Cheek of some people...

@rti-shm@rti

One of my friends got an invite to a wedding recently and on the wedding invite it stated that the gifts jad to be €250 minimum in cash. Anyone else think this is absolutely RIDICULOUS. I don't know where the wedding is but I don't think it's relevant, if a couple want to have a mad, lavish wedding they should surely make sure they can afford it first no?

kfallon

Simple solution, don't go to the wedding, I wouldn't anyway!

Snowie

@rti-shm@rti wrote: »

One of my friends got an invite to a wedding recently and on the wedding invite it stated that the gifts jad to be €250 minimum in cash. Anyone else think this is absolutely RIDICULOUS. I don't know where the wedding is but I don't think it's relevant, if a couple want to have a mad, lavish wedding they should surely make sure they can afford it first no?

there trying to get every one to pay for the wedding

dsmythy

Me neither.

Cool_CM

Apparently that's the going rate nowadays, stating it on the invite on the other hand is a bit rude though

PCPhoto

is this a "facebook" friend ?

Do what we did to one of the lads ..... a gang of you get together and get the same present .... a toaster from Argos ..... he ended out with 47 toasters.

Ghandee

Thats like a nightclub sending you VIP tickets, that ask you for an entrance fee when you arrive.

Fcuk em OP, send em an email (dont waste the money on a stamp) declining.

Agricola

Wow, Im glad I don't have this type of "friend" inviting me to weddings. It would make you weep for humanity when you hear shít like this.

That's not a wedding invite it's a "give us money or ELSE" letter ffs

throw it in the bin

DaveNoCheese

I know a girl (gowl) like this, she demands that her boyfriend (my mate) buy her this and that and thats not good enough, buy the exact same thing except twice the price. Some people don't deserve to share our air!

PCPhoto

Makes note ..... do NOT mention anything about gifts on wedding invite.

(recently proposed to my GF...now my Fiancee)

super_furry

I wouldn't go just out of principle. Scabby bastards shouldn't have a wedding they can't afford.

RichieC

That's ****ing shocking.. there must be yank in him.

OldGoat

I'd expect to mount the bride at that price.
Or at least a bridesmaid.
Or the brides ma.
€250 doesn't go as far as it used too.

@rti-shm@rti

Cool_CM wrote: »

Apparently that's the going rate nowadays, stating it on the invite on the other hand is a bit rude though

Jaysis - really?? I thought €150 was enough for a person on their own

I'll be destitute by the end of the year if that's the case

PCPhoto wrote: »

is this a "facebook" friend ?

Do what we did to one of the lads ..... a gang of you get together and get the same present .... a toaster from Argos ..... he ended out with 47 toasters.

I like this toaster plan. Have a few weddings this year from the same circle. Perhaps one toaster could do all events. Better than 250 notes anyways!

foxyboxer

Get a 250 page A4 pad.
Get a marker and write € on each page.
Then Post it to them.

250 'Euros'

super_furry

€150 is more than enough as a couple. If you're a bestman/groomsman/bridesmaid, maybe a little more but otherwise, good luck.

Demanding a minimum is like selling tickets and frankly I'd rather buy a €250 ticket to Electric Picnic than to some pretentious dick's wedding.

Ghandee

OldGoat wrote: »

I'd expect to mount the bride at that price.
Or at least a bridesmaid.
Or the brides ma.
€250 doesn't go as far as it used too.

Claaaaaasic lol

seamus

@rti-shm@rti wrote: »

Jaysis - really?? I thought €150 was enough for a person on their own

€50 is more than enough for a person going on their own. €250 is what you give your brother or sister, not some friend that you see twice a year.

Ellis Dee

I suggest you send them a letter asking will they give a receipt for your gift and a guarantee that it will be returned if the marriage lasts less than (say 3) years before it ends in divorce. I couldn't see such a pair of mercenary cnuts bearing the sight of each other for longer than that.:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

SEPT 23 1989

Give them 25 post dated cheques

waraf

seamus wrote: »

€50 is more than enough for a person going on their own. €250 is what you give your brother or sister, not some friend that you see twice a year.

http://boards.ie/tre/2055454434 :)

micropig

Ellis Dee wrote: »

I suggest you send them a letter asking will they give a receipt for your gift and a guarantee that it will be returned if the marriage lasts less than (say 3) years before it ends in divorce. I couldn't see such a pair of mercenary cnuts bearing the sight of each other for longer than that.:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

This, because in 4 years when they are both getting married to other people you will be expected to give another present:p



or the toaster idea (but still ask for letter & receipts)

Dudess

Cool_CM wrote: »

Apparently that's the going rate nowadays, stating it on the invite on the other hand is a bit rude though

Going rate lol - as if it's petrol! :pac:
Not having a go at you, just the accepted mindset that there's a set rate. Oh the romance and warmth!
I've heard if those invites before - they're hilarious! If other such threads are anything to go by, there will be people defending it.

I think you should be as generous as you can as a wedding guest, but not to the point of being broke if an "accepted" amount will do that to you.

pickarooney

Just a clever way for them to 'invite' the 10,000 people who they don't want there but will whinge for years if they're snubbed, IMO.

