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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why not just put the cost per person on the invitation so that we are all clear on the expectations?[/quote]

Use the internet. Look I was dead broke got married. I did a great wedding but we really pinched every nickel to afford it as paying ourselves.

The actually reception dinner itself. (No DJ, Limos, flowers) [b]just the food and drink I paid $90 a person.

A couple giving me a $150 “gift” is actually not a gift when they are $180 worth of food and drink. [/b]

Couples can only afford weddings as some generous guests “cover their plate” plus extra to make up for deadbeats. [b]I broke even.[/b] [/quote]

Was it a wedding, or a fundraiser![/quote]

Well I had some guests who made 10x my income who go out to $100 dollar dinners all the time. [b]Expecting  them to just pay for food they eat is not crazy. [/b]

But what drives me nuts are third cousins who invite me to weddings 100s of miles away they know I can’t go to and I have to send them $150 Bucks and a card. [/quote]

Serious question:  Do you think in these terms when you host people for cocktails and appetizers, or for a dinner party?  Or even a child's birthday party?

What drives this transactional thinking about weddings specifically.

FYI:  You don't *have to* send anyone money as a wedding gift, particularly if you are not attending the wedding.[/quote]

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