$40 is a joke for pretty much any couple at any wedding. But tying it to the food and bar is ridiculous. Gifts should be based on your relationship or relation to the couple being married, not the venue, food or drink. I have no idea why people keep repeating their costs over and over as if it matters.
Immediate family gets a lot, other relatives and super close friends get a good amount, everyone else gets less (and often I think they only send out so many invitations to people they aren’t that close to because they want you to decline and send a gift anyway, dbags). If I’m gonna bother to show up, I would never give an insultingly small amount but you’re definitely getting an amount proportional to how close we are.
If my sister got married in a barn she’d still get a hell of a lot more than the casual work friend who got married at the Palliser (or whatever is considered a high end venue in Calgary).
Last edited by Cecil Terwilliger; 08-29-2018 at 09:41 PM.
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