Aug 31 2010
We were invited but will not attend due to work commitments. Since we do not have to ‘cover the cost of the dinner’ what would be appropriate.
They are not registered anywhere.
Aug 31 2010
My finace and I are thinking about ordering our wedding rings off of the Blue Nile website. We both want very plain– as in no gems– platinum rings. We have priced pieces of the same design at a brick and mortar jeweler, but online we stand to save about $400 total.
Is ordering from online sites like this riskier than buying the rings from a conventional store?
Aug 30 2010
I work in a doctor’s office. One of the receptionists has a son who is getting married this weekend. I do not know the son or the woman he is getting married to. Today, one of the other receptionists came around taking up a collection for a gift for the couple getting married. She stated that everyone was giving $20 and it would be used to purchase a gift certificate to one of the stores where the couple is registered. I have never given a wedding gift or attended a wedding if I didn’t know either of the couple getting married. My question is; Am I obligated to contribute to the joint office gift for a couple I do not know? (and I am not particularly close to the groom’s mother who works in the office) Would you contribute under these circumstances and if not, what can I say to nicely decline when they come around again to try and collect?
Additional info to consider: some of the other girls do know the bride because she worked with them several years ago (before I came to the office)
Also: we employees usually remember each other with a monthly birthday dinner and other ocassions. I got a gift card from my co-workers when I got married last August. However, when my mother-in-law passed away in March, they didn’t even acknowledge it with even a card or plant. For that reason, I am having difficulty about whether or not to contribute for a wedding gift when I don’t even know either the Bride or Groom.
Aug 29 2010
I’m a bridesmaid in a wedding this Saturday. I have already given a gift at the bridal shower and spent money for me dress, shoes, etc and also for the cost of a weekend girls bachelorette trip to Atlanta. Do I still have to give a wedding gift? This is starting to add up and I’m just wondering.
Aug 29 2010
i am going shopping next week to several shops for my wedding dress – wedding is in july. if i see “the dress” should i order it there and then, or wait and have a bit of a think?
