So - our parents haven't contributed financially to our wedding at all, in any way, shape, or form.
That's completely FINE and I am not pissed, whatever. FH and I wanted what we wanted, and we were able to make it happen.
However, FH and I have spent approximately (including dress & rings) $10,000 on our weekend destination wedding.
We are renting the vehicles for our parents to get there. We are not asking them to pay for a hotel, they will stay with us where we are being married, in a private cabin. The only expense they will have is fuel to and from. .
All of that being said, does tradition/custom/etiquette dictate we must also purchase a mother & father of the bride/groom gift for them?
We also have some very elaborate welcome bags, 3 meals a day . . .etc,
But the well is running dry.