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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We have been invited to a wedding and the invitation states "No Boxed Gifts". There is no registry either and so I am wondering what the expectation is when it comes to any gift. Are they asking for money or a gift card?

Has anyone experienced this before and, if so, what is an invited guest expected to do?[/quote]

If you like the couple and expect to see them again, give them enough cash to cover your expenses (dinner, etc). Of not, decline invite.[/quote]

[b]Hmm! Like you are expected to shell out enough to pay for your own dinner? [/b][/quote]

Unwritten rule apparently.  Your gift should equal the cost of your dinner.[/quote]

Unwritten rule among mercenary types.  And New Yorkers.

Because who needs gifts when you can charge an admission fee?[/quote]

I have always given enough cash to cover my and my guests meal. Standard. [/quote]

So, is the gift meant to help pay for the wedding? And should one take into consideration the lavishness of the wedding before deciding what to write in the amount box in the check?

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I usually know the people. So if it's a niece and I know my sister spent a lot on the wedding I pay it forward and write a nice check to help the kids put together a downpayment or some furniture. Gifts on registries always seem so wasteful. I suppose they can return them for cash. Who these days can accord a decent size wedding acfually needs the shit on the registry?[/quote]

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