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Weddingsare supposed to be this joyous event, a celebration of love with ones friends and family around.
As a guest, I would simply say (as the title suggests) read your invitation thoroughly.
Covid taught us we dont need all singing, all dancing weddings and that sometimes less is more.
Youre always best to make lemonade out of your lemons!
To be fair, weddings arent cheap.
Some research indicates that, on average, a US weddingcosts around $30,000.
I recommend following thewedding guest listtips we created a while back.
Alcohol and partying can bring out the worst in some folks.
In other cases, someones past experience with a guestruininga wedding might make them anxious about their own event.
Sometimes, its the people you are closest who end up beingthe issueanyway.
However, as OP notes, it is pretty tacky to not make this clear from the get-go.
Instead, the couple added this clause to the fine print, leading to the awkward encounter OP describes.
Furthermore, she drove a pretty long distance, only to learn that she wouldnt even be served dinner.
Readers were right to call out this coworker from a tacky and frankly insulting bit of wedding planning.
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