Dad criticizes his 26-year-old son's summer wedding date because his 6, 7, and 9-year-old stepchildren stay with their dad during the summer: 'There were tears when they found out they wouldn't be able to come'

I hate when people think they have a say in the location or time of someone else's wedding. Now, if you're footing the bill, you should probably have some kind of a say in whether a destination wedding in Mexico for 200 guests is within your budget. But if you're just a random friend or family member, you can either show up and enjoy the big day or decline the invitation if a wedding detail makes you so irate. It's difficult enough to find a weekend that will work for the bride, groom, their bridesmaids, groomsmen, the venue, and the couple's parents. If you're not one of those people, you are probably not important enough to schedule the wedding around. If you have a conflict that is more important to you than the wedding, it's your choice to make unless uncontrollable forces are preventing you from going, which happens but is rare.

The kids in this story are in an extenuating circumstance. They want to attend their stepdad's adult son's wedding, but their dad has sole custody of them in the summer when the wedding is scheduled. Instead of their parents compromising and making it work like adults, the groom-to-be is taking the heat.
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AITA for not planning my wedding in a way that allows my dad's stepkids to attend?

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