DEAR MISS MANNERS: A friend of mine is getting married and I’m over the moon for her. She’s been planning an extravagant overseas wedding for almost three years now. As a really close friend of the bride, I’d anticipated being asked to be a bridesmaid. That day never came, as I watched post after post of less-close friends receiving pretty baskets and invites to participate in the wedding. I kept my disappointment hidden, but it did hurt, because I thought we were close. Five months ago, she asked me to come to the bachelorette party. I was happy to contribute and attend, but I wasn’t clued in…
