Wedding gift etiquette

[jtksu]

Dude, you've said (a bunch of times) on this board that you've never shot a wedding.  Why do you feel the need to lie to us?

[OK_Cat]

Dude, you've said (a bunch of times) on this board that you've never shot a wedding.  Why do you feel the need to lie to us?

pretty much every other post of mine on this board is a lie.  I might not even live in Oklahoma.     stop being so butthurt about it

[CNS]

yeah, i've shot 1 wedding in my life and i got $1800 for it.  weddings are a pretty good business for people that do those things.  $200+ for a cake?  cake lady is raking it in.

I know two chicks who do this on the side and are well thought of in that field.

Both have told me that they use Pilsbury mix  

[wetwillie]

yeah, i've shot 1 wedding in my life and i got $1800 for it.  weddings are a pretty good business for people that do those things.  $200+ for a cake?  cake lady is raking it in.

I know two chicks who do this on the side and are well thought of in that field.

Both have told me that they use Pilsbury mix 

sounds like how BITB lew perkins would run a cake making business

[AppleJack]

(I have a very strong opinion on this topic but don't want to share it out of fear that sys will scream at me.)

Still waiting to hear your thoughts on this buttface.....

[j rake]

(I have a very strong opinion on this topic but don't want to share it out of fear that sys will scream at me.)

Still waiting to hear your thoughts on this buttface.....

Who you calling buttface, assfart!

[michigancat]

Seems weird to give cheesy gifts to someone that just wasted tens of thousands on a big wedding. Yea, weddings can be fun, but what a waste of money.

Yeah, it doesn't seem weird at all to show up to a wedding, eat a $10-15 plate of food, drink for free all night, and not give any money or gift to the people who provided that to you.

The entire process really is a strange ritual when you think about it. I mean, I don't expect a friend coming over for dinner to leave me a mixer in exchange for $20 worth of food and some drinks. Especially if they traveled a few hundred miles for the privilege.

[john "teach me how to" dougie]

Seems weird to give cheesy gifts to someone that just wasted tens of thousands on a big wedding. Yea, weddings can be fun, but what a waste of money.

Yeah, it doesn't seem weird at all to show up to a wedding, eat a $10-15 plate of food, drink for free all night, and not give any money or gift to the people who provided that to you.

I didn't say I don't get a gift; I do.

[Dr Rick Daris]

dear god. this is all really dumb. weddings are a nice way to give young people who don't have any money a bunch of nice stuff. the cost is also typically defrayed by the brides parents or both or whatever. it's basically parents buying their kids stuff by throwing a big party and charging the people who come by making them buy gifts. seems like a win/win. bride/groom get stuff. people that come buy a gift in exchange for food/drinks/hanging out w/ people they like. if anybody should be pissed about this deal, it's the parents but there are like two or four of them or whatever so who gaf? not me.

[michigancat]

here's an idea: how bout these lazy "young people" go make more money so they can buy nice stuff.

Also, no one at weddings gets nice stuff. It's all Target/Bed Bath and Beyond worthless unnecessary crap. Well, at most weddings.

[Dr Rick Daris]

here's an idea: how bout these lazy "young people" go make more money so they can buy nice stuff.

Also, no one at weddings gets nice stuff. It's all Target/Bed Bath and Beyond worthless unnecessary crap. Well, at most weddings.

that is actually nice stuff for a good percentage of people just getting married. or just most people in general. also, who gives a f about lazy young people and how much money they make? i sure as f do not. do not at all. maybe change your name to icareabouthowmuchmoneypeoplemakecat. judging judger.

[hemmy]

Last wedding I went to I bought 2 gifts from the registry, a meat cutting board and a wii controller

[WildcatNkilt]

here's an idea: how bout these lazy "young people" go make more money so they can buy nice stuff.

Also, no one at weddings gets nice stuff. It's all Target/Bed Bath and Beyond worthless unnecessary crap. Well, at most weddings.

This is why my wife and I only registered for unnecessary crap at Crate and Barrel and Macy's.  

Register small get it all.  Register for a bunch of crap and people will buy you crap before the stuff you need/want.  This is the only way we managed to get a Dyson Vacuum (it was all that was left on the registry).

EDIT: I probably sounds like a greedy prick, but people over register and then have to finish buying their registry that includes the crap they actually wanted/needed afterwords.

[Cartierfor3]

here's an idea: how bout these lazy "young people" go make more money so they can buy nice stuff.

Also, no one at weddings gets nice stuff. It's all Target/Bed Bath and Beyond worthless unnecessary crap. Well, at most weddings.

