I'm wondering if it would make me a bad friend if my husband and I left my friend's reception shortly after dinner. Here is some background info that might help. My friend was supposed to get married last June, but ended up having a small wedding with immediate family and bridal party because of Covid. However this September they are having their larger wedding is which on a Sunday from 3-9 pm and is over two hours from where we live. Unfortunately spending the night really isn't an option because my husband can't afford to miss work. He is a groomsman in another wedding the following week that is across the country so he's already taking several days off for that wedding which I'm not attending. The other concern is our daughter will be five months and she is breastfeed, but I will liking be trying to do a combo of breastfeeding and bottle feeding by then, and I'm not sure if they are allowing children and even if they are I'm not very comfortable taking such a young child to an event with loud music, an open bar, and lots of strangers (I only know the bride, groom & 1 other person). I will also have to pump throughout the day to keep my supply up. However, I don't want to come across as rude for leaving before the reception ends because my friend and his wife (then fiancée) drove 3 hours for our wedding, stayed for the entire reception, and attended our after party. Sadly, never of this would've been an issue if Covid didn't happen because I wasn't pregnant/had a child when they originally got married and my husband would've been able to take the next day off. Any advice?
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