【All My Relatives】The Story of Being Boycotted at My Wedding

One day last year.
Thanks to the support from my in-laws, I was able to hold a wedding ceremony.

Friends, bosses, colleagues, and juniors—many people gathered for us.

Except for all of my relatives.

The origin of this was when my mother was diagnosed with cancer.
My mother had never been happy about me having a wedding in the first place, so I had her accompany me to choose a dress, hoping it would make her feel a bit more enthusiastic.

Well, while we were choosing the dress, she spent the whole time I was away badmouthing me to my husband.

Still, despite all the back-and-forth complaining, she seemed to be having fun.

At least until her cancer was discovered a few months later.

Fortunately, it wasn't a stage of cancer that would end things immediately.

As I was raised by a single mother, I took care of her treatment between work shifts with my husband's cooperation.

Despite that, not only did she complain to me, but she also treated my husband terribly.
No matter how sick she was, I realized once again that she was a terrible person.

In the end, she even started demanding that I cancel the wedding just for her sake.
She wasn't contributing a single cent, and to say such things without any sense of celebration was truly shameful.
My mother's brother also listened only to her, and without knowing my situation, started saying the same thing.

My mother's brother eventually exchanged emails with me directly, and as soon as he learned the truth, he did a complete turnaround and apologized.
He said he wanted to apologize in person, but I didn't want to be involved with him anymore, so I declined everything and rescinded his invitation to the wedding.
I can't believe he had the nerve to say such things without even offering congratulations.

My mother is like a megaphone, so she painted me as the villain to all our relatives.
Saying things like, 'How could she hold a wedding when her mother is in this condition?'

Even though I had already sent out the invitations.
Even though we had booked the date a year in advance.
Even though I had gone to meet every single person I invited in person.
Even though my husband's parents had offered to support us and told us we should go ahead with the wedding.

Above all, the fact that there were no words of celebration is truly unbelievable to me as someone who will become a mother myself.

Following this incident, I cut ties with my mother.

On the day of the wedding, there were zero relatives from the bride's side.
I walked down the aisle with my husband, and my old friends sat in the seats reserved for relatives at the reception.
Since I really wanted to express my gratitude to my husband's parents, I did so with my husband.

It turns out you can manage surprisingly well even without one side of the family.
It might have been good that I had informed the attendees of the situation beforehand.

Although I wasn't blessed with a family, I was truly blessed with my husband, his parents, and my friends.
My friends all said such wonderful things, like 'I'll go as your relative' or 'I'll walk down the aisle with you.'

Thank you, my friends.
And I cannot thank my in-laws enough for welcoming me so warmly, even as I am.