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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We had this situation -
Call your nephew and just say - we got the invitation and wanted to see if there is any wiggle room with the invite.
I know it is not within the guidelines of Emily post - but we are way past that. 
You clearly have a close enough relationship where he was willing to ask and accept significant money for college so as uncomfortable as it is - just do it.

Hey John, we were excited to receive the wedding invitation but disappointed that _______ was not invited. As you know, we need to fly in for the wedding and was looking forward to connecting with everyone. Is there any flexibility to including ____ in the event? We know you are juggling a lot of demands when creating guest lists - but would appreciate your consideration given the special relationship we have. 
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I agree with a lot here, and an earlier post that this decision was likely driven by the bride (and almost certainly with specific children in mind). The fact that there is a clear out for them here as to why they would make an exception for one kid (he's a cousin! and the only one they're doing this for) makes this an easier ask.  That said...does your 9 year old really want to go to a wedding where there are no kids his age? As someone that was much younger than most of my cousins, I was never accepted into their circles...[/quote]
I'm not sure we know that there aren't cousins on the bride's side, who are under 16, and thus subject to the same rule.  Maybe there are ten of them, and making an exception for OP's kid is going to stir up the hornet's nest. [/quote]

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