How to Get to Know Your Future Sibling-in-Law

Not everybody has to like everybody, but it would be nice if everyone got along. A wedding is the first step toward many, many years of coordinating where you're going to be for which holiday, and which family's turn it is to claim you and your future children. Building relationships with your new siblings-in-law early can mean it doesn't matter whose year it is because all of you like each other so much, it's always a "the more the merrier" invitation for holidays.

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It's important to remember that the children of your fiance's siblings will be your own children's cousins. Even if you're not wild about somebody, you have an obligation to your future family to make an effort to build a strong bond from the beginning. You want your kids to have the opportunity for closeness and relationships with their cousins when they're growing up. If you start out on the wrong foot, there can be an unintended trickle-down effect that hurts the next generation of the family.

—*Written by Sandy Malone for *Brides

Owner of Weddings in Vieques, a destination-wedding planning company off the coast of Puerto Rico, has helped countless couples plan their big day since 2007.

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