Sibling bad news

Re: Sibling bad news

• serain01 member

  

  July 2012

  I completely understand what you are going through.  My brother is in the army and we set our date based on a time when he was not going to be deployed.  Well, after we booked everything, the army changed its mind and he is actually being deployed this week and will miss the wedding (Sept. 7).  He is my older brother and I am very close to him - we are 2 years apart.  When I found out I pretty much cried myself to sleep.  And then he told me he would pay for a videographer so he could see the wedding and when I looked at the sample videos trying to find one I would just cry because I couldn't believe he won't be there.  I know my brother is very upset that he can't be there and I'm sure your brother feels the same.  But in the end, you'll still get married and the show will go on and just try not to think about it!

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• MrsReynolds12 member

  

  July 2012

  Oh gosh that is hard. Even though I don't talk to my youngest brother and we don't have a great relationship he will be there. I can't even imagine him not being there. Knottie vibes coming your way and I hope small miracles happen so both of your siblings can attend your special day.

  

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• BMcLeodTeam member

  

  July 2012

  That is so hard to deal with. I have a friend who is like a sister to me (although not technically biologically related) that won't be there and I definitely had a very hard time when I got the news. Just remember that he'll be thinking about you, and I'm sure he'd love to hear all about it, see pictures, etc wtih you afterwards!

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• ErinW1912 member

  

  July 2012

  I understand my brother decided to go to Hawaii for a year for college after we unannounced the engagement and booked the date at the venue. My FI had asked him to be in the wedding and he said yes so a month later being informed that he was going to Hawaii was quite a shock and I was very upset. My parents are flying him back for the wedding b/c he can get discount plane tickets as a student so luckily he will be there. I cannot imagine him not being there that would be difficult 

  but starting a new job and telling them that you have to be at a wedding the first game of the season would be difficult as well. My uncle is a football coach and since are wedding is a sunday he will leave as soon as his teams game is over on saturday and make it to the wedding but I have an uncle who is a rancher that will not make it b/c that is branding season for them.  

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• southofnormal member

  

  July 2012

  My oldest brother can't make it to my wedding, either. :-( We are going to use Skype so he can sort of be there, though. Still, it's not the same.

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