Why did you decline?

I declined a wedding because I just really wasn't close to the bride anymore. We were childhood friends but grew apart during high school and even further after. We remain FB friends but some of the political stuff she posts makes me want to un-friend her and move on. We have almost nothing in common anymore except mutual childhood friends. And even those are waning.

I've declined a destination wedding because she wasn't worth the money. We were close at one point but then stopped talking. I found out that she lied about a lot of things and talked behind my back. I had no problem declining.

I've only declined one for non financial reasons. I felt the friend was rushing into the marriage too quickly & didn't feel comfortable attending. I felt like attending would say I approved of the marriage, which I didn't (and still don't). She had initially planned the wedding for a year out, which was okay, but when bumping it up to a small ceremony only 2 months after getting engaged & 7 months after starting to date (with lots of break ups and dishonesty during that time) I just couldn't honestly tell her that I supported the decision.

I say no to any & all "cash only" gift weddings, & all receptions of "we aloped but you didnt make that list but bring us a gift anyways". Can't stand that it's so rude.

We (as a family) declined one about 3 years ago because my moms health was on the decline and we didn't know what her energy levels would be like on that day.

We are planning on declining invites to a wedding in September. We haven't received invites but she has asked for our address so I think it's coming. Reason being I am making her wedding cake and I don't attend events Im working.

I've gone to every local wedding I've been invited to (because, why not) and I have no problem travelling to attend (I live in NYC so flights are generally convenient ). However, I've declined two long distance weddings for a few additional reasons: 1) wedding of my college friend in LA which was during finals week my first semester of grad school, and 2) wedding of my second cousin in Atlanta who I'm not close with.

I declined my cousin. We are not close and his mom is the only reason he sent me an email to say I was welcome to come. Two weeks before his wedding... and he lives in Colorado. I live in Michigan. And he got married around Christmas. PASS!