In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to whether a woman should have invited an acquaintance to her wedding after she was a bridesmaid in the acquaintance's wedding.

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A woman is 'bummed' because one of her bridesmaids didn't invite her to her wedding when the time came. She was told it was a 'just family' celebration, but learned that a few other friends were invited.

Just over a year ago, myself, a friend and that friend’s cousin “Grace” were asked to be bridesmaids in the wedding of another friend, “Tara.” Tara did not have a lot of female friends, so Grace was asked,