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I hesitate
to even post something this personal because it's unlike me to do so but I've
been very upset on a certain matter and am seeking any advice!
My fiancé
and I dated for a little less than five years before he finally 
asked me to
marry him two months ago. (I said yes, ha!) Anyway, my family loves him and his
family and thinks they are all wonderful people. In all fairness to my family,
they have always voiced their anti Catholic beliefs and my fiancé and family
just happen to be Catholic. I always assumed my happiness would trump something
as small as a denomination difference since we all ultimately believe the same
way.
When I first
told my family that we would be having our wedding at the beach they were
thrilled and expressed that travel would not be an issue whatsoever, and that
they would love to attend. When I further explained that we would be having the
ceremony in the Catholic church in order for my fiancé to get his sacraments,
they flipped out and have continuously told me they will not attend the
wedding. Over time, they have begun to bring up the cost of traveling to a
destination wedding as part of the issue, even though they had originally
stated it wouldn't be a problem.
Do I
continue planning and to what my fiancé and I so want to do? One way or the
other someone is going to be upset. I keep trying to focus on the happiness of
my fiancé and our new family and not so much the happiness of my close minded
relatives. Keep in mind when I say relatives, I mean immediate family (parents
and grandparents). I also fear that if they don't come, my cousins, aunts and
uncles, etc. will feel no need to come.
I need some
guidance please!
Thanks