Bride Mad After Future Sister-in-Law Announced Pregnancy at Her Bachelorette Party

Mar. 15, 2025

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A bride is feeling “bitter” after her future sister-in-law announced her pregnancy at her bachelorette party — even though she acknowledged it would “take attention away” from her.

“Instead she told me first because I ‘would have figured it out and she didn’t want to take the attention away from me this weekend’ but then proceeded to pull each of my sisters (she’s my fiancé’s sister so she has no relationship with them) to tell them she’s pregnant and then at the final event [of the bachelorette weekend] when everyone was cheering us she decided to announce her pregnancy,” the bride recounted.

Her fiancé is equally upset about his sister’s behavior and worries “what else she will do at the bridal shower and wedding.” The bride, meanwhile, plans to address the issue directly with her sister-in-law. “I am going to ask for an apology and for her to explain why it was inappropriate, but I don’t know if I’ll get one,” she wrote.

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Many commenters agreed that it was wrong of the sister-in-law to steal the bride’s spotlight, with some even going so far as to call it an “attention-seeking” move. “Didn’t want to take the attention”makes public announcementafter a celebratory cheer for the couple. She closed the night with the announcement," one person wrote.

Another person chimed in: “She stole your thunder and didn’t think twice. For sure explain that etiquette where you are from is that we don’t hijack anyone else’s celebration. Your feelings are hurt and you wish she had shared her great news differently.”

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“I would‘ve been cool if she just told people during the beginning of the trip…it seems like it could naturally come up… ‘I’m not drinking/eating sushi because I’m pregnant!’ And people talk about all sorts of things over the course of the weekend,” a commenter wrote. “But she seemed to make an actual announcement, during a toast, at the end of the event that seems incredibly rude.”

Another person urged the bride to brush off her sister-in-law’s behavior for the sake of their future relationship — and give her the benefit of the doubt. “She’s going to be your family. If this is the first time she’s ever done something like this (which just assume it is since you asked her to be a bridesmaid). I would just move on. Laugh it off,” they wrote.

“I always assume the best in people,” they added. “She was probably nervous about being pregnant with a group of people partying and just wanted to get it out there. Maybe she was just overly excited. We are all human after all, people make mistakes. I wouldn’t read too much into it unless it becomes a pattern.”

source: people.com