Spinoff thread. Gifts how much is too

iVillage Member
Registered: 07-23-2003
Spinoff thread. Gifts how much is too
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Tue, 06-26-2007 - 11:47am

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iVillage Member
Registered: 04-27-2005
Mon, 07-02-2007 - 7:27pm
Why is it insulting? My parents paid for my entire wedding. All my mil paid for was the rehearsal dinner. For my sister's wedding, my parents paid some, my sister paid some and her in-laws paid some.
iVillage Member
Registered: 04-27-2005
Mon, 07-02-2007 - 7:29pm
But wasn't that included in your overall price of the catering hall? Ours was one price.
iVillage Member
Registered: 04-27-2005
Mon, 07-02-2007 - 7:30pm
With the price of drinks, $500 can go really quickly! I know Martini's alone are $8-$10 a peice.
iVillage Member
Registered: 04-27-2005
Mon, 07-02-2007 - 7:31pm
Why is that? Do you just not believe in drinking at all?
iVillage Member
Registered: 04-27-2005
Mon, 07-02-2007 - 7:32pm
I understand that then. At my catering hall it was one price that was paid in increments and then one last payment that evening after a taly was taken of how many people showed up.
iVillage Member
Registered: 04-27-2005
Mon, 07-02-2007 - 7:33pm
Why? Every wedding I have been to has had an open bar. Most parties in homes have alcohol too. Never seen a problem with it as long as you are not driving at the end of the night.
iVillage Member
Registered: 04-27-2005
Mon, 07-02-2007 - 7:34pm
They had people driving them or they stopped drinking long before it was time to go home. My dh always stops an hour and a half before we leave any place and eats something at that time.
iVillage Member
Registered: 04-27-2005
Mon, 07-02-2007 - 7:35pm
I have to agree with you there-lol!!
iVillage Member
Registered: 03-27-2000
Mon, 07-02-2007 - 8:06pm
He was joking. But while we will definitely plan to pay for our dds' weddings (to a certain extent!), unless the bride's parents can't afford to pay for the dd's wedding, I'm sure we will follow tradition and pay for the rehearsal dinner. Who knows, that's a long way off.
iVillage Member
Registered: 12-29-2004
Mon, 07-02-2007 - 8:19pm
I think you should decide what your budget allows, be it mineral water, Kool-Aid, soda, wine, or an open bar, and then let your guests have all they want for free. If they drink up all your wine, then that's because you didn't buy enough.

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