I could not attend one of my friend's marriage!

i'm sure your friend would understand the situation. but you can do something that he would still feel the sincerity that if you only have time you would really want to come. i have some suggestion, you can surprise him with a video or a phone patch greeting him on his wedding. usually during the wedding reception there's a special program that was prepared for the newly wed you can talk to the person incharge of the program and ask to add your video or phone patch to the program as a surprise for him because you can't be there physically.

I think it has to do with what type of person your friend is... If you guys are close enough friends, he should understand your situation... When my girl friend & I first moved in together, few of my friends threw a surprise party for us... Some of the people they've invited couldn't make it... I understood that they have their reasons, which they didn't even have to explain... We are still good friends... At later date, they did express how happy they were for us... I told them I knew & understood they had their reasons why they couldn't make it & teased them about how they missed out on a good time & we had a good laugh about it... Point here is, if he is as good of a friend that you hope he would be, then he'll understand...

I can somewhat understand. Last summer, friends of mine got married. Though I was working, during the summer, I was lucky enough to get a few days off to attend the wedding. Had I not be able to attend, like you, I would have felt guilty as well. I don't think your friend will hold any grudge, as you did let him know that you were not able to attend the wedding. I'm sure he understands.

I cann't understand why you feel guilty. You just could not attend his marriage. Not do any harmful thing to him. If i were you, i will feel sorry to him. And i will send a gift to him at that day to express my congratulation.

I think that if your friend was a true friend, he would understand that you had prfessional obligations and forgive you for not attending his wedding. I think the best thing for you to do at this point is to talk to your friend. Explain to him the reason you did not attend his wedding and that you were scared that he would be upset with you. If you do not talk to him, he may think that he has done something to upset you and I don't think that is the case. Best of luck!