A few months ago, I attended the wedding reception of a couple who were practically complete strangers to me. The groom is somehow related to me by blood but I have never met him prior to the event. My dad always gets invitations to events like these and he would always decline and ask me, my sisters and, my mom to come instead.

I understand my dad’s hostile response since weddings and wedding receptions are pretty much boring affairs. Honestly, I just go for the free food and the opportunity to dress-up. I barely know anyone from the weddings I’ve attended even though half of the people there are related to me. It makes me wonder if at some point, the newlyweds noticed us and wondered why we’re even there in the first place.