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[quote=Anonymous]When I host in my home, there is no way I would take money from anyone visiting as a guest. Very often, guests arrive with wine, or dessert, but it is because they choose to. That is how my friends are. They don't usually come empty handed. But I never ask, or nor is it expected. When they do come empty handed, it's just as fine.

When I hosted a surprise birthday party on a schooner, didn't ask for any contribution from guests then either. But I did include gifts that the birthday person may like in the eVite (they were building a scotch collection at the time). Most guests brought a bottle of something unique for him to open later. Price of the bottle ranged all over. It was great.

It may have been poor taste to make suggestions on scotch as a gift, but I knew the crowd and knew if they decided to bring something, they would want something that would be appreciated by the person receiving the gift.

There were about 20 people, and the most expensive gift did not cover their "plate". The sailboat rental, staff/security/safety costs, catering, cake, or anything else.

That's not the expectation. The expectation was for guests to enjoy making memories of a lifetime. Also, as a host, I recognized their sacrifice in time, location, and dock logistics to support his day.

It was expensive. But I knew it would be, and I don't have events like this often. So it was a rare exception.

Person told me later that it may have been the best birthday celebration ever. Friends still talk about it years later and often mention it was one of the most enjoyable, relaxing parties they'd joined at too. So I don't think there were any hard feelings about the gift suggestion. Any saltiness was washed away by the beautiful sunset, music, laughter and sound of the water.

Good memories from that day.[/quote]

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