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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ha! We just hosted a black tie wedding in DC proper and had a set of my children’s local friends gifted $50 (so $25 a person). Trust me, they can afford to give way more. My daughter was shocked at how cheap her friends were! It barely covered the cost of a single cocktail at the hotel bar afterparty (which of course they attended).[/quote]

So the goal is to turn a profit?[/quote]

Of course it is not to turn a profit. It’s just a statement that a gift of $25/person covers barely anything. It just goes to show people have differing social norms - this was not a case of not being able to afford gifting more. But if you are so focused on profit, it cost us $325 a plate inclusive of tax and service fee (its about 30% these days) for catering & open bar, [b]so we are “officially” negative $600 on these particular guests. [/b]Weddings prices have gone out the door these days. [/quote]

Do you run these sorts of calculations when you have a dinner party at home and your guests bring a hostess gift?  [i]Let's see, $120 on filet mignon, eight people, her share was $15, plus the mashed potatoes at .75 and the asparagus at $1.25 and the mousse at $1.50, plus cocktails and wine, I think she had two glasses ... and on the other hand, the flower arrangement she brought probably cost $40 ... so running the numbers ..."[/i]

Seriously?[/quote]

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