An Etiquette disaster

KBSK12

I just saw a facebook friend "liked" a link to her friend's wedding website with the caption, "Start getting some ideas about where YOU will be & where you WANT to be in October." I hope she's inviting all her facebook friends! The real icing on the cake is her registry tab on the wedding website. Prepare to cringe.

She says that, while they value the traditon of gifts, they feel checks and "monetary donations" will help their wedding go farther... and contribute to their "well being" ?? Don't worry.. if you still want to give them a gift, they won't refuse it! And they make it easier by setting up a Paypal account!

reallllly?

melb2013

Weddings as fundraisers... drives me nuts

Simply Fated

That is ridiculous. Also, "alot" is two words so those people doubley annoyed me.

sbc2013

Ew. Really? 

lyndausvi

Yikes.   

That message would prompt me to not give anything as a gift. 

NOLAbridealmost

I think your friend desperately needs a set of mauve monogrammed bath towels. 

Ciardasully

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[QUOTE]I think your friend desperately needs a set of mauve monogrammed bath towels. 
Posted by NOLAbridealmost[/QUOTE]

This is too funny!

AdeleDazeem

sbc2013

What about a plunger? You could bedazzle it.

Loopyseven

Joy - I love that blog post .

[Deleted User]

Tell her to come check out the Knot! The nice ladies on the forums would LOVE to talk with her!

ChristineNB

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[QUOTE]What about a plunger? You could bedazzle it.
Posted by sbc2013[/QUOTE]
Only if it comes with a matching toliet bowel brush

snuff9861

Oh wow...there are no words.

kmmssg

Please feel free to share these tidbits as she posts them.  They are great lessons for the newbs.

And about those Mauve towels?  I redecorated my new bathroom in mauve!  25  years ago.  I vote for embroidered/bedazzeled/garish mauve towels.

PJSPJS

A couple I know gave themselves a "greenback party" before they got married. The bride-to-be actually asked a guest who had given them a lovely antique silver pitcher "So what's the story? I don't see any cash?!"

LittleMissCutiePie

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[QUOTE]Tell her to come check out the Knot! The nice ladies on the forums would LOVE to talk with her!
Posted by JordanF13[/QUOTE]

I tried this. She was one of those brides who pretty much Z-snapped and screamed "Y'all don't know me!" all over the boards when criticized.

ChristineNB

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[QUOTE]A couple I know gave themselves a "greenback party" before they got married. The bride-to-be actually asked a guest who had given them a lovely antique silver pitcher "So what's the story? I don't see any cash?!"
Posted by PJSPJS[/QUOTE]
Wow.  How rude can some people be?

willywally5

Holy cripes. Some people. 

I also would give them the most useless gift possible. Like an outdated version of software with no user key or something. Maybe Quickbooks would be appropriate so they can organize and manage their expected financial wedding windfall?

lauraanne9

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[QUOTE]I think your friend desperately needs a set of mauve monogrammed bath towels. 
Posted by NOLAbridealmost[/QUOTE]

<div>Make sure you cut off the tage, or mark them through with a black line to make them even MORE not returnable.  And wrap them in separate boxes.  At least 6.</div><div>
</div><div>Wow.  And wasn't it nice of them to say that they wouldn't refuse gifts?!?  Wow.</div>

expats14

I give people like this dollar-store kitchen gadgets with no handle grips. Everyone needs a can opener!

toni1835

Wow how old is this bride and how has nobody talked her out of this before she went SO public with that information??