To go to a wedding? I got an invitation that's $50.00 a couple. I don't I will be going. Not because of the price But I think it's insane.
What do you think?
2006-11-25 13:49:24 · 5 answers · asked by Sugar 7 in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
just don't get them a gift. their request is super fricken tacky !!
2006-11-25 13:51:40 · answer #1 · answered by happyday to you 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think it's a good practice. I'm getting married soon and I know how expensive it is, but I think people should economise in another way, not by making the guests pay. Perhaps it is a cultural thing (though I have never heard of any culture that overtly does this - I have heard of "money dances" and buying a gift more expensive than what the family paid to have you at the wedding but never this). If you really like the couple, you could go and get them a very small gift if you get them anything at all. Or you could certainly not go - I wouldn't blame you a bit. Best of luck!
2006-11-25 22:25:17 · answer #2 · answered by cotopaximary 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it has to be a cultural difference. It could be ethnic (you don't mention the couple's ethnicity), or it could be a regional difference within the USA.
I heard a story many years ago (probably a letter to Ann Landers) where a man said that he had attended the wedding and danced with the bride. At the end of their dance together, the bride said, "That will be $10." (I told you it was an OLD story.) Apparently that was a normal practice in her culture (or maybe just within her own family).
2006-11-25 22:01:54 · answer #3 · answered by actuator 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
May be that's the only way they can pay for it
may God bless you and have a good day
2006-11-25 21:53:06 · answer #4 · answered by jan d 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Pretty tacky, I think I would decline, too
2006-11-25 21:57:27 · answer #5 · answered by kiki 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