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QOTD 12/9/10

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Sorry about the lack of question yesterday, I had my final exams today and yesterday I barely remembered to eat - let alone post : )

Today's question: 
If guest is spending a lot of money to get to the wedding, whether for a destination wedding or because they live out of town, should they still be required to give the couple a gift?

Yes yes yes! The gift isn't all about money, it's a sentimental thing. The gesture is what counts. If you don't have a lot of money, why not go through old pictures you have of the bride and/or groom and make a collage or slideshow?  If you have a really good professional quality camera, why not take pictures and make a collage/slideshow/album of the actual wedding and mail it to them? These are the kinds of things that people don't always think about as being gifts, and these gifts often mean more to the couple then what they register for. 

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Re: QOTD 12/9/10

  • kjones84kjones84
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    edited December 2011
    I have mixed feelings about this one. My best friend was supposed to get married in the Dominican Republic in May. As the maid of honor, I hosted her a bridal shower and paid for my airfare and hotel in the DR (which was not cheap).  She asked that no one bring gifts, which was easy enough since it would've been pointless to take them over there just to bring them back.

    We rode on a banana boat the Friday before the wedding and flipped off like we were supposed to. But when we came up, the bride and groom were panicked. It turned out that the bride suffered a concussion and the groom broke his femur in 3 places, so he had to be airlifted to the US.

    In October, they had wedding #2 so we all drove to Destin this time. Not quite as expensive, but it still was pretty costly. I didn't bring a gift to the second wedding, although sometimes I wish I did. Truth be told, I couldn't really afford it. I know the bride understood but I was thinking that I might try to send something after the holidays off their registry that they didn't get.
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  • pokepoke27pokepoke27 member
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    edited December 2011
    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_georgia-atlanta_qotd-12910?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:58Discussion:7fae7050-8a9b-4058-851c-c50a12c6c0dcPost:8a5b5f76-151e-422a-a5fa-5e9a9aa9372c">Re: QOTD 12/9/10</a>:
    [QUOTE]I have mixed feelings about this one. My best friend was supposed to get married in the Dominican Republic in May. As the maid of honor, I hosted her a bridal shower and paid for my airfare and hotel in the DR (which was not cheap).  She asked that no one bring gifts, which was easy enough since it would've been pointless to take them over there just to bring them back. We rode on a banana boat the Friday before the wedding and flipped off like we were supposed to. But when we came up, the bride and groom were panicked. It turned out that <strong>the bride suffered a concussion and the groom broke his femur in 3 places</strong>, so he had to be airlifted to the US. In October, they had wedding #2 so we all drove to Destin this time. Not quite as expensive, but it still was pretty costly. I didn't bring a gift to the second wedding, although sometimes I wish I did. Truth be told, I couldn't really afford it. I know the bride understood but I was thinking that I might try to send something after the holidays off their registry that they didn't get.
    Posted by kjones84[/QUOTE]
    What a nightmare!!! 

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