Navigating Wedding Etiquette: Tensions and Dilemmas

A woman is hurt after her niece didn't invite her to her wedding, despite the woman suggesting that she would understand if she wasn't invited. The niece followed her suggestion and didn't notify her. The woman is considering not sending a gift but is advised to be the bigger person and congratulate her niece after the wedding. In another question, a mother wonders if tipping is customary when purchasing a wedding dress, and is told that it is not necessary. Finally, a reader disagrees with the advice given about a couple changing their wedding plans from a public ceremony to a private one.