Faux Pas or Nah: Leaving the wedding without saying goodbye to the bride or groom?

Personally, I find it weird going to events without saying goodbye especially to the host and every wedding I’ve been to I’ve made my way to the bride and groom, congratulated them once again and say bye. I would also appreciate the same at my wedding, but I wouldn’t be mad if people left without saying bye, everyone has their own reasons!

I think it all depends on the circumstances. If you are leaving early, definitely say good bye. If you stay through the grand exit well there is no one to say good bye to. If the party is petering down and you are getting ready to leave with everyone else say good bye to one of them (preferably the one you know the best) or their parents and leave with the crowd. Thinking back as a guest I have almost always found the member of the couple that I was friends with to say good bye before I left but not looked for the other if they werent together when I found the one I knew. The exception being the friend that asked me if I wanted to come to the afterparty that they had decided to do just a couple nights before so hadnt been able to invite people ahead of time. It was at their house so I just followed them home and since there were so few of us I did make sure to say good bye to both of them even having just met the groom once before. With all the family weddings I was there after the couple left as we all helped our aunts and uncles clean up a bit so we just said good bye to them and finalized breakfast plans on our way out together (said good bye in the parking lot).

This is a yes and no. I think this will definitely depend on how many guests you have!

No, it's a busy day for the bride and groom, and if you don't have a chance to then it's understandable!

Faux pas. They thought enough of you to invite you. You should think enough of them to bid them goodnight.

So rude!! Thank you for coming, but I want to be able to say goodbye to you and thank you for coming because it really does mean a lot for me to have the people I love and care about share this day with me ❤️

Depends on the size of the wedding. Not something I’ve thought much about

Irish exits are fine as long as I have spoken to you at least once that night. Don’t leave if we haven’t talked!

This is definitely tricky. I would like people to let me know and to say goodbye, however if it is a super large wedding, they may not have the time to say goodbye to everyone. If it is more intimate, then I think it is a faux pas.

Nah. Honestly I was so busy the whole night I def didn't get to say bye to everyone

I truly think it depends on the amount of guests you are expecting at your wedding. If it's like under 50, for sure say bye. But if you find yourself in a lengthy lineup, just gently send a sweet text message.

I agree with the rest that if it is a small affair then I think saying good bye is the nice thing to do, but a larger wedding Nah

Definitely depends on the wedding. I've ducked out a few times, especially if I didn't feel super super close to them or I'd at least spoken to them already at some point in the reception.