So it's almost 3 months to the day that I attended my FSIL's wedding, and still no thank you card... or thank you phone call... or thank you text. I had no idea it would bug me this much not to get one, as I normally don't pay attention to those kinds of things, but it's totally irking me...
I was a "second choice bridesmaid". A girl dropped out, and she asked me to fill in about 2 months before the wedding. I was pretty shocked that she asked, as her wedding would actually be the first official meeting between us as she lives in Calgary, and isn't able to fly out to visit much. But she had a load of friends close to home that she could have asked, but she asked me, which is cool I guess.
I think what tee's me off the most is the fact that not only did we drive 15 hours to be there, and that I woke up at the crack of dawn for the wedding that was 3 hours south of where we were staying (Calgary area), but that after the first ceremony/reception (there were 2 on the count of the first was for family only as it was a Mormon ceremony a temple, and the second was a ring ceremony/reception the next day in Calgary for everyone else to attend) we had to drive 3 hours back to cow town where the entire bridal party, and family members were told that we had to set up the second reception site... which was not an easy task. We were there until 2 am. And then were expected (more by the groom's family) to come back at 7 am to continue set up... I unfortunately was not able to attend that second day as I came down with the flu that most of FI's family happened to have at some point that weekend, including the bride.
I wanted to be as much help as I could, but the whole time I was thinking "None of us should have to be doing this..." because as most of you know, the BP is not your personal set up crew... It was mostly the groom's family who seemed to be running the show, and seemed downright angry when I asked to be excused at 1 30 in the morning as I was already feeling sick to my stomach. Apparantly they weren't too happy to hear that I wasn't coming in the morning, and neither was FI, to help set up again. I felt pretty horrible that I wasn't able to be there for FSIL's second ceremony, and she was totally cool about it and just wanted me to get better... but still... I'm tee'd that after everything, no thank you... or "thanks again for filling in" *sigh*... end vent... thanks for putting up with me.
