Spinoff thread. Gifts how much is too

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Spinoff thread. Gifts how much is too
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Tue, 06-26-2007 - 11:47am

much?

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Mon, 07-02-2007 - 4:24pm

But let's not get into the whole *parents of the bride pay for everything* mess. Ugh.


Actually, since I have only boys, that's a tradition I'm okay with.


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Mon, 07-02-2007 - 4:25pm
On Christmas Day, the hors d'oeuvres start at 2 pm lol!

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Mon, 07-02-2007 - 4:26pm
lololol!! We started the antipasto at 12:00 on Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years, Easter. Am I forgetting any holiday??!! My grandparents would always bring that!!
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Mon, 07-02-2007 - 4:29pm

My in-laws offered to pay for the alcohol at our reception and my parents willingly accepted. However, had they not, my parents still would have chosen to have an open bar. There may have been something else my inlaws paid for too....flowers? I can't recall as it was so long ago.

As far as it being a regional thing, I don't know. My in-laws are from the West Coast and my parents are from New England and Ohio originally though had lived in MD for more than 25 years by the time I got married. For everyone involved, it was never a discussion about whether there would be an open bar - that was a given.




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Mon, 07-02-2007 - 4:31pm

Hey, now that you mention it, I'm OK with that one, too.

I think it's the ONLY tradition I'm OK with...but at least there's one. ;-)


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Mon, 07-02-2007 - 4:33pm
My friend had three daughters and decided they'd give it one more shot for a boy, knowing they'd be happy with another girl if that's what they were blessed with. When I found out she was having twin GIRLS, dh said, imagine all the weddings they will be paying for! LOL
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Mon, 07-02-2007 - 4:37pm
OMG!LOL

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Mon, 07-02-2007 - 4:38pm

Would that be the ambiance of drunken guests?

Honestly, I don't want my dds' receptions to be a big drunk fest. I personally think that too many people get carried away with alcohol at receptions. We will probably have wine with dinner and a champagne toast and that will be it. If people are mad that they can't get drunk at my dds' receptions, too darn bad!

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Mon, 07-02-2007 - 4:40pm
Yep! My first thought was, I pity that poor guy when those girls start hitting puberty. And they were all born in a 7-8 year span so it will be NON-stop. With my oldest, a girl, already 8 y/o and with an attitude and emotions that drive me nuts, I don't even want to think about puberty. At least I have a six year reprieve until my next dd reaches puberty and the oldest will hopefully be away at college by then.

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