Wedding Gift Etiquette (sp)
02-27-2011, 06:05 AM
#43
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You certainly don't have to send a wedding gift to someone you are not close to, especially if you are not attending the wedding. From your description of your relationship with her and her expectations, I would be conveniently "busy" the day of the shower. Tell her you are really sorry you can't make it. Then go buy some fabric, instead of wasting money on a gift for someone like her.
02-27-2011, 06:17 AM
#44
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I know this is not help but I thought as I read your post that with the cost of fuel now it is a big sacrifice to just travel to any event. I only buy and send what I can afford no matter how close the bride and groom might be to me in my heart.
02-27-2011, 06:29 AM
#45
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If I remember correctly you have up to a year to send a present. And they have 3 months to send a Thank you and both should sign the Thank you.
The only dress information that is ever mentioned is if it is 'Black Tie" otherwise you don't say anything. But no one wears white except the bride.
And if your older children do not answer the invite; you do not bring your younger four children to a formal sit-down dinner and give less than it would cost to take them to McDonalds! (That is the truth of a family wedding.)
The only dress information that is ever mentioned is if it is 'Black Tie" otherwise you don't say anything. But no one wears white except the bride.
And if your older children do not answer the invite; you do not bring your younger four children to a formal sit-down dinner and give less than it would cost to take them to McDonalds! (That is the truth of a family wedding.)
02-27-2011, 06:30 AM
#46
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Since this isn't a close friend or relative, and you don't know WHY you were invited(probably just for the gift), there's no law that says you HAVE to go, period, just tell her you will not be attending.
02-27-2011, 06:40 AM
#49
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Originally Posted by bailey
This is a girl I work with. Do not socialize with her or see her other than at work. Still even wonder why I recieved an invitation. BTW - her wedding invitation also suggested proper attire and which colors she preferred you wear!!
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