Q: Are You Obligated To Attend A Wedding If You're Invited?

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A. If you aren't very close to the bride and groom and don't really care to be there, it is perhaps better that you don't attend. It may be that you have been included on the guest list at the insistence of a parent who, for example, feels a professional obligation to invite you. If it isn't that important a relationship to you, why not free up your spot for another guest? It is proper etiquette, however, to send a gift if you receive an invitation whether or not you attend the event.