Proper etiquette would be to invite the person at your Wedding Shower to the Wedding. Otherwise it's rude because you are accepting their gift at the Wedding Shower, but don't consider them good enough to attend the Wedding. It would hurt their feelings. Sometimes a guest will let you know they will attend the Wedding Shower, but can't make it to the Wedding and may give you your wedding gift at the shower to open on your wedding day. Some women can't make the shower, but make the effort to attend the Wedding.
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Do you have to? No Should you? If you consider them a friend, yes. If you don't consider them a friend? No. Common courtesy would be to invite them if you went to theirs.
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