A bride wants to ban her husband-to-be's daughter from their wedding. The father wants the 11-year-old to be a flower girl for the ceremony.

But he has been left heartbroken after his fiancée said she didn't want the youngster, who is a child from a previous relationship, to play a role in their nuptials.

As reported by our sister title, The Mirror, the woman believes it is up to her to choose the wedding party, as she is the bride. And she is said to have opted for her niece as the flower girl instead of her soon-to-be stepdaughter.

In a post on Reddit, the man fumed: "I have a daughter (P) from a previous relationship. I divorced my ex-wife on good terms and we share 50/50 custody of P. She is now 11.

"After I divorced my ex-wife I met my now fiancée (S). S and my daughter get along very well. After five years in my relationship with S, I proposed.

"S was super excited and wanted to start planning right away. She looked at venues and started asking her friends to be her bridesmaids. She then told me she wanted her niece to be a flower girl.

"Which I had no problem with, but I said I also wanted P to be a flower girl. S looked at me funny and then said that she didn’t think that P would 'fit the part'. I got angry and told S that my daughter would be in our wedding.

"S started to become upset and said that the girls in the wedding were up to her and that P wouldn't be one of them. I told S that if P wasn't in the wedding then there might not be a wedding. I stormed out and took P to get ice cream."

The dad said his daughter later told him she was excited to wear "whatever dress" her stepmum-to-be picks out for her, and the comment "broke his heart", as the little girl had no idea that his fiancée doesn't want her in the wedding at all.

He added: "P knows we are getting married and told me she thinks she will look pretty in whatever dress S decides she should wear. This broke my heart and I decided to text S. I told her I would be staying at a friend's to think this over.

"My mother-in-law texted me saying I and overreacting and that my daughter doesn’t have to be in my wedding and I was an a** for saying that I would cancel. So did I take it too far by saying I will cancel? Am I overreacting or just being a good dad?"

Readers backed the dad, with many saying that it could be a sign of things to come in their marriage. One said: "This is a big red flag. If she doesn't want to include her stepdaughter in her wedding then don't expect she will include your daughter in her life"

Another added: "Props to you for standing up for your daughter, that's exactly what a good dad should do. Your fiancée is trying to diminish your daughter's role in your wedding. I'd be concerned that'll carry over to other parts of your life too."

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