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Speaking of parent gifts.....

Krystalynne21Krystalynne21
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whats the deal if parents aren't contributing to the wedding?  this is one area i have no idea about! my parents paid for my two older sisters' weddings, but right now cannot afford to contribute to mine at all.  i know a lot of you girls are paying for most if not all of your own weddings.  normally, I would post this on the etiquette board, but prefer not to be chewed out because " my parents gave birth to me and raised me and deserve a gift regardless".  Thanks ladies!!
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Re: Speaking of parent gifts.....

  • eeyore4771eeyore4771
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    edited December 2011
    We paid for our own wedding and didn't really do parent gifts.  We thanked them in our program along with the rest of our family (thanks for being there for us, supporting us, etc.) and we gave them a shout out in our welcome toast.  But we didn't get them gifts for the wedding.  We just made albums up for them on mypublisher.com once we had the high-res images.  HTH!
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  • noodle_oonoodle_oo member
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    edited December 2011
    We're paying for our wedding ourselves and I dont' think we'll be getting our parents gifts.  We love and appreciate them, but we just can't afford to spend more money right now.  I'm sure a small gift would be thoughtful if you can do it, but I don't think it is necessary. 

    on a side note, I also don't think we will be doing gifts for each other.  It seems silly to give each other an extra present when our present to each other is getting married!  Or maybe our rings will be our present to each other.  Anyway, just saying you don't have to do all these things just because other people do.
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  • Krystalynne21Krystalynne21
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    edited December 2011
    ok, i wasnt planning on it! noodle, we wont be giving each other gifts either....he gets me forever, so thats gift enough ;)~
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  • blinkeysgirlblinkeysgirl
    100 Comments
    edited December 2011
    i've heard of alot of people doing parent albums after the wedding and i also knew one friend who did double pictures frames, one picture with the bride or groom with their parents then one with the B and G on the wedding day.
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  • spizlett410spizlett410 member
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    edited December 2011
    We were originally paying for the wedding ourselves but his parentssurprised us by paying for the rehearsal dinner and giving us some money here and there.  My mother ended winning some money on a scratch ticket and contributed to our wedding too.  With that being said, we are still paying for a good chunk ourselves and can't afford any gifts at the moment.  I think we will get them "thank you" gifts a few months after the wedding.  We will probably get our mothers a giftcard for dinner and tickets to a show.  For his Dad....probably a tool of some kind.
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  • megandjaymegandjay member
    1000 Comments
    edited December 2011
    I think the parents gifts are meant as a 'thank you' for paying for the wedding, so in your case it wouldn't apply.

    We are not giving gifts to each other either, the honeymoon is a gift to us both.
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