Leaving a 15 week kitten overnight

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Hello
I am hoping someone can give me some advice, I'm in two minds about this whole situation.

We currently have a four year female rescue cat, who is lovely but a bit of a scaredy cat and craves attention. We've had her for 2.5 years. Recently, we've been keen to add another cat to the household and think a male kitten might be best because it's opposite sex (I've heard opposite sex is best to get when getting cat 2) and hoping that because he's a kitten, she won't be intimidated.

I contacted a rescue centre back in July and explained our situation and that we were looking for a male kitten.

I didn't hear anything until last week. A 13 week boy is available and we are viewing him this week.

Now - the trouble is that we have a wedding to go to on 7 October and it's an overnight one, so kitten would be left for around 32 hours. Our other cat has been left overnight before with a relative coming round to feed her. I told the foster lady this and asked if our meet and greet goes well, could we possibly pick him up after the wedding. However, she is keen for him to go asap (fair enough) as I guess they have other cats who need fostering.

What would you do?

Potential kitten and existing cat for tax

Existing cat!

It's likely that only a couple of weeks into their introduction the kitten may well still be confined to his room or an area of the house while unsupervised. Are you out just overnight or out for a day, followed by overnight and a part of the next day?

It will survive with a visit from a cat sitter sure, but is likely to be bored, lonely etc if it's used to it's litter mates and that is it's only interaction for 24 hours or more. Could you get someone to stay in the house overnight?

Oh dear, I feel for you but in that situation I would put the cat and new kitten's welfare first (if the foster parent absolutely will not keep him for another night).

Both existing cat & kitten will be disorientated at this first meeting and with the kitten only being 15 weeks will need more supervision. Unless you can do a day wedding (or go on your own and leave someone behind to do the caring) you may have to back out of it.

Put the kitten in a cattery(if he'll be fully jabbed) or arrange for someone to stay in your home.

We will be out from about 10am on Saturday and return at about 1pm on Sunday (there is a wedding breakfast the following day). I'm going to speak to the rescue lady and ask if we pay the deposit now so she knows we're a sure bet and then see if we can pick him up on the Monday or Tuesday after the wedding. If she says no, then I think we will have to leave it. We haven't got anyone to stay overnight and if feel awful putting him in a cattery when he's only been with us for such a short period.