Bride shares hurt over brother's refusal to attend wedding

A bride-to-be has shared her heartbreak over her brother dropping out of her wedding.

With two weeks until the woman is set to walk down the aisle, her brother informed her he would not be attending as he had "nothing to wear" due to a "lack of money".

Posting her dilemma on Mumsnet, she asked for advice on how to deal with the situation.

"We have a great relationship but he's said he can't come due to lack of money and nothing to wear," she explained. 

Also asking if it was unreasonable to think he "should've had some money put aside" to attend the nuptials, the woman stated no other family members would lend him any cash as "they know they will not get it back".

She also clarified on the forum she became engaged in June last year, and sent invites out for the wedding in January.

Some on the forum sympathised with the woman, agreeing the brother's last minute move was upsetting.

"That's very disappointing... presumably he's had months possibly years to get something even if from charity shop or borrowed or hired," one person said.

However, others pointed out maybe the brother had some "unexpected" costs come up and suggested she should help him out with money.

"Maybe he's just had a big unexpected expense and now can't afford to come," a user wrote.

"Maybe you could offer to help him or suggest ways he could reduce the price (e.g. does your fiance have an old suit he could borrow)."

But the bride said she didn't have any cash to spare, as it has all gone on the wedding.

One other asked if there could be another reason for his sudden refusal to attend.

"If you have a great relationship, can you ask him what's really going on?" they said. "It sounds like he feels unable to come for a different reason."