queen.  Two weeks after we talked to his family about the change in plans, she announced she was engaged to her boyfriend of two weeks whom nobody in her family had met and that the wedding was going to be on December 22.  There are many people in my life that if they had made this announcement I would be excited for, but her history assures me that this is a combination of insecurity about the fact that her younger brother is getting married first and an attempt to upstage our wedding.  Not long after we got engaged she declared that she was as well with a guy she had been dating for a month (this is a different guy then the one she is now marrying).  She showed up at our engagement party claiming she had been punched the night before and had a broken nose (no bruises or anything), then halfway through the party she informed eveyone she was moving to Ireland.  The entire time that I have known her, if the event is about someone else she will make it about her. If she can't make it about her then she will attempt to upstage the whole event.  I have been trying hard to just move on but I am unbelieveably hurt and furious.  Every time I hear about it it just upsets me all over again. I don't think I'm being a Bridezilla about this.  My fiance's mom and other sister not only were pissed as well but called after her announcement to see if we were ok.  I'm just so upset because I feel like she is stealing a time that is supposed to be about my fiance and I and getting away with it.

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  • GBCKGBCK member
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    edited November 2012
    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_wedding-woes_future-sister-in-law-upstageing-my-wedding?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:47Discussion:46f38cbf-0d3d-4821-80b3-4db27f2ba357Post:ff77162f-d092-4f36-8f58-c460f1b388c0">Future Sister-in-law upstageing my wedding</a>:
    [QUOTE]A year ago, my fiance and I got engaged.  We had planned to get married in 2015, but financial insentives convinced us to tie the knot early in a very small ceremony (just us and parents) and have a "wedding" in 2015.  This decision was made in early October with the mini-wedding to be in January.  We have had a very rocky relationship with one of my fiance's sisters for several years now.  She is hypocritical, a habitual liar and a drama queen.  Two weeks after we talked to his family about the change in plans, she announced she was engaged to her boyfriend of two weeks whom nobody in her family had met and that the wedding was going to be on December 22.  There are many people in my life that if they had made this announcement I would be excited for, but her history assures me that this is a combination of insecurity about the fact that her younger brother is getting married first and an attempt to upstage our wedding.  Not long after we got engaged she declared that she was as well with a guy she had been dating for a month (this is a different guy then the one she is now marrying).  She showed up at our engagement party claiming she had been punched the night before and had a broken nose (no bruises or anything), then halfway through the party she informed eveyone she was moving to Ireland.  The entire time that I have known her, if the event is about someone else she will make it about her. If she can't make it about her then she will attempt to upstage the whole event.  I have been trying hard to just move on but I am unbelieveably hurt and furious.  Every time I hear about it it just upsets me all over again. I don't think I'm being a Bridezilla about this.  My fiance's mom and other sister not only were pissed as well but called after her announcement to see if we were ok.  I'm just so upset because I feel like she is stealing a time that is supposed to be about my fiance and I and getting away with it.
    Posted by alykitcat[/QUOTE]<div>
    </div><div>Having a drama-queen SIL is giong to be a PITA...but you get one day.  In the case of the vow renewal you hae planned, you more or less get 2 days.</div><div>Her engagement may indeed have nothing to do with you; nothing is to be gained by claiming it does (you'll just look self-centered). </div><div>let it go.  Make your plans without wasting mindspace on her.

