Location, location, location

[msmcknittington]

I'm not the only one who sees something wrong with this dress, am I? I'm thinking of attack_laurel's narrowly avoided boob wreaths. (Blue and white dress, people who aren't me

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[cigarettes214]

I went to a wedding where they demanded money in lieu of gifts. Aaaand they spelled it "en lou" on the invite. Yes.

[msmcknittington]

Ew!

I do plan on giving a gift to my sister and her fiancé, but that's because I love them, not because they expect one. My sister was actually faintly bemused when I asked her if she would like a handknit afghan, because she wasn't expecting anything. I suppose I am in the wedding party, but still.

[isabelladangelo]

But boob wreaths are period! ::insert evil grin here::

But don't you know the wedding is all about the Bride(zilla)? You are supposed to grace her majesty for the day with alms to make sure you do not feel her wrath.

[msmcknittington]

Doesn't mean they're tasteful!

Ack, ack, vomit. I have permission to knock my sister down a peg if she gets megalomaniacal. I think I'm going to do it with a spray bottle. "Squirt, squirt! Bad bride!"

[isabelladangelo]

Cracker Barrel now carries rubber band guns, if you want to go that route. I find them highly effective. Far better than my paper grenades...

[lindseyerin37]

I think it's really tacky to be upset if someone doesn't give a gift! Reminds me of an episode of Sex and the City where Carrie adds up the thousands of dollars she's spent on wedding and baby gifts for a friend, when she got nothing because she was single.

Weddings these days seem so over the top and greedy. Yuck.

[bibliocat]

I've known women who will add up the supposed cost of wedding gifts and compare it to the actual cost of the wedding, to see if they 'broke even.'

[msmcknittington]

That's so tacky.

[msmcknittington]

The pay for a dance thing actually has roots going back to the 19th century. It was a way for the bride and groom to get a start in a life, which is what wedding gifts are supposed to do, too. But I think that dynamic has changed, now that a lot of people are living on their own for years before getting married.