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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"Typically guests at Indian weddings give cash gifts or gold. They're given traditionally as a form of investment in the couple's future. During the wedding, there will be two tables set-up: one on behalf of x family and one on behalf of Y family. At these tables will sit a gentleman or two with a book. They're basically keeping record of what everyone gives. It will be at these tables we'll have a card box available.

Why do we do this? Back in the day, weddings were an expense some families couldn't afford, so the village would pitch in to help. On the wedding day, people would give two cash gifts: one for the parents and one for the person getting married. The cash for the parents is to help pay for the wedding. The cash given to the person getting married is to use for a rainy day to help their family if they so choose to. A record of this is kept on the wedding day to help save time after the wedding to create a list of gifts given. It also ensures that at the next wedding in the village, the monetary support is reciprocated. Please don't feel obligated to follow this tradition if you are not familiar with it. "

From a Gujarati Indian wedding program.

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