Woman Expected to Do Free Labor At Brother’s Wedding, But He Refuses to Put Her In the Ceremony: ‘Family helps each other’

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    r/AITAH⚫ 15 hr. ago Life-Contest6287 AITA for refusing to help my brother with his wedding after he excluded me from the wedding party?
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    So, my (28F) brother (31M) is getting married in two months. We've always been pretty close growing up, and I assumed I'd be part of the wedding party, either as a bridesmaid or involved in some way. But to my surprise, when he announced his wedding party a few weeks ago, I wasn't included at all. Instead, he picked
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    our two cousins and some of his friends.
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    At first, I was hurt, but I figured maybe it was just the bride's decision, and maybe they didn't want too many people in the party. No big deal. But then my brother asked me if I could "help out" with wedding planning tasks and be in charge of things like organizing the bridal shower, managing guest RSVPs, and
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    helping decorate the venue on the day of. Essentially, all the heavy lifting with none of the fun.
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    When I asked why I wasn't part of the wedding party but still expected to do all this work, he said something like, "We just thought you'd be better at handling the logistics since you're so organized." It felt like I was being sidelined into a worker role instead of being part of the celebration.
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    I politely declined and told him that while I'm happy for him and his fiancée, I don't feel comfortable doing all this behind-the-scenes work when I wasn't even considered important enough to stand with him on his big day.
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    Now, he's upset, saying I'm making his wedding planning harder and that I should "just be supportive" because "family helps each other." Our parents are even getting involved, saying I'm being selfish and that weddings are stressful enough without adding more drama.
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    AITA for not wanting to be treated like free labor for a wedding I wasn't even asked to be part of?
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    Trailsya 14h ago Now, he's upset, saying I'm making his wedding planning harder No, you don't. You're just not making it easier, which is what he tried to use you for.
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    If he wants easier, he orders two bouquets of flowers, sticks them in vases and that is the end of decorating. NTA Wouldn't do it either.
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    z-eldapin 14h ago Cool, your parents sound very concerned and they should be more than happy to do the tasks that your brother has asked you to do.
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    Aylauria 12h ago Tell your brother "To make things easier for you in your wedding planning, here's an article I found. You'll be able to parcel out the jobs to the right attendants. Looking forward to being a guest. Cheers!"
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    phyrsis 15h ago NTA. Either you're part of the wedding party or you aren't. If you aren't, then he doesn't get to ask you for volunteer labor.
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    judgingA-holes 14h ago. NTA - Bridal shower should be put together by the Bride's mother. RSVPs should be handled by them or a member of their wedding party (do they have a guest book attendant because if so that would be a good job for them). I
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    would agree with you; I'm not doing all the work for none of the glory, basically. See, I would be petty and say they should ask the cousins that got an invite into the bridal party when you didn't.
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    joe-lefty500 13h ago NTA Being a member of the wedding party comes with responsibilities. You're not in the wedding party so you don't have any responsibility. Lucky you.
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    xanif 13h ago Weddings are certainly stressful. That's why the wedding party helps out with stuff. They should probably ask your cousins. NTA
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    OnlymyOP 12h ago NTA. So you're "Family" when he needs unpaid labor for his Wedding, but you're not "Family" enough to be in the Wedding Party?
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    Your Brother has a very weird definition of the word Family if he thinks he can have it both ways. He's also an AH for involving your Parents as it's the sort of thing a 5 y/o does when they don't get their way.

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