'She will not be allowed to attend my wedding': Bride-to-be refuses to let 23-year-old brother bring her high school nemesis, Carrie, as a plus-one to her wedding, so he refuses to attend, sparking distress among their family

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Emma Saven
Aug 17, 2025 5:00 PM EDT

When I read this story, the first thing that came to mind was the image of Janis Ian's brother asking if he could bring Regina George as his plus-one to her wedding…seems fitting, right? Agh. I can see the next scene unravelling in front of my eyes, and it goes something like, "Regina George is not sweet! She's Evil!" Oh, Janice, maybe we should put you in contact with this bride, because she can like, totally, relate.


This soon-to-be bride is left speechless after her brother tells her that he will be bringing her high-school nemesis to her wedding! She refuses, reasonably so, claiming that she will not have the girl who ruined her teenage years at her wedding. His face went pink with rage (and it wasn't even Wednesday) as he declared that he would not be showing up to the wedding if he couldn't bring her. Now the family is in shambles, the wedding is only weeks away, and we're starting to feel like we've switched channels and are suddenly watching a scene out of You Again…and we all know how that one went down!

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  • Is this brother seriously prioritizing the feelings of some girl he's known for 3 minutes, at the loss of missing his sister's wedding and damaging their relationship beyond repair!? He would rather have a date to get drinks for all night than ensure his sister feels comfortable and secure on her wedding day…Either their family puts a stop to his selfishness before it's too late, or this will be the start of ‘Wait, Mommy, we have an uncle?’

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    Woman and man arguing whilst sitting on the couch, man has his hands on his head in distress
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    AITA for telling my brother he cannot bring his date to my wedding?

    I (27F) I'm getting married to my fiancé (26M)who I have been with for the last six years. Our wedding date is very soon and last month I asked for all RSVPs to please let
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    me know who they were all bringing to the wedding my brother (23M) did not respond to this so I texted him to find out who he was bringing. He acted
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    very nonchalant and he said oh It's just Carrie (25F). Now me and Carrie have a very long history, but I will sum it up to the fact that she was my high school bu y. I
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    told him I'm sorry, but she will not be allowed to attend my wedding and I stated that she bu ed me throughout high school saying things about me
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    behind my back to several different people to the point where I only talk to two people my entire senior year because of her. Just a week prior to this
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    conversation that I had with my brother, I was talking with some of my friends who still live in our hometown. And one of my friends let's call her Chelsea (29F).
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    Told me a story about how Carrie had tried to get Chelsea's boyfriend to cheat on her with Carrie. I did tell my brother the story I was told from Chelsea
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    about Carrie that happened three weeks before that conversation. My brother then stated that he would not be coming to my wedding if he could not bring
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    Carrie with him. I said I'm sorry, but I will not have my high school bu y attend my wedding. It's your choice to not come, but we would be holding a spot for him at the
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    ceremony and reception if he decided last minute that he was going to attend. I also stated that if you would like to bring anyone else he's more than welcome to,
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    that she is the one person that I refuse to have on my wedding. I told my mother that my brother had decided that he would not be coming to my wedding and she
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    cried and tried to get me to change my mind to allow her to come, but I just know having her in attendance I'd be super self- conscious about everything going
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    on and more worried that she's gonna be talking s tabout me behind my back to my family. So Reddit, am I the a le for telling my brother that he cannot bring his plus one to my wedding?
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    Party-Pangolin-2359 Tell your whole family about Carrie so they can have your back when she starts talking trash. Don't give her a 2nd thought and enjoy your wedding to the max. It's the best revenge to be happy in front of your enemies.
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    MackaRhoni NTA This is YOUR WEDDING. You and your Fiancee must be comfortable at YOUR WEDDING. Carrie must not be there.
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    silentjudge NTA. You're entitled to banning a specific person, who did you wrong in the past, from your wedding day.
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    You're not barring your brother — just Carrie. He's the one choosing to take it personally to him. As a side note, your mother should be on your side about this, and trying to convince your brother, not you.
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    FatChance68 NTA I wouldn't be surprised if she specifically started hanging out with your brother for an invite.
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    Rikunda NTA. You were reasonable. You explained yourself. You kept the door open.
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    Manky-Cucumber Honey, you can ban any person for any reason from it because it's YOUR WEDDING!
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