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Wedding gift spinoff-

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Shelly
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Wedding gift spinoff-

How much do you give if you don't go to the wedding? Is it the same as if you went, or is it less?

Posted 8/24/07 7:50 AM
 
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JerseyMamaOf3
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Re: Wedding gift spinoff-

I give less. We don't go to a lot of weddings and I just responded no for the first time and gave them $100. I thought that was generous considering they aren't paying for me to be their. This also wasn't a family member or even a friend someone I use to work with it. I think I would give half of what I would normally give if I was going. My DH on the other hand probably would say don't give anything.

Posted 8/24/07 8:00 AM
 

quasi3
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Member since 7/07

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Stacey

Re: Wedding gift spinoff-

I depends on who it is. If it was a family member or close friend I would give the same gift, even if I did not attend.

If it is just a co-worker or something like that, I may not give the same amount but I would not give that much less.

Posted 8/24/07 8:08 AM
 

BaroqueMama
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Member since 5/05

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me

Re: Wedding gift spinoff-

Totally depends on who it is. If I'm not close with them, I either send $100 or a gift for that amount off the registry. If I am close, I give what I normally would.

Posted 8/24/07 8:15 AM
 

DebG
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The cure IS worse!

Re: Wedding gift spinoff-

Posted by prncss

Totally depends on who it is. If I'm not close with them, I either send $100 or a gift for that amount off the registry. If I am close, I give what I normally would.


Almost word for word what I was going to write

Posted 8/24/07 8:18 AM
 

sunflowerjesss
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Jesss, duh.

Re: Wedding gift spinoff-

If DH or I are close to them and for some extenuating circumstance we can't make it to the wedding we would gift our normal gift.

Any other situation we send a check of $75 with our rsvp.

Posted 8/24/07 8:22 AM
 

seank80
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Member since 5/07

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Sean

Re: Wedding gift spinoff-

I would say 100 is fair if you're not going to the wedding and you didn't RSVP as a yes.

Posted 8/24/07 8:25 AM
 

nrthshgrl
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Re: Wedding gift spinoff-

We've only bowed out of one wedding.

We sent $150.

The couple came to our wedding & gave us $150. Just like it was an interest free loan.Chat Icon

Message edited 8/24/2007 9:14:34 AM.

Posted 8/24/07 9:14 AM
 

bikramaddict
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Re: Wedding gift spinoff-

i've never been in the situation, but i think i'd give less. i was in it though, for a shower. the girl came to mine but i couldn't go to hers. i think i spent about half what she spent on me.

If it helps at all, most people who didn't come to my wedding didn't send a gift. same with the shower - and that was DH's extended family, which I thought was pretty tacky. of the ppl who didn't come to my wedding, the best gift i got was $100 I think.

Posted 8/24/07 12:18 PM
 

Blu-ize
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Member since 7/05

32475 total posts

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Susan

Re: Wedding gift spinoff-

I would give the same.

Posted 8/24/07 12:28 PM
 

Preguntas
it's pretty precious

Member since 1/07

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Lauren

Re: Wedding gift spinoff-

$100

Posted 8/24/07 12:45 PM
 

mommy2bella
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Member since 12/05

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Kelly

Re: Wedding gift spinoff-

I would get a gift off their registry equal to about 100 bucks...

Posted 8/24/07 12:50 PM
 

evnme
My little lamb

Member since 8/05

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aka momma2b

Re: Wedding gift spinoff-

less

Posted 8/24/07 3:13 PM
 

GenLCSW
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Member since 7/05

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Genna

Re: Wedding gift spinoff-

I would give the same

Posted 8/24/07 3:28 PM
 

jellybean78
:)

Member since 8/06

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Mommy

Re: Wedding gift spinoff-

less

Posted 8/24/07 4:07 PM
 
 

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