One Etiquette Guideline That May Help You Trim Your Wedding Guest List
One Etiquette Guideline That May Help You Trim Your Wedding Guest List
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"If you are invited to (but do not attend) someone's wedding, do you have to invite them to yours? Also, if you attended someone's wedding years ago but no longer speak to them on a consistent basis, must you invite them to yours?"
Anna Post -- great-great-granddaughter of etiquette guru Emily Post and author of Emily Post's Wedding Etiquette -- is here to help us answer this week's question. Find out what she had to say below:
No, there is no requirement that you invite everyone who has invited you to their weddings in the past, regardless of whether or not you attended theirs. As you note, time can change relationships. While a wedding can be an opportunity to rekindle friendships, look first to create your guest list from those who are present in your life on a regular basis, and then to special friends and family you may not get to see as often but to whom you are close. From there, if there is still room on your guest list, consider others with whom you are in less frequent contact."
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