Okay, it's not related to my wedding; but my fiance is the best man in our friend's wedding at the end of the month. I can't attend because I'm taking the bar exam the same weekend, so I told him just to buy whatever he thought they'd like or pick something from their registry and sign my name on it too and I'd pay for half. Instead, I find out he's decided to just give them cash. I say it's a tacky idea- it's his best friend and they're a couple we've known for quite awhile. I think he should take the time and think about buying them something they would really appreciate or like; he says since we're planning our own wedding we know how expensive it is, and they could put the money towards the honeymoon. He wasn't planning on giving them a large sum of money, so to me that just sounds silly and like he's trying to avoid having to go shopping.
What's everyone else's verdict?