Is it okay to RSVP yes for the wedding only,?
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Anonymous
| There's an hour or so between wedding and the reception and the reception is about 45 minutes away from the ceremony site. |
Anonymous
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Saves the couple a lot of cash so they probably won't mind.
I have had a couple do this once who had another wedding to attend that day. |
Anonymous
| Of course |
Anonymous
| I think it's fine, but I also think you'll be missing out! |
Anonymous
| Yes but let the couple know. I had a few people do this to me and never informed me they wouldn't be at my reception (their reason was that they live 4 hours away and wanted to go home and not get a hotel). It made it awkward for the people at their table that half the people were not there. |
Anonymous
| It's fine. I think they will appreciate that you want to be there to witness them getting married even if you can't celebrate after |
Anonymous
They likely don’t care either way. They’ll just be glad for the gift. |
Anonymous
| Most weddings I've been to didn't even request an RSVP for the ceremony, only the reception for headcount/seat/dinner purposes. |
Anonymous
| Yes, the wedding is more important. |
Anonymous
| Well they gave drive time but if you can't spare time for the reception and commute sounds like you live near the wedding site well just let them know. |
Anonymous
+1 I did that once when I had 2 saturday weddings. I still sent a nice gift, so I assume no one cared. |
Anonymous
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I did this once with an acquaintance-ish friend. I wanted to show my support but had a new baby at home and didn't want to take up a seat at a party where I would only know a few people.
I also had a coworker do this for me and frankly I appreciated it because we weren't close but I didn't want to leave one person off the invitation just out of our office group of six people. They avoid almost all social interaction outside of work so I thought it was sweet they came at all but was glad to not pay for a meal when they were unlikely to stay for more than a brief cameo. |
Anonymous
| It's fine but it's sort of odd without a specific reason like the numerous reasons cited by PPs). |
Anonymous
| I’d do the opposite. Skip the ceremony and go to the reception. |
Anonymous
| No. |