Everyone keeps saying my son is sooo small...

*Fuxx Burger* said:
It was a family member who picked it up for us. I would never expect a guest to spend that kind of money on a gift for us.

I dont expect anyone to spend anything on us really. They can spend $5 or $500... dosent bother me any
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Traditionally the guests are supposed to spend whatever the dinner costs, it's supposed to be a kind of trade.
 
*Fuxx Burger* said:
No kidding :lol:
If I let those crazies in my house, I am putting all the breakable stuff away.
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We had to move the coffee table out of the living room the last time :lol:
 
zengirl said:
That's what chinette is for. Whenever I have meets at my house, we always use paper plates and plastic utensils and cups... no way am I doing all those dishes.
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Ditto. That's my favorite kind of dishes.
 
zengirl said:
Traditionally the guests are supposed to spend whatever the dinner costs, it's supposed to be a kind of trade.
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Humm interresting...Maybe its an American thing? Ive never heard of that

I was watching a show this morning that broke it down like so:

Friends/co workers/ distant family members
$50-75

Close friends and relatives
$75-$100

Immidiate family members
$100-$125+

Now I dont know if anyone follows that.
Usually whenever I go to a wedding, it depends on how well I know the person. For my friend Shannon I spent about $100. As for my friend Sophie who is getting married in a few weeks, I will spend about $50.
 
ChikkenNoodul said:
I wonder how that works at a Jewish wedding, is the trade on the wholesale value, or the retail value?
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Whatever makes the best tax sense. :lol:
 
kiwi said:
The one's I had when we got married were what was on sale at Kmart, but we got a bunch of nice ones for our wedding, so they have been put away and get used for cleaning up, or going to the pool or what not.
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ah yeah, my wife bought a set for when guests are over that she hangs in our bathroom. I am not to use them for anything.
 
zengirl said:
I bought bright white fluffy 100% cotton towels for $20 apiece, I have 4 of them... they're white so they can be bleached (all of my towels get bleached) and the whitest ones are for company. :eek: I like white towels, bed linens... all that...
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I bought brown so I only have to wash them every quarter
 
I wouldn't expect anyone coming to my wedding to spend more then $30 or $40 unless they are family or close, close friends. Even then I wouldn't want them spending too much.
 
smileynev said:
I bought brown so I only have to wash them every quarter
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I'm strange, but I can't use a towel or washcloth that hasn't been bleached. All of the colored towels in my house are strictly for decoration.
 
zengirl said:
I'm strange, but I can't use a towel or washcloth that hasn't been bleached. All of the colored towels in my house are strictly for decoration.
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It's those :mad: bleach commercials that's done it to you, you know the "body soil" ones.
 
smileynev said:
I wouldn't expect anyone coming to my wedding to spend more then $30 or $40 unless they are family or close, close friends. Even then I wouldn't want them spending too much.
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$30-$50 a head unless they're more well- to - do guests. I'm going to have to invite all of my bosses to my wedding, theres gonna be some good presents.
 
kiwi said:
It's those :mad: bleach commercials that's done it to you, you know the "body soil" ones.
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Naw, it's the hotel towels, they're all bleached, cotton, and kinda thin but dry really well... those are the best kind.
 
zengirl said:
$30-$50 a head unless they're more well- to - do guests. I'm going to have to invite all of my bosses to my wedding, theres gonna be some good presents.
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with the way you talk about them and how cheap they are I wouldn't expect more then a buy one get one free entree coupon from IHOP.
 
smileynev said:
with the way you talk about them and how cheap they are I wouldn't expect more then a buy one get one free entree coupon from IHOP.
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Don't get me wrong, I'm not inviting them for the money, it's kind of manditory, I've worked here almost 6 years already, and I do work with the partners directly, so it would be a professional as well as a social faux pas to overlook them when the invites go out.
 
zengirl said:
Don't get me wrong, I'm not inviting them for the money, it's kind of manditory, I've worked here almost 6 years already, and I do work with the partners directly, so it would be a professional as well as a social faux pas to overlook them when the invites go out.
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Do they know you're marrying a man?
 
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