My SILs husband died, but I dont want to cancel my wedding

Weddings these days seem to stir up a lot of unexpected debates.Like only offering vegetarian meals if the bride and groom don’t eat meat, or whether or not children should be there, or providing bank details for direct cash transfers instead of a gift, or the no-wearing-white rule (ok that’s been around for many moons… just don’t do it!) But what happens to the big day when someone close to the family sadly passes away? This is the question being asked by one very confused groom-to-be. The 35-year-old man took to Reddit’s AITAH thread to see what others thought of the pressure being put on him to cancel his wedding given that his sister-in-law’s husband recently died. “I am supposed to get married next month.
Now I’m not sure it’s going to happen,” he wrote. “My partner’s sister was widowed last month.I’ve gotten a front row seat of how it has rocked my soon-to-be in-laws.
Everyone has really tried going above and beyond for his sister, making sure she’s as comfortable as possible.And I truly can’t imagine, you know?” Morning Report and Evening Update: Your source for today's top stories Please provide a valid email address.
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And then came the “but.” “My partner’s mom came to him a few days ago and asked if he would consider postponing the wedding.She said they would cover all the lost money, would help us re-plan, etc.
Apparently his sister has said there’s no way she can attend the wedding, and his mom knew how important it was to him to have her there, so she just wanted to offer an alternative plan.“I’m not very sentimental, but my partner is.Our wedding was planned for the 10-year anniversary of when we met.
That’s something that meant a lot to him, which makes it mean a lot to me, too.“I’m trying to be sympathetic, but I’m just f**king ragin...