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How to save on a wedding gift…

July 29th, 2008 · 9 Comments · gifts, marriage

This is a very strange etiquette post and finance post in one.  So how do you save on a wedding gift?  Don’t give one!  Are you obligated to give a gift to the couple?  What happens if you don’t?
Our roommate went to a wedding memorial day and didn’t give the couple a gift.  And yes [...]

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Matter of Perspective

July 7th, 2008 · 10 Comments · Goals, Personal Finance, marriage

I realized as I had dinner with a few couples the other night it’s all a matter of perspective.  What do I mean?  Well one couple had just gotten married over Memorial Day weekend.  It was a lovely wedding.  But from their perspective it was a small wedding of 175 guests. 
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Etiquette Question

June 29th, 2008 · 8 Comments · Morals

A woman asked the question, if she and her husband had agreed to be in a friend’s wedding party, how late is too late to back out? 

We’re supposed to attend an out of state wedding for friends in a few months.  These are very very close friends of my DH and I’ve known them for [...]

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