Wedding planning has a way of revealing exactly how people handle pressure and this situation is a masterclass in watching consequences arrive on schedule
Getting cut from a guest list like this friend was , to make room, is harsh. The bride herself did not want there is already a strange outcome. Nobody won that negotiation. The original guests got removed, the bride got relatives she did not ask for, and now three weeks out from the wedding those relatives apparently cannot find the RSVP link either. Truly a deal that worked out for no one.