Once again thanks for your ideas - I love the idea of the special personalised gift for the couple .... The family is of European background but the wedding is a little different, it is very small and low key. It is 2 hours from home and DD1 is the flower girl so we have spent considerable $ on her dress etc. I sound really mean but they are just planning on putting the money in the mortgage ... which is admirable but not quite what I want to contribute towards. There are quite big expectations of others but none from their end. Thanks for your suggestions to help me out! To be honest I will be glad when it is over...
A couple of things...
First, we must be stingy because I think even $100 is a lot of money to spend on a wedding gift!!
Second, I dislike giving money, but I think gift vouchers are fine, especially if you know what it's for. Maybe if I knew what the money was going towards I'd do that ... Michelle71, I love your idea of taking a photo of what you bought and sending it to those who gave money or vouchers.
Third, for our wedding DH and I wrote a list of gift ideas of things we needed in a wide price range (from tea towels and egg flips up!) so people could get a pressie that wouldn't be wasted. We also included gift vouchers from XXXX store so we could buy a mattress.
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