'Sad' Bride Finds Out 4 Days Before Her Wedding That Her Maid of Honor Will Miss Most of Her Nuptials

Mar. 15, 2025

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A bride is worried that her maid of honor will miss her upcoming wedding because she has clinical rotations on the same day.The bride asked Reddit users for advice on what to do in a recentposton the platform’s “Wedding Planning” forum. On Thursday, she explained that her wedding is only four days away, but her maid of honor “just found out” that her nursing clinicals are the same day as the nuptials.She explained that the clinical rotations are scheduled between 6:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. The wedding doesn’t start until 3 p.m., but it will take the maid of honor at least an hour and a half to drive to the venue, making her arrival time 2:30 p.m., assuming there’s no traffic and her clinicals don’t run late.Female nurse (stock image).Edwin Tan/ Getty"We knew there was a chance she would have clinicals and asked her if there was any way she could try and talk to someone about rescheduling," the bride wrote. “When I told her this she got offended and said there was no way she could miss it. It’s also her first day of clinicals.“Although the maid of honor said she would come to the wedding after her nursing school rotations, the bride is still upset about the situation. Not only could her maid of honor be late or miss her big day, but she’ll also be missing out on all of the morning activities, such as getting ready together.“I’m honestly just sad but I know nursing school is her dream so I feel bad for feeling the way I do,” the bride said.Initially, the bride told her friend that it was “fine” and they’d “figure it out,” but now she’s unsure if her maid of honor should even try to come at all.Sad bride (stock image).Getty"On my wedding day, I don’t wanna have to think about if she’s there or not or where she’s at, almost there etc. I almost just don’t want her to come. Is that just the emotions talking?” the bride shared. “She’s my best friend and just don’t want it to interfere with my wedding day but know that something like this would affect our relationship.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.In the comment section, Reddit users were sympathetic toward the bride, but also understood how difficult it is to try to reschedule “important” nursing clinicals.“Notoriously impossible to f— with clinicals in nursing/med school, just to reassure you that she absolutely did everything she could to make it not clash,” the top comment read in part.“Yep — NP (nurse practitioner) here, and missing clinicals during school is a huge huge deal. If she can get to the reception, great!” another Redditor agreed.A handful of commenters suggested that the bride demote her friend from her maid of honor role, but still have her be welcome to attend the wedding reception as a guest.

A bride is worried that her maid of honor will miss her upcoming wedding because she has clinical rotations on the same day.

The bride asked Reddit users for advice on what to do in a recentposton the platform’s “Wedding Planning” forum. On Thursday, she explained that her wedding is only four days away, but her maid of honor “just found out” that her nursing clinicals are the same day as the nuptials.

She explained that the clinical rotations are scheduled between 6:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. The wedding doesn’t start until 3 p.m., but it will take the maid of honor at least an hour and a half to drive to the venue, making her arrival time 2:30 p.m., assuming there’s no traffic and her clinicals don’t run late.

Female nurse (stock image).Edwin Tan/ Getty

Edwin Tan/ Getty

“We knew there was a chance she would have clinicals and asked her if there was any way she could try and talk to someone about rescheduling,” the bride wrote. “When I told her this she got offended and said there was no way she could miss it. It’s also her first day of clinicals.”

Although the maid of honor said she would come to the wedding after her nursing school rotations, the bride is still upset about the situation. Not only could her maid of honor be late or miss her big day, but she’ll also be missing out on all of the morning activities, such as getting ready together.

“I’m honestly just sad but I know nursing school is her dream so I feel bad for feeling the way I do,” the bride said.

Initially, the bride told her friend that it was “fine” and they’d “figure it out,” but now she’s unsure if her maid of honor should even try to come at all.

Sad bride (stock image).Getty

Getty

“On my wedding day, I don’t wanna have to think about if she’s there or not or where she’s at, almost there etc. I almost just don’t want her to come. Is that just the emotions talking?” the bride shared. “She’s my best friend and just don’t want it to interfere with my wedding day but know that something like this would affect our relationship.”

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In the comment section, Reddit users were sympathetic toward the bride, but also understood how difficult it is to try to reschedule “important” nursing clinicals.

“Notoriously impossible to f— with clinicals in nursing/med school, just to reassure you that she absolutely did everything she could to make it not clash,” the top comment read in part.

“Yep — NP (nurse practitioner) here, and missing clinicals during school is a huge huge deal. If she can get to the reception, great!” another Redditor agreed.

A handful of commenters suggested that the bride demote her friend from her maid of honor role, but still have her be welcome to attend the wedding reception as a guest.

source: people.com