I was just wondering, I have been invited to a wedding but am going to be unable to attend due to a pre-arranged holiday. Is it customary to still send a present in this case?
Not particularly close.........in fact I was taken aback to be invited.
Then, if it were me I would just RSVP and not send a gift.
So they would think enough of you to invite you (and you would bring a present, presumably?) but if you can't make it, you wouldn't think enough of them to send them one?
The OP said that he/she was not particularly close to the couple and was quite taken aback to be invited.
If someone I was "not particularly close to" invited me to their wedding and I was "in fact surprised to be invited" I would not send them a gift if I was not attending the wedding. I probably wouldn't go at all
I agree. Being guided by etiquette or what others might do (which obviously varies so much) is pointless. Have the courage of your own convictions and make your own mind up on the matter.To answer the OP question, i would do whatever feels right to you.
Why on earth would you think that a gift is to offset the costs that the bride and groom incur??
The world is turning into such an awful place with attitudes like that.
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