Reply to Sibling Wedding: WWYD

Forum Index » Family Relationships

Reply to "Sibling Wedding: WWYD"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would fly if possible, leave the kids and spouse at home.

I'd be mortified if my brother didn't invite my kids to his wedding. In fact, my own brother is getting married in December, pretty far away from here, and he reached out to me to ask me about dates in advance. (Second wedding, too -- which IMO makes zero difference to any of this.)

[b]Money for gifts is *very* culturally defined. I would not give a family member a cash gift; my spouse is from the NE and cash gifts are the norm. The amount you spend also varies a good deal. Look to your own family circle for guidance, not to strangers on the internet.[/b][/quote]

Exactly this.  I am also from the NE, everyone gives money.  Dh is from the south, I was warned by my SIL that if the guests don't approve of your registry selection  they'll get buy a random crystal dish instead.  And that's exactly what happened!

And agree on the amount too- my extended family is generally middle class, anything above $150 would be outside the norm, although I'd probably give $200 to a sibling.[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics