When you start to plan a wedding, it’s natural to think about how special the day will be, to feel excited about standing up there and reciting your vows, dancing your first dance, and enjoying the day with your guests.

What you don’t imagine, at the beginning at least, is the months of bureaucracy, endless details, frustrating questions, and awkward guests that you have to deal with along the way.

So when her sister had a new request, with just two months to go, the bride in this story put her foot down.

Read on to find out how this caused family drama that she’d never expected.

AITA for not letting my sister bring her new boyfriend to my wedding?

I am a 28-year-old woman, and I am getting married in two months.

It’s going to be a pretty small wedding – about fifty guests max, mostly family and close friends.

My fiancé and I agreed that because of budget and space, only serious partners (like married/engaged/long-term relationships) would be allowed a plus-one.

But here’s the problem: my younger sister (25, female) has been dating a new guy for literally three weeks.

Uh-oh. Let’s see how this new relationship is causing drama already.

She texted me saying she’s bringing him to the wedding, and I told her no, because the rule has always been that plus-ones are for long-term partners.

She freaked out and said I was being controlling, that she should get to bring whoever she wants because she’s my sister.

She accused me of “not wanting her to be happy” and said she won’t come to the wedding at all if her boyfriend isn’t invited.

I told her I’d be sad if she missed it, but the rule applies to everyone. Even my maid of honor isn’t bringing her casual boyfriend because she respects the boundary.

But this only seems to be making things worse.

Now my parents are pressuring me to “just let her bring him” so there’s no drama at the wedding.

They think it’s “just one more plate of food” and not worth the fight.

But to me, it feels unfair to change the rule just for her, especially when I already told other guests no.

AITA?

Rules are rules, and when it comes to expensive and once-in-a-lifetime events like this, it’s hard to make exceptions.

It’s not just the plate of food either – no one knows if a three-week relationship is going to go the distance, so why would anyone want this stranger in their wedding photos if not?

The boundaries are there for a reason, and no level of tantrum from her sister should be changing this.

Let’s see what folks on Reddit had to say about this.

This person agreed that strangers have no place at a small wedding.

While others thought the sister was being very entitled.

Meanwhile, this Redditor had a cautionary tale to share.

Sure her sister has a new boyfriend, but that doesn’t automatically equal an invite to the wedding.

If he had been around for some time, there’s no doubt that he’d be invited – but this close to the wedding, even if her sister and her new boyfriend suddenly got married themselves it would be inconvenient to secure him a place.

Some people don’t get how difficult wedding planning is, and how early numbers have to be confirmed and to suggest that it’s just one extra plate shows a complete lack of respect and understanding – while her apparent tantrum shows how little she cares.

She’s being selfish.

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