Weddingbee Blog

Mrs. Octopus had it right. People are weird about weddings.

I didn’t intend for this to be a negative or complaining post, so I’ll just say that I’ve been really surprised and disappointed in the attitudes we’ve gotten from a few people who are very close to us since we’ve gotten engaged. People are weird about weddings, indeed. And I’ll leave it at that.

But sometimes, people surprise you in a good way. And I was pleasantly surprised and touched over the weekend.

See, I had lunch with my little brother, who is thirteen years younger than I am. He’s actually my half-brother and was four years old when our dad died. Although he’s fairly local, I don’t see him as often as I wish, and while we get along great and love each other, we’re not super close.

He’s a senior in college and he’s a total bro, a dude. He likes partying, sports, and girls, and that’s it. He’s a good guy, but I think his Facebook photos sum up his personality perfectly:

This is not a serious kid.

So, when we were at lunch, he was telling me about how excited he was to graduate in May. And suddenly, I realized: crap. The wedding is in May.

I asked him when his graduation was because I’d be really bummed if he had to miss the wedding and if I had to miss his graduation. He said he didn’t know, but without skipping a beat, he said, “Well, if it’s the same day as your wedding, I’ll just skip graduation.”

Whoa. I was shocked and touched. I used my phone to look up his graduation date, and luckily, it’s the week before the wedding.

Then, a few minutes later, he asked me if he’d be invited with a date.

Uh oh. He’d just finished telling me about how he had a handful of girlfriends (he’s a player, my little bro), and I was going to have to tell him how we weren’t inviting anyone with a plus one unless it was a serious relationship. I opened my mouth to tell him this, and before I could get a word out he added, “Because I don’t really want to bring one. I’d rather just be there for you guys without having to babysit a date.”

AWW!

I can’t tell you how touched I am that my sometimes-insensitive little brother is so excited about the wedding. He really cheered me up during an emotional few days.

Did you have any friends or family members surprise you in a good way?