Would you attend the night-before Welcome Drinks of a wedding 1 hour away?
Asking how you would approach this invitation? We are invited to a wedding of the son of a good friend of mine. We know the son somewhat as we would see him once or twice a year for get-togethers when everyone would bring their kids. We have not yet met the fiancee (to give you an idea of our relationship with this couple).
I was very happy to get a wedding invitation and part of it is a welcome party. In recent years in our area, the concept of a rehearsal dinner has morphed into a bigger and more casual event called welcome party or similar, and typically includes more than just the rehearsal participants.
In this case, the venue is 1 hour away and I'm not sure if we should attend or not? On one hand I'd perhaps not attend but is it expected? Or are we probably just being included as a courtesy? Do you always attend this sort of "wedding eve" welcome event? By the way I do plan to attend the shower.