Is it weird that I’m nearly 40 and never been to a wedding?

[MooKnee]

I guess it’s just circumstantial, about half of my friends aren’t married, others were already married when I met them, a handful got married abroad and I couldn’t afford to go.
I never went to any weddings growing up as I come from a tiny family and similar aged relatives have never been married.
Is this unusual or any others out there never been to a wedding?
I should add, I’ve been with DP 10 years and no marriage on the cards but I might change that if it turns out I am weird and need to get to a wedding pronto!!

I've been to one, and turned down invites to 2 family ones, (one was abroad), and 2 friend ones. My best friend only invited me to the evening do, and not the church, so I was too upset to go.

The one I went to was boring as well!

I think I'm unusual, but I know its because I don't have many friends, and nobody considers me that important in their lives.

I suppose it is a bit unusual but there are reasons why (small family, friends unmarried), life can be randomly consistent in some ways!

I've been to 3 family weddings in my life plus 10 friends of mine or DP (including the same friend twice, she divorced the arsehole and married a nice woman instead) and one colleague.

I thought it was less tbh, many couples I know aren't married. I remember I worked in a office with a bunch of 30 somethings when I was in my 20s and all they ever seemed to talk about was their wedding plans (both the women and the men) or house buying. It seemed so different from my friends who, to this day, mostly aren't that fussed by marriage.

Definitely not worried, although considering hanging about outside the registry office in hope someone needs a witness

I'm 44.
Been a bridesmaid 7 times
Been abroad for 3 weddings
Tried to do a quick count and I've got to 30 full weddings altho I think I've missed some. And I've been to loads of evening dos.

I would say very very unusual.

I shall be 46 in March and I've already got two invitations for weddings this year. Had three last year, two in 2018 and one in 2017. None family.

I reckon I had been to about 35 by the time I turned 40, but didn't go to any at all till I was 17. Thankfully it slowed down after about age 35, I go to maybe one every 3 years or so now in my 50s. Everyone's circumstances are different though, I've moved around a lot and had different sets of friends at different times in my life.

I've been to three "full" weddings, two were low key affairs and close relatives and one was my own and a couple of evening parties. My friends don't seem to get married!

I really enjoyed my wedding although we really just did it for practical reasons, wore jeans and just had a small meal afterwards but it was just a really unexpectedly fun and happy day). I would actually quite like to go to a big fuck off wedding (unlike 99% of MN it seems )

Funnily enough we were very young and no one, (except us!) expected it to last but we have managed it so far. All the other people's weddings/receptions I have been to are divorced.

Oh, I meant to say I'm in my 40s so don't think it's too unusual.

If it means you've got to 40 without attending a hen do, I'd count yourself lucky!

I've been to three weddings and one funeral. One more and I have enough for a movie.

I'm 51 and have only been to 3, 2 of them in last 3 years.

I’ve only been to 4 plus my own. Other people I know seem to be at one after the other in the summer months! I think they have large families and have hung on to all their school and uni friends etc.

I'm 43 and have been to 4, I'd like to go to more.

Well I am 44 and thought I’d not been to many so I counted and I’ve been to 10 - majority family including my mum - twice, and my sister twice. 😂😂😂

Personal circumstances that's all. I've been to too many!

Am 24 and this year marks the fourth - all family though.

Im probably about your age and have been to about 5 weddings. I have a large extended family but my personal rule is that i have know the bride and groom on a social basis.
I found this useful to consider which weddings to attend because with a large family like mine, there could be one on a monthly or fortnightly basis!

Yes. I’ve been to several...hope to never have to go to another, I don’t really like weddings.

I've been to about 40 weddings but only been a bridesmaid twice and only been to a couple of hen nights. I love a wedding, hanging around eating, drinking and chatting all day is right up my street.

Approaching 40, and I've just counted slightly over 20 weddings? The main phase was when I was between 25-35 and there was a cluster of 2-3 a year for a while as many friends/ cousins married in close sucession.

I'm now in a lull as most eligible people are married. I should have one next year for a friend's second marriage. The next potential for a cluster would be if my younger cousins marry (20s/ early 30s)

To have not been to any by 40 would be unusal as most peers that would marry tend to have done by that age. With family, it's a bit closed of how many people you are related to and in your generation. An absence of siblings or cousins would reduce opportunities.

I like weddings. I don't have much social life and they're a more fun way to go dancing than blaring, meat-markey night clubs.

I'm nearly 40 and have only been to about five thank god

I liked the simple ones, not the ones abroad/hiring a venue for the whole weekend.

I'm in my 30s and haven't been to any, haven't been invited to any either. Partly down to not having any friends for around 10 years and family already being married. Doesn't bother me at all.

As an adult I've been to 2 (plus one that was just the evening do)

I've been to over 20. Big family on both sides though.