My partner's not invited to a friend's wedding

What should I do?

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I actually had this happen recently and I have THOUGHTS. Firstly: Does your partner know your friend? Do they have a relationship? Do you both have friendships with the people getting married?

When I considered this question, I thought about it from the perspective of being a guest at a number of weddings where I am a plus-one and I don’t know the bride and groom. I’m going to be honest, it’s kinda… weird? Don’t get me wrong, there’s nothing I love more than to listen to a wedding speech, but weddings are such intimate events. I don’t understand why it’s become normal for people to have to invite (and pay for) strangers they don’t know.