Wedding manners

[sensesmaybenumbed]

Put something in your hair D2010!

Then put something in theirs!

 

[urban eel]

I'll be your +1 Dragon2010,give me a crack at em

 

[madunit]

f**k having guests. Mrs unit & i went to nz & got married, told everyone when we got back.

Cost us a grand including return flights

 

[IanG]

Yeah keeping it on the QT. Then there'd be nothing that anyone can do about it LOL

 

[Dragon2010]

Add another wedding to my list. From July 2013 to September 2013 I will have 8 weddings to attend. Bloody hell, problem with cousins all being close age wise. Then one gets married all the others fall close.

 

[Abz]

Add another wedding to my list. From July 2013 to September 2013 I will have 8 weddings to attend. Bloody hell, problem with cousins all being close age wise. Then one gets married all the others fall close.

May I just ask, how much do you spend on wedding gifts or hoe much money would you be willing to give? I'm keeping in mind that these are your cousins so chances are you'd give them a little more than your average wedding.

 

[Dragon2010]

May I just ask, how much do you spend on wedding gifts or hoe much money would you be willing to give? I'm keeping in mind that these are your cousins so chances are you'd give them a little more than your average wedding.

Some cousins are close then others. (1st, 2nd.etc). One of my cousins who's getting married is like a sister to me so I'd like to spend at least $300 on her gift/money in card.

The rest, probably either $100 in a card or a gift for around that price. Some have asked for gifts, others just want cash. A lot of them have asked for the gifts as their engagement present, so they're happy to receive a bit less come the wedding (Or so they say). Most of them also have their parents helping a bit with paying for the wedding so they save a bit on their pocket there as well.

 

[IanG]

Wonder if it'll cover the cost of the honeymoon. Or would they just have theirs as one night in a sleazy motor inn as one couple I know did

 

[Abz]

Some cousins are close then others. (1st, 2nd.etc). One of my cousins who's getting married is like a sister to me so I'd like to spend at least $300 on her gift/money in card.

The rest, probably either $100 in a card or a gift for around that price. Some have asked for gifts, others just want cash. A lot of them have asked for the gifts as their engagement present, so they're happy to receive a bit less come the wedding (Or so they say). Most of them also have their parents helping a bit with paying for the wedding so they save a bit on their pocket there as well.

I think nowadays most people usually give $100 per person who has been invited. To cover the cost of the reception plus a little extra for them to use.

 

[Gas Panic!]

I've found $100/pp is about the usual rate. Not sure it covers cost of the reception + leftovers though, at least in my case it didn't!

 

[Dragon2010]

My Uncle paid $140p/h for his wedding, albeit it was at Doltone House Jone Bay Wharf.

I've got one coming up in July for a cousin of mine, he's gone $80 per head so about $100 seems reasonable. We're a family of six that's $600 we have to dish out. Being a student, it's a bit of a dent in my pocket putting $100 forward.

 

[IanG]

Would love to know how they calculate these golden figures.

 

[Dutchy]

With a calculator.

 

[Different kind of Rabbit]

Would love to know how they calculate these golden figures.

With a calculator.

Well duh Ian. Use your brain mate.

 

[Abz]

My Uncle paid $140p/h for his wedding, albeit it was at Doltone House Jone Bay Wharf.

I've got one coming up in July for a cousin of mine, he's gone $80 per head so about $100 seems reasonable. We're a family of six that's $600 we have to dish out. Being a student, it's a bit of a dent in my pocket putting $100 forward.

Whoa dude! That Doltone House venue price is simply paying for the location more than any. I've been to the one in Sylvania and it cost $75 pp - and it came with an awesome set of meals + the usual drinks on arrival etc... - I guess it also comes down to your bargaining powers.

 

[Alba]

I think that asking people to pay their way at YOUR wedding is geniused. Like it has been said by many people in this thread, if you want an extravagant wedding, PAY FOR IT YOURSELF! If you can't, then downsize!

As for the 2nd point, every wedding I have gone to, I have given money. I buy gifts for the Engagement unless they ask otherwise, and cash for the wedding. My wedding cost a whopping $96 at a local chapel! BARGAIN! I'd rather have a kickass honeymoon than a huge waste of money wedding. Each to their own! I LOVE the sound of SMBN's wedding!


A friend of mine who recently got married told me her father paid for her entire wedding, as tradition suggests, and the groom's parents paid for the Engagement party. Now, her brother is getting married and her parents are paying for the whole Engagement party and his fiance is demanding they split the bill for the wedding with her parents, even though 70% of the guests are hers. I would lose my sh*t at her if that was my brother! Pay for your own damn wedding, b*tch!

 

[Scott Gourley's Lovechild]

Whoa dude! That Doltone House venue price is simply paying for the location more than any. I've been to the one in Sylvania and it cost $75 pp - and it came with an awesome set of meals + the usual drinks on arrival etc... - I guess it also comes down to your bargaining powers.

Jone Bay Wharf has a great atmosphere and view, Sylvania Waters has a view of a round about.

 

[Scott Gourley's Lovechild]

I have only one more wedding to go to and that makes everyone I know hitched. No more debates like this for me any more

 

[Non Terminator]

God damn I love Registrys. Makes things so easy. I'm a terrible present buyer.

 

[IanG]

I think that asking people to pay their way at YOUR wedding is geniused. Like it has been said by many people in this thread, if you want an extravagant wedding, PAY FOR IT YOURSELF! If you can't, then downsize!

As for the 2nd point, every wedding I have gone to, I have given money. I buy gifts for the Engagement unless they ask otherwise, and cash for the wedding. My wedding cost a whopping $96 at a local chapel! BARGAIN! I'd rather have a kickass honeymoon than a huge waste of money wedding. Each to their own! I LOVE the sound of SMBN's wedding!


A friend of mine who recently got married told me her father paid for her entire wedding, as tradition suggests, and the groom's parents paid for the Engagement party. Now, her brother is getting married and her parents are paying for the whole Engagement party and his fiance is demanding they split the bill for the wedding with her parents, even though 70% of the guests are hers. I would lose my sh*t at her if that was my brother! Pay for your own damn wedding, b*tch!

As far as tradition goes I think in a way we've moved on from those old days. Just as parents don't get a say in who you end up with