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rose825
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wedding gift spin off

How much do you give for a wedding gift when you can not go to the wedding?

Posted 7/30/05 9:17 PM
 
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suvenR
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Re: wedding gift spin off

depends who it is.

We've gotten a lot cheaper since our own wedding. I had a bunch of cousins not attend and not send anything either. It irked me because I had been overgenerous for them AND even sent them gifts for showers that I didn't attend.

So, I guess it depends who it is. For the people who sent us gifts, but didn't attend, I'd send back the same thing.

For CLOSE family and friends, if I couldn't go, I'd send between $100 and $200.

Posted 7/30/05 10:05 PM
 

Redhead
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Re: wedding gift spin off

Posted by suvenR

depends who it is.



EXACTLY!

Posted 7/30/05 10:14 PM
 

cjb88
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Re: wedding gift spin off

i would send something off the registry...

Posted 7/31/05 11:02 AM
 

dpli
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Re: wedding gift spin off

Posted by cjb88

i would send something off the registry...



This is what I usually do. there have been a few times that I haven't sent a gift - when it was someone I barely knew (like a work colleague) and felt like it was an obligatory invitation. I would always send a gift for family or close friends.

Posted 7/31/05 12:02 PM
 

btrflygrl
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Re: wedding gift spin off

I think I'd prefer to send a physical gift rather than money if I could not attend.

Giving money as a gift is really a northern thing, down here in the south, you get oodles of actual gifts.

We plan on doing this since it can be a heck of a lot cheaper if you get an item on sale and plus I like knowing it's something the couple needs (off the registry)

Posted 7/31/05 2:31 PM
 
 

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