Who hasnt attended their brothers/sisters wedding? Why not and what were the circumstances?

we didn't attend my husband's youngest brother's wedding.
He first eloped. then 8 months later had a huge wedding.
We had already sent our congratulations and a gift when he eloped.
We would of had to take an airplane to get to the wedding and take off work. plus we had two small children. Honestly it was too much of a hassle and too much money. Plus I felt he had already been married for almost a year.
There were no hard feelings.

Actually, we do know your circumstances. You posted this question already. Oh, you did not realize that everyone can see your past questions? Well we can. Sorry, I do not see a good enough reason not to go. If you really do not want to go then dont, but stop trying to justify it. Just make a decision and own it.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20131129171852AA0K7zV

If you cannot go without making trouble, then don't.
None of the arrangements are up to you, and it is not up to the bride to pay your way. If you are able to pay to go on vacation with your GF, then it makes one wonder why you wouldn't be able to go to your own sister's wedding.

It doesn't matter why anyone else didn't go - I have gone to every wedding to which i have been invited, because it is an honor to be included. Even the wedding I knew for a fact would end badly, and soon, was attended in formal attire and a gift given.

Perhaps the best gift you could offer would be your absence.
Send a nice card wishing your sister and her husband every possible happiness, and then do whatever you want with your day. From the sounds of it, that could be what she really was hoping for in the first place.

The only really good reason to miss a sibling weddings are: Live far away, can not afford the air; Live to far and to pregnant to travel; destination wedding, the couple knew in head of time you do not have the money; being really really sick.

Not liking your sibling plans, is not a reason to miss her wedding.
Not liking your the person your sibling is marring is not a reason to miss a wedding.

I was abroad

I was on Yahoo for something else, but this question was shown on the sidebar...

There really is no reason to miss a siblings wedding, assuming you're not dysfunctional.

I missed my oldest brothers wedding only because I hadn't met him yet. He's my half brother, we weren't raised together and just met this year, he's been married for 15 years.

My other 2 brothers I was raised with, I wouldn't have missed their weddings for anything and they wouldn't miss mine.

Reasons to miss a wedding (not excuses)

You're abroad
You live far away and can't afford to travel
Destination wedding (and you can't afford to go or work prevents you)
You're deployed for the military and can't do a leave
You don't know each other yet
Work some weddings are last minute and people are unable to get the time off work and well they need to support their self.
Incarceration (enough said)

Excuses:

You don't like your sibling
You don't agree with how they're getting married
You don't like their future spouse
You want to avoid certain guests