A question about wedding etiquette.... [View All]

[chelaque liberal]

My son and his fiance are having their wedding reception at an intimate (read small) 4 star restaurant, so for obvious reasons of expense and space they have had to limit the guest list.

Tonight I have had 2 unsettling interactions. The first was from an old friend of mine, the only non-relative invited from our side of the family. She called to say that she had received her invitation but something must be wrong because her adult children had not received their's yet. My son has only seen her daughter once since they were children, is acquainted with her son but does not socialize with him.

Now, I just opened a very curt email from my brother saying that he just learned that the reception (in the evening) is adult only, and that if his 5 year old isn't welcome he is not coming.

Is it me?