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  • In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_wedding-woes_future-sister-in-law-upstageing-my-wedding?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:47Discussion:46f38cbf-0d3d-4821-80b3-4db27f2ba357Post:ff77162f-d092-4f36-8f58-c460f1b388c0">Future Sister-in-law upstageing my wedding</a>:
    [QUOTE]A year ago, my fiance and I got engaged.  We had planned to get married in 2015, but financial insentives convinced us to tie the knot early in a very small ceremony (just us and parents) and have a "wedding" in 2015.  This decision was made in early October with the mini-wedding to be in January.  We have had a very rocky relationship with one of my fiance's sisters for several years now.  She is hypocritical, a habitual liar and a drama queen.  Two weeks after we talked to his family about the change in plans, she announced she was engaged to her boyfriend of two weeks whom nobody in her family had met and that the wedding was going to be on December 22.  There are many people in my life that if they had made this announcement I would be excited for, but her history assures me that this is a combination of insecurity about the fact that her younger brother is getting married first and an attempt to upstage our wedding.  Not long after we got engaged she declared that she was as well with a guy she had been dating for a month (this is a different guy then the one she is now marrying).  She showed up at our engagement party claiming she had been punched the night before and had a broken nose (no bruises or anything), then halfway through the party she informed eveyone she was moving to Ireland.  The entire time that I have known her, if the event is about someone else she will make it about her. If she can't make it about her then she will attempt to upstage the whole event.  I have been trying hard to just move on but I am unbelieveably hurt and furious.  Every time I hear about it it just upsets me all over again. I don't think I'm being a Bridezilla about this.  My fiance's mom and other sister not only were pissed as well but called after her announcement to see if we were ok.  I'm just so upset because I feel like she is stealing a time that is supposed to be about my fiance and I and getting away with it.
    Posted by alykitcat[/QUOTE]
    you are ridiculous. if your fSIL likes to do this all the time - do you honestly think that anyone takes the stuff that she says seriously? why would you let this bother you? she'll probably be engaged to a different guy by December, anyways. <div>
    </div><div>if you were still planning to get married in 2015, would you expect that nobody else in the family get married/have a baby/accomplish anything at the risk of thunderjacking your upcoming nuptuals?</div><div>
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  • Just ignore her, you'll just look petty if you start throwing hissy fits about this. I'm Waaay more interested in the part about you having two "weddings"...
  • She's going to be part of your family very shortly. There are many different way sto cope with this; regardless of which method you choose, I suggest you start using it soon. She's your fiance's sister, so you can't just cut her out of your life.
  • She sounds like a piece of work, but you have to find out a way of dealing with her without getting worked up.
    I'd suggest spending that energy into figuring out your wedding plans. You can't have two "weddings", no matter how big or small they might be. If you can't afford to do what you want now, try waiting until 2015 when you can afford everything. Are you thinking about doing a vowal renewel in 2015?
    For me, I know I have to wait nearly 2 years to have the wedding I want, but it's one day and it's our day and it will be exactly what we want with who we want. We're using this time to save and while I'd marry him tomorrow, we're happier with what we'll be able to get this way.
    Just try to focus your energy on the relationship and moving forward than on his crazy sister. It sounds like this kind of behavior is par for the course, so no one is really going to take her "engagement" seriously.
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  • TheVirginiansTheVirginians member
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    edited November 2012
    You are not being a bridezilla about her. I'm sorry your FSIL is being a PITA. Life sucks sometime. His family has figured out how to deal, so I suggest you learn from them. Good luck! Interesting that some people can make do, can make plans, can sacrifice to get their wedding and education, while others cannot.
  • You got lost of good answers in the same post on SB, and you were pretty rude to some of the posters. :(

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  • In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_snarky-brides_future-sister-in-law-issues?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:17Discussion:cd250ab2-dc3e-4d0b-8315-2d25078be476Post:4383f03d-aa45-42a2-91aa-35730194296e">Re: Future Sister-in-law issues</a>:
    [QUOTE]In Response to Re: Future Sister-in-law issues : If people take offese to our wedding in 2015, which will be the religious one, let them.  Our family and friends are all calling the event in 2015 our wedding with no complaints. They see this as special but, at least for my side of the family (and his mother,father, other sister and step-mother), <strong>2015 is more important. </strong>
    Posted by alykitcat[/QUOTE]Then why do you consider her to be upstaging your wedding then if the actual 'wedding' in your mind is in 2015?
    To me she's not upstaging anything from what you've just said about how you view this little exchange of vows soon.

    I guess I see your posts and attitude as very contradictory.
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