This is why my wife and I only registered for unnecessary crap at Crate and Barrel and Macy's.  Register small get it all.  Register for a bunch of crap and people will buy you crap before the stuff you need/want.  This is the only way we managed to get a Dyson Vacuum (it was all that was left on the registry).

EDIT: I probably sounds like a greedy prick, but people over register and then have to finish buying their registry that includes the cac they actually wanted/needed afterwords.

same sort of stuff that target carries just more expensive.  i bet you like designer jeans too

[WildcatNkilt]

here's an idea: how bout these lazy "young people" go make more money so they can buy nice stuff.

Also, no one at weddings gets nice stuff. It's all Target/Bed Bath and Beyond worthless unnecessary crap. Well, at most weddings.

This is why my wife and I only registered for unnecessary crap at Crate and Barrel and Macy's.   Register small get it all.  Register for a bunch of crap and people will buy you crap before the stuff you need/want.  This is the only way we managed to get a Dyson Vacuum (it was all that was left on the registry).

EDIT: I probably sounds like a greedy prick, but people over register and then have to finish buying their registry that includes the cac they actually wanted/needed afterwords.

same sort of stuff that target carries just more expensive. i bet you like designer jeans too

Target doesn't carry the same quality of appliances.  Also, stupid to register at more than 2 places IMO.  FWIW, I look great in the jeans I buy.  

Edit:  Not saying Target sucks, I actually love the dot.  Made the mistake of not registering for outdoors stuff.  Would have been a great advantage of a Target registry.  Just goes back to over registering will create too many voids you will feel obligated to finish (dish set, few more glasses, etc). 

[Kat Kid]

here's an idea: how bout these lazy "young people" go make more money so they can buy nice stuff.

Also, no one at weddings gets nice stuff. It's all Target/Bed Bath and Beyond worthless unnecessary crap. Well, at most weddings.

that is actually nice stuff for a good percentage of people just getting married. or just most people in general. also, who gives a f about lazy young people and how much money they make? i sure as f do not. do not at all. maybe change your name to icareabouthowmuchmoneypeoplemakecat. judging judger.

He's turning mean and grumpy because the winter is too long.  It isn't his fault.

[michigancat]

here's an idea: how bout these lazy "young people" go make more money so they can buy nice stuff.

Also, no one at weddings gets nice stuff. It's all Target/Bed Bath and Beyond worthless unnecessary crap. Well, at most weddings.

that is actually nice stuff for a good percentage of people just getting married. or just most people in general. also, who gives a f about lazy young people and how much money they make? i sure as f do not. do not at all. maybe change your name to icareabouthowmuchmoneypeoplemakecat. judging judger.

He's turning mean and grumpy because the winter is too long.  It isn't his fault.

Thanks. Just saw our weatherman get giddy because some rain and possibly snow is on the way. Gee whiz.

[jtksu]

I personally love to buy expensive crap for weddings,  just to show people that I make more money than them.  However, if someone actually registered for a Goddamned Dyson, I would instantly feel like kicking them in the dick/cooter and likely buy them a freaking spice rack.

[Trim]

Also, no one at weddings gets nice stuff. It's all Target/Bed Bath and Beyond worthless unnecessary crap. Well, at most weddings.

[Rage Against the McKee]

I personally love to buy expensive crap for weddings,  just to show people that I make more money than them.  However, if someone actually registered for a Goddamned Dyson, I would instantly feel like kicking them in the dick/cooter and likely buy them a freaking spice rack.

I registered for a Dyson and got it!

[steve dave]

hint to you wedding registry n00bs:  If you get stuff from BBB you can return it for cash at the rack rate and then buy it later using a 20% off BBB coupon 

[Branson Bound]

Seems weird to give cheesy gifts to someone that just wasted tens of thousands on a big wedding. Yea, weddings can be fun, but what a waste of money.

Yeah, when I got hitched, we just had a cake and punch reception. We spent all of our money on a fantastic honeymoon in Branson. At the hotel, we played Confederate Soldier doodles Miss Yankee.

[slucat]

registering for the expensive crap is a good idea, most places that do a registry will give you X% off to complete the registry after your wedding/shower/whatever, plus a lot of people give gift cards to the places you register, so win-win.

i agree with only register for crap you want, and don't go overboard. We (no, I didn't marry myself as suggested) didn't register for much cause we didn't need it-being elite working professionals, we had most stuff we wanted -we registered for china, nice(ish) silverware, everyday dishes and nice cookware and that was about it.

[steve dave]

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[OK_Cat]

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