Hahahah yes they do! A distant relative of mine got married and my parents did so much for him and his family. Gave every member in their family presents, cash on their wedding and even we kids used to get annoyed that why do you need to.. but my mom was like no, they are our relatives, it's proper manners to do this. Anyway so after my nikkah, I was looking at the notebook where the salaamis were noted down, and I started laughing soooo hard when I saw his family had given us 21 bucks. And no, they are actually quite well settled and a doctor by profession so we assumed they were being kanjoos and nothing else. I could not stop laughing, it was so amusing. My mom was like shhh, koi baat nahi.. whatever they wanna give, that's still very generous of them. lol.
My invitation card said, no boxed gifts because I was moving to another state and I had a bridal registry also. I also had asked if someone wanted to donate to the masjid, they can. Still people are people.
these are some things that I got as wedding presents.
- Makeup brushes (that cost $13) from Target
- Free bags that you get with your cosmetic or perfume purchase
- Switched desi clothes (that were not my size or style)
- Toasters from CVS
My mom said the same thing. I just thought it was funny!