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Rough_Rock
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- Jan 13, 2010
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hi all, i''m in the process of formulating a proposal to my girlfriend of 6 years, and would like your opinions on something... (i hope this is the correct place for this in the forum?)
i plan on proposing in a garden and then heading over to a restaurant for an engagement dinner with friends and family (though her family is actually mostly international so i''m planning to host a webcast/chat session as a surprise at the dinner). I''ve researched online, and polled a few close friends/family and it seems as if it''s tradition for the groom to be paying for everyone who attends the dinner. is this pretty accurate with all of you too? i''m pretty strapped for cash right now, but i feel like having more of our friends and family would make it a truly joyous occasion for her, so would it be totally out of line to ask people to pay on their own?
i know i''m sounding like a real cheapskate, but i''d very much love to have more people (25 vs like 8?) attend. i mean we all pay our own way for birthday parties (plus birthday person of course), so is this really different from that?
please give your input!
i plan on proposing in a garden and then heading over to a restaurant for an engagement dinner with friends and family (though her family is actually mostly international so i''m planning to host a webcast/chat session as a surprise at the dinner). I''ve researched online, and polled a few close friends/family and it seems as if it''s tradition for the groom to be paying for everyone who attends the dinner. is this pretty accurate with all of you too? i''m pretty strapped for cash right now, but i feel like having more of our friends and family would make it a truly joyous occasion for her, so would it be totally out of line to ask people to pay on their own?
i know i''m sounding like a real cheapskate, but i''d very much love to have more people (25 vs like 8?) attend. i mean we all pay our own way for birthday parties (plus birthday person of course), so is this really different from that?
please give your input!