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| Fri, 06-22-2007 - 12:01pm |
Ok, with all the wedding talk and what to give for gifts, I am NOW, after going to weddings for almost 20 years-lol! invited to an outdoor wedding in someone's home.
Here is the scenario:
Bride and Groom (she 22, he 36)
Living together for over 3 years
Groom-12 year old son
Bride and Groom-have a 3 year old and she is due with their 2nd in August
Wedding:
At her mother's house-catered food from restaurant
I know in other posts I said I would probably give the same as a sit down reception but we were orally invited to this wedding so I assume they are doing this just to get married before the 2nd child arrives. I have NO clue now what to do about a gift-lol!!

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<<Never said that. >>
Actually, yes you did.
PumpkinAngel
So a post that someone shopped at a thrift shop, and had a million in the bank, leads you to believe that LOTS OF PEOPLE are so busy saving that they have no enjoyment in life.
Gotcha.
BTW, I have a swamp in Nairobi to sell you too.
"It is okay to give a couple $50 for a wedding gift. But of course that is irrelevant in the discussion of what one has done with their life."
Not if you give that much for a basic family birthday gift. A wedding is a much bigger celebration than something that occurs every year.
If they don't mean how much to me? Enough to give a $300 gift? So, if the bride/groom aren't worth a $300 gift to me I shouldn't even go to the wedding?
Gotcha. BAER
<<I'm sure she doesn't need to spend alot of money on vacation, given the area and history of the area where she lives. >>
I'm sure she doesn't but then again as she stated, she hasn't done so due to disposable income.
<< One doesn't need to spend alot on vacations to get the same result, do they?>>
Of course not, that was my point.
<<I'm sure a day trip in her part of the world would give her family the same satisfaction as yours gets from a more expensive vacation. >>
Again, exactly my point in that post and throughout this subthread.
PumpkinAngel
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