You are wrong not to be there. I am a white female, who is marrying a black male myself. My father won't be in attendance for the same reason you're not. You both are wrong. I was married to a white man, who treated me like crap, cheated on me every chance he got and when he ran out on me put my name thru the mud. I never knew real love till now. My future husband is the best thing that happened to me. I'll tell you like I told my Dad, my fiance' can't help the color of his skin no more than I can help mine. One more thing, if you're gonna hate a person, hate them for something they've done to you, not because of the skin they're wrapped in.