Some brides and grooms are fortunate in that when they marry, they gain new family. Your wedding is a wonderful place to set the tone for your relationships with the members of your new, extended family. Still, there can be complications…
Dear Wedding Guru: “My daughter’s fiancé wants his three sisters to be her bridesmaids. Neither I nor my daughter knows any of them, so including them as attendants would be awkward and an additional expense that we’re not willing to pay! What should we do?”
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The Wedding Guru says: Etiquette offers a guide to good behavior, but it is by no means a law or written in stone. What should be a “law” is how you and your daughter behave toward her future husband’s family! Your wedding is a wonderful place for you to show that, when you marry, there’s no such thing as “his family” and “your family.”
That being said, I truly believe that your daughter should include her future sisters-in-law. Yes, that will add to the budget — the bride and bride’s family are responsible for bridesmaids’ flowers and local accommodations. However, undoubtedly this is an expense that would be very well worth it!
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