SunnyDub1

that's shocking... Just don't go your arrive and give them an IOU card and make sure you eat and drink plenty on the day

iguana

Buy a wedding card, write the usual guff in it and add a sentence about how you hope your gift gets them started well on their marriage. Put the card in the envelope, seal the envelope, let it dry, then open the envelope ensuring it looks carefully pried open. Go to the wedding have a great time, if it's an open bar drink your fill. When they are opening the cards after the wedding they will find your empty card and wonder which of their guests stole the money you gifted them. Whenever you see them after the wedding you can ask them if they bought something nice with your money and imply that you were especially generous just to see their upset faces.

SunnyDub1

Cool_CM wrote: »

Apparently that's the going rate nowadays

Going rate ??? It's not petrol we're talking about here.
I think that is a shocking amount to expect off someone.

At the end of the day, it should be the taught the counts not the amount of money that is spent.

Duggy747

Poo into an envelope and send it to your friend.

Dunno what that'll achieve but............still.........

Fran1985

give them what you want or what you feel is appropriate. If they don't like it then that's there problem.

When i see an invite that has a "gift list" they get a bank draft, "donations only" = set of wine glasses.

Don't tell me what to get you!

Immaculate Pasta

PCPhoto wrote: »

is this a "facebook" friend ?

Do what we did to one of the lads ..... a gang of you get together and get the same present .... a toaster from Argos ..... he ended out with 47 toasters.

That is truly fantastic. Kudos.

If someone did that to me I'd tell them where to go. Well actually I wouldn't... but I definitely wouldn't go to the wedding. :cool:

rgmmg

SunnyDub1 wrote: »

Going rate ??? It's not petrol we're talking about here.
I think that is a shocking amount to expect off someone.

At the end of the day, it should be the taught the counts not the amount of money that is spent.

I think you mean "the taut".

beeroclock

Personally I think the OP is being very mean, in all fairness €2.50 is hardly going to break the bank, you wouldn't even get a pint for that!

Min

€250 minimum in cash

Sounds like they are getting married for the love of money rather than anything else.

Be good enough if no one turned up bar the parents, siblings and the immediate wedding entourage.

token101

Turn up dressed as a horse and ask if they'd like to put a saddle on your back and f***ing ride you as they're at it.

Rochester

Make a donation (the amount of your choosing) to a charity on their behalf.

frag420

I would give them €2.50.........................Say there was a typo on the invite. Would love to their faces when every envelope has that familiar jingle of coins!!

Failing that take a dump on the brides dress!

davet82

got an invite from a distant relative for her wedding, it stated cash only gifts on the invite but stating the amount is a first i've heard, i wouldnt go anyways

in this day and age 50 euro per person imo

danslevent

Weddings just seem like ridiculous costly things. I think I will just elope and then come back and throw a massive party for friends/family. Weddings seem kind of tacky nowadays.

cock robin

OldGoat wrote: »

I'd expect to mount the bride at that price.
Or at least a bridesmaid.
Or the brides ma.
€250 doesn't go as far as it used too.

I would want a jant with all three of em, with the priest making a video for that kinda dosh. Bolloxs to them and their sponsored wedding.

missyb

Is this for real?! ugh, seriously dont go.I cant believe the neck of some people, Im engaged and wont be expecting people to pay for the wedding with gifts, I am ,shock horror, saving to have the wedding I want. I am not planning to have favours and some of the so called extras that are apparantly essential to a wedding (ie a candy buffet? chocolate fountain?this was news to me but Im out of touch).I wont be expecting big presents either or even any in some cases, weddings cost money to attend, but if people turn up and have some fun that will make my day, genuninely, and if they want to throw in a toaster or 47 so be it!!

leggit

To be honest, what a fantastic way of getting rid of people you didn't want to come but had to invite anyway.....

That's what it sounds like to me OP!

meoklmrk91

iguana wrote: »

Buy a wedding card, write the usual guff in it and add a sentence about how you hope your gift gets them started well on their marriage. Put the card in the envelope, seal the envelope, let it dry, then open the envelope ensuring it looks carefully pried open. Go to the wedding have a great time, if it's an open bar drink your fill. When they are opening the cards after the wedding they will find your empty card and wonder which of their guests stole the money you gifted them. Whenever you see them after the wedding you can ask them if they bought something nice with your money and imply that you were especially generous just to see their upset faces.

That plan is just.... Ingenius, I want to see their faces!

Jem123

God people have a hard neck. I hope no one turns up.

old_aussie

Pay with monopoly money.

WoollyRedHat

That's not a wedding gift, that's an out and out extortion.

Littlehorny

Be just as smart back send them your RSVP saying you'll be there and not turn up, that will cost the miserable f***ers a few quid of their extortion money. If asked just say ya woke up dying the day of the wedding.

Degag

I would genuinely love to find out what possessed those people to ask people for €250 on the invitation - Just to see how they defend it.

IvySlayer

Hate wedding invitations asking for monetary gifts.

WoollyRedHat

It's possible they have the Scabby **** gene, an awful disorder.

Dyr

I'd hand the dosh over so long as the couple wear your logo on the day as part of the sponsorship deal