Hi Everyone!
I am hoping you girls will be able to help me out! I am going to a wedding Monday night and need to deal with the gift! here is the situation:
I am 22 and in grad school (a.k.a. young, still a student etc...) The Bride and Groom are a young couple (around my age). The Bride''s family is EXTREMELY close with my boyfriend''s family - they are basically family. I know the bride fairly well since I have been with my bf for a number of years and have only met the groom once (at the engagement party) though this is not that strange since she has been away in another country for school and they did not date too long before the engagement. Though I know the bride has lived on her own I think it has been in more of a dormitory style way so I doubt she has very much "stuff" that she would bring into the marital home with her.
I generally speaking do not like to give cash and would rather give a gift however I just found out that they will be staying here where we live for just a few months before moving overseas for an undetermined amount of time. I beleive at this point they do plan on coming back to Canada but nothing is certain. I don''t want to get them something for the home that will either end up in storage or be difficult for them to bring to the other country. I thought about a giftcard for a main store where they will be moving but I don''t know exactly where in the country they will be living making this difficult. So I am stuck with thinking I have to give cash but am not sure what an appropriate amount would be. I realize that noone can tell me how much money to give and it depends what I am comfortable with but would love to hear a) what you generally give/have received b)if you have any other ideas aside from cash.
(p.s in case it matter for anyone, there will be a buffet reception I think a sort of cocktail hour) that everyone (a.k.a. all 800 guests) are invited to and then a sit down dinner for immediate family only (which my bfs family is going to but which I will not be going to) so I am not sure that there is a "cover your plate" amount here... but maybe brides can enlighten me?)
THANK YOU!! (sorry for it being so long!)
I am hoping you girls will be able to help me out! I am going to a wedding Monday night and need to deal with the gift! here is the situation:
I am 22 and in grad school (a.k.a. young, still a student etc...) The Bride and Groom are a young couple (around my age). The Bride''s family is EXTREMELY close with my boyfriend''s family - they are basically family. I know the bride fairly well since I have been with my bf for a number of years and have only met the groom once (at the engagement party) though this is not that strange since she has been away in another country for school and they did not date too long before the engagement. Though I know the bride has lived on her own I think it has been in more of a dormitory style way so I doubt she has very much "stuff" that she would bring into the marital home with her.
I generally speaking do not like to give cash and would rather give a gift however I just found out that they will be staying here where we live for just a few months before moving overseas for an undetermined amount of time. I beleive at this point they do plan on coming back to Canada but nothing is certain. I don''t want to get them something for the home that will either end up in storage or be difficult for them to bring to the other country. I thought about a giftcard for a main store where they will be moving but I don''t know exactly where in the country they will be living making this difficult. So I am stuck with thinking I have to give cash but am not sure what an appropriate amount would be. I realize that noone can tell me how much money to give and it depends what I am comfortable with but would love to hear a) what you generally give/have received b)if you have any other ideas aside from cash.
(p.s in case it matter for anyone, there will be a buffet reception I think a sort of cocktail hour) that everyone (a.k.a. all 800 guests) are invited to and then a sit down dinner for immediate family only (which my bfs family is going to but which I will not be going to) so I am not sure that there is a "cover your plate" amount here... but maybe brides can enlighten me?)
THANK YOU!! (sorry for it being so long!)