Weddings ... a question of protocol?

[gini]

I think we are in an era of very bad manners. Weddings and receptions are very expensive events - and if you are invited to both, you should attend both, unless you have a bonafide reason.

These days you are lucky if you even receive a rsvp.

[mruffruff]

I have always thought that weddings were for the family and close friends and the reception was for everyone else, too. That's how mine was. We only had parents and a few friends at the wedding. The reception wasn't a sit-down affair, so everyone we knew came to toast us. Which they did to excess!

[catnapper]

I haven't been to many wedding lately, but the last few I attended were heavily attended at both the ceremony and reception. We did happen to miss my cousin's wedding but made it to the reception, but only because she had a friday night wedding and we couldn't get out of work in time. I'm probably going to miss my other cousin's wedding in September for the time AND the distance to get to the ceremony. A ton of people missed my brother's wedding because of the same reason. I wish my family would stop having friday night weddings! LOL