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No pre-wedding parties?

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Is anybody else anticipating having no pre-wedding parties?  My bridesmaids are my two (underage) sisters and I don't really have any aunts or family members who would want to throw a bridal shower for me.  My family just isn't really that into weddings and parties-my parents eloped and are now divorcing and my family never really throws parties for birthdays or graduations or anything like that.  I'm not upset about the prospect of not having any pre-wedding parties, I was just wondering if this is weird or if anyone else is in a similar situation.  I do think it will bug my fiance's mother that my family will not be participating in these types of traditions-his family is pretty big into this kind of stuff.
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  • lilcasserslilcassers member
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    edited December 2011
    If your fiance's family is so into the parties, won't they throw you one? I would be a little sad about not having one to be honest. I hope someone throws something for you darling :)
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  • LoveMuffinsLoveMuffins member
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    edited December 2011
    I have a friend getting married next week with no pre-wedding parties. If you FI's family asks, just shrug and tell them that your family isn't really into parties and you don't think they're going to plan a shower or bachlorette. That way they'll know that it's not a hurtful topic for you and they won't feel pressured to throw you one, but if they really want one then they will.
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  • Kristin789Kristin789 member
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    edited December 2011
    We had no pre-wedding parties.

    We had no attendants, so no one threw a shower or a bach party.
    I was asked about a shower at work, but I knew that we were only inviting 7 people each - and NO ONE from work, so I said no to that.

    I'm the only child of an only child, so there's no one on my side to throw a bride's side engagement party.  So the day my e-ring was ready, my FI and I went to pick it up and had lunch together, and then that night we had dinner with my mom as a kind of bride's side engagement celebration.

    FI has only one brother but he lives about 1.5 hours away and they rarely see each other, esp since the brother has a wife and three kids, and FI's parents live 2.5 hours away - so they didn't do anything pre-wedding like an engagement party.

    And frankly, I do not regret the decision not to have a WP/attendants, so the reality that we didn't have pre-wedding parties was not a problem for us.
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