I get it, I really do. As someone who is planning a god damn wedding, I pretty much hate weddings. And wedding dresses. My mum took me into a bridal salon to look at stuff and after about three minutes I was like ‘get me the fuck out of here’. So of course, mum made me try on two of the most hideous dresses they had…

I mean...I get it. I get both sides of the coin. It can be an expensive pain in the ass obligation to attend weddings for 2nd or 3rd tier friends that may take place in far-flung and expensive locales. More than once my husband and I have opted for the “send a gift and regrets” option for extraneous or ancillary…