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Mon Oct-13-08 11:02 PM
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Would a restaurant gift certificate be an ok wedding present? |
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My cousin and his fiance have been living together for ten years,with 2 kids. They are getting married next month,I'm stumped on a gift.
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Mon Oct-13-08 11:06 PM
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if you throw in babysitting...
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Mon Oct-13-08 11:06 PM
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2. I think so. Afer ten years, they've probably got a Crock Pot. nt |
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Mon Oct-13-08 11:08 PM
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If it's a good restaurant (not low end), and if it's one you know they like, and if it's not a very formal wedding then probably a gift certificate would be fine.
People getting married who already have kids tend to be more flexible about what they consider good gifts. :)
Make sure the gift certificate is enough for a night out for the whole family if you are giving this as a gift.
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Mon Oct-13-08 11:08 PM
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4. You don't really have to get them much of anything, unless you want to. |
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The point of a wedding gift is generally to facilitate setting up a combined household. Since their household has already lasted longer than a lot of marriages, don't spend much for that purpose- presumably they already have towels and plates. ;)
I would get them a dinner out or a nice bottle of whatever their drink of choice is, maybe packaged with some attractive stemware, would be perfect. Maybe even a promise to babysit if you live nearby, our payment toward a sitter if you don't. As parents, what they probably would appreciate most is some time to themselves. So yeah, I think you've got the right general idea.
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Mon Oct-13-08 11:14 PM
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5. I would think so...we got a couple for our wedding, and we really |
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appreciated them! I had two kids when Hubby and I married, so getting out either just the two of us, or as a family, was always a treat.
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Mon Oct-13-08 11:15 PM
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6. yes, if it is a good non-chain restaurant and enough for a nice |
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meal with a bottle of wine. Put it in a really nice card and mysbe throw in some cash for the tip or to be used for a baby-sitter. At this stage of the game I think they would really appreciate it.
Congratz to the couple :party:
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Mon Oct-13-08 11:22 PM
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7. Only if it is an Olive Garden gift certificate! |
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Tue Oct-14-08 01:08 AM
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9. But the op did not indicate if mom was lactating, |
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Also we were not informred of their pitbull ownership status. But the kicker is how they lean about corn flake encrusted chicken.
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Tue Oct-14-08 01:27 AM
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even though I missed the great Olive Garden wars, I almost feel like I was there :rofl:
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Tue Oct-14-08 01:50 AM
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11. I gave my boss's son and his wife an Olive Garden gift certificate |
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as a wedding present. Then again, I knew that she loved going to Olive Garden. I also paid their babysitter off for a night of their choice so they could go out and have a relatively classy dinner.
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Tue Oct-14-08 01:02 AM
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Since you are under no obligation to give a gift even if they had never lived together, I vote you just give them a nice card, or how about you go crazy and write a letter on lovely stationery telling them what a great couple they are and what a wonderful family they have. Much better than a gift that has no meaning (unless the restaurant does have a certain meaning for the couple, like they had their first date there or the like).
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Tue Oct-14-08 06:32 AM
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12. Gifts should reflect the personality of the giver AND of the recipient. |
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I don't see a gift certificate doing that, unless you own the restaurant or are the chef there, or if the restaurant has meaning for the couple in some way (either they eat there a lot, they dated there, or it's a real pricey super fancy place that they'd otherwise never be able to get to eat at)
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Tue Oct-14-08 06:40 AM
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13. If it's a more casual acquaintance, I suppose that would be OK |
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Frankly, though, for family, something better is warranted. Find out where they're registered and choose something in the $30-$40 range.
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Tue Oct-14-08 07:21 AM
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14. Hardee's.... If they truly love each other there isn't |
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a more romantic thing than to sit at a plastic table and chow down a thickburger (wait, was that a artery I just heard clog up?). How close did you say these people were to you?
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