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[quote=Anonymous]If you can afford to do the trip with your husband and children, I would do so. But I would skip gifts in favor of something sentimental (and cheap) like a framed photo or matted version of their wedding invitation.

If the costs are just too high (and the logistics too much, which I totally understand), then RSVP for one (or two if you can find childcare).

I'm getting married next month in a different city (domestic) and not everyone on our guest list is able to attend, including my fiancé's brother-in-law and two teenagers (just his sister is attending). Even though they have known our wedding date and location for 1.5 years, in the end they decided that they could not pay. We will miss them, but certainly do not want anyone going into debt over plane tickets and hotel. For us, anywhere we would have a wedding would make it a destination wedding because our family and friends live all over; there are no more than 2 people on our guest list living in any one location, so we picked a fun, easy city to get to where you can travel and stay in hotels that are quite inexpensive. Sure, I will miss the people who cannot attend, but if you have a wedding that people have to travel to, you have to realize not everyone will be able (or interested) in traveling to attend. I am sure your sister knows this, but it may be a harder pill to swallow because you guys are immediate family (vs. a distant cousin or old childhood friend). [/quote]

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