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[quote=Anonymous]My younger cousin is getting married later this month- when I say younger, nearly 20 years younger (I am the oldest on that side of the family).  Due to the age difference and me moving away for college, we were never close, but everyone has always gotten along and when he lived in the DC area for a year we'd have him over for dinner occasionally.  His fiance is sweet and I set them a congratulatory message when I heard of their engagement.  I never received a save the date or invitation to the wedding.  Honestly, I didn't think too much of it at first- we are temporarily living far away from our hometown (and yes, they have my address and our mail is still being forwarded on top of that) so I wasn't 100% sure I'd be able to travel back on the particular weekend, and others had alluded to them having a small wedding.  I knew my parents were invited and going, but that's to be expected.  But I learned recently that literally everyone else in our extended family was invited- and not just the cousins but all their kids too.  One of my aunts was just like, we'll have to photoshop you into the family photo, etc.

My hunch is that it was either an oversight or they just assumed I wouldn't be able to come, but it still feels kind of crummy, you know?  Our move has been challenging and feeling forgotten just makes it even harder.   In retrospect I should have brought it up to my mom earlier but I assumed it was a small wedding guest count thing.  At this point I don't want to tell her because she'd be upset and the flights have gotten astronomical so it wouldn't be feasible to book travel at this late stage anyway.

Anyway, just venting I guess!  Would you still send a gift in this situation?[/quote]

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