My brother is a rescue swimmer for the US Navy... Right now he is stationed in Japan. We were thinking that he would be able to come home for the wedding (May 22). I just found out that if he takes the deployment that would allow him to come to the wedding he would not be able to finish these really important qualifications needed to keep his job! If he takes the deployment to keep his job (and not be sent into the fleet undesignated, which is the worst possible thing you can think of) then he wont be able to come to the wedding.
My brother and I are so close! We have been best friends since I can remember. We have only had two fights in my life. I guess I am just so upset because whenever I dreamed about my wedding, he was always going to be there. It was just the way it was suppose to be! I know that I will still be happy because I am marrying the man of my dreams... I just thought my brother would be there to share that time with me.
I wrote him an email telling him to take the depolyment so he could finish his qualifications and not become undesignated. I would never forgive myself if that happened because he chose to come to the wedding. Maybe I can find away to get wireless internet to the area we are getting married and skype him during the ceremony...
He is my big brother, my best friend, and I can't stop crying every time I think about not seeing him in the bridal party when I walk down the aisle.