How far would you drive to a Wedding reception if you're only an acquaintance of the bride and groom?

[Anniebonannie]

I've been invited to a Wedding reception, the bride is a friend of a friend, and the reception is just over an hour's drive away.
I'm in two minds whether to bother as its a fair distance and I'll have to drive.
Would you bother?

OP - why do YOU think youve been invited?

Are you your friend's plus one?

That would depend if I wanted to spend a day with my friend.

I wouldn't expect to be invited on my own accord if I was only friend of a friend though.

Witchend. No I'm not my friend's plus one.
Notsuchasmug. In all honesty, I feel like I've been invited to make numbers up.

I guess that answers your question then

Actually, now I'm really thinking about why I feel I've been invited, I've made my mind up! Sod it, I won't make an effort to go.

Cross post Notsuchasmug. Yes it does answer it!

They must be desperate for guests if they are inviting friends of friends.

I wouldn’t bother wasting as evening with people i vaguely know.

"They must be desperate for guests if they are inviting friends of friends."

I don't know, I've had this a few times, and it's the sort of thing where the reception will be very large, like 200 people. I agree they are making up their numbers in a way, but I don't see it as "desperate scrabble through social media" or anything, just that they are the sort to have a big wedding with every acquaintance.

if, as a pp said, the etiquette is to buy a gift if invited, that explains a lot. But I've never done it. I only buy a gift if I actually attend.

OP you can do something much more enjoyable instead!

Is it an evening only invite? I'm personally of the opinion that evening only invites for people that have to travel are tacky. I also probably wouldn't go to a wedding where there weren't other guests I could have a good catch up with.

Yes it is Snuggy, I probably would go if it were local.

You say the invite hasn’t got your name on it.
If they can’t be arsed to write your name on it why bother to go?
Wouldn’t even rsvp to it.

Nah, they just want your cash in an envelope love grin

Evening invite, without your name on it, that you have to travel to = above statement. Fig for all this share our special moment. The special moment is the wedding, not buy your own drinks and hand over cash as well.

If it was a lovely hotel with a spa I would go even if it was a friend of a friend and make a weekend of it. Otherwise, no.

Purplehammer, I agree with you about the no name. It's almost as if the b and g had spare invites floating around, in case anyone previously declined, and sent more out to people like me!
I'm not going to bother going.