While weddings are generally thought of as happy times, as far back as time, where generations of family come together and celebrate love, they can also be a tricky time for couples, whose parents will not be attending the wedding. Illness or finances may keep some parents away from wedding that they would like to attend, or other parents may refuse to attend their child’s wedding, because they have strong feelings about the religion, orientation or gender of the person their child is marrying.
LGBTQ people in particular are less likely to have support from family, with about sixty percent of same-sex couples, reporting family or friends were not supportive of their marriage. Dealing with parents who can but will not attend the wedding of their child is not
