Meri Brown has carried a birthday memory for years. On the Sunday, October 18 episode of Sister Wives, she explained why the timing of Kody Brown and Janelle Brown’s wedding was hard for her. In her telling, the ceremony came the morning after her birthday. Janelle says the date was not up to them.
Sister Wives: Meri Brown’s Side
Meri said the wedding ceremony took place early in the morning the day after her birthday. She said it added to a feeling that her birthday was not celebrated the way she wanted. She was careful about who the feeling is directed at. Her feelings about the day, she said, have nothing to do with Janelle. It was about wanting to feel that she mattered. She also said she has felt “not as celebrated” at other points in her life, including because one of Robyn Brown’s children shares her birthday, as PEOPLE covered the episode.
Sister Wives: Janelle Brown’s Side
Janelle explained how the date came about. She said the couple had no ability to choose the day. Their church announced which weekends would hold marriages. The church had first set a wedding on Meri’s birthday. Janelle said she knew how important the day was to Meri, so they worked it out and married the day after.
Meri has raised the birthday before. In a January One-on-One preview, she said Kody and Janelle first planned to marry on her birthday, which falls in mid-January. Reports differ on the exact wedding date, so we have not given one here.
Sister Wives: What It Shapes Today
Meri ties the memory to what she wants next. She says her future partner should plan to celebrate her every birthday. She also said she would walk away from a man who does not care about celebrations. It is a small request that comes from a long history. Meri and Janelle disagree about how much choice they had, and neither is calling the other wrong. They are describing the same day from two different places.
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