I guess weddings bring out the best and worse in people. A little background, and sorry if this goes a bit long...
I have a large number of cousins, and have never really been close to any but one or two. My parents moved when I was very young, and I've always lived about 2400 miles away from the majority of my family. As I've gotten older, we exchange Christmas cards, and on the very, very rare occasions I actually travel to that area, I might see some of them.
In the past few years, as my cousin's children have grown, I have received graduation announcements and wedding invitations. The majority of these people I may have "met" when they were babies or toddlers, I don't communicate with them in any way now, and we don't have continuing communication once they graduate or get married. Normally, I will sen a small monetary gift/gift and a card on these occasions - for which I've yet to receive a "thank you," except on 2 occasions. Oh well. Life goes on. cont