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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here.  I appreciate the responses, and will carefully consider whether to attend at all.  I thought that I would be conveying support by showing up for some of the wedding-related events.  I love and miss my family -- we all live in different parts of the country -- so I was looking forward to seeing them, even if it did not include the wedding ceremony and reception.

My parents said right away that they would travel to the event, attend the ceremony, but not the reception. I admire that they made a decision that works for them and figured I would do the same.

I was incredibly judgemental in my post, but my intention was never to convey that to the bride and groom.  I was just looking for a reality check from the DCUM community.

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It's okay to go only to the ceremony and skip the reception, especially if you're old. Skipping the ceremony and attending only the reception is less okay, but people don't usually notice if you aren't at the ceremony. But it's really not okay to skip the ceremony AND reception and attend only minor events like thee rehearsal dinner or brunch. That's making it about you, not supporting or celebrating with the couple.[/quote]

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