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I would DEFINITELY recommend getting a babysitter or clown or something for the kids to keep them occupied. Nothing annoyed me more than the little ones running around, shouting and knocking over all my decorations. That is one piece of advice I would definitely say invest your money in.
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broke gifts :(
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^ How strange. Well, don't mind about the gifts, is it possible that they actually couldn't afford to get u better stuff? Or if it was intentional they r not worth worrying about.
I have heard people turning up to their relatives weddings with video cameras filming all the girls in a perverted way, making full use of the ZOOM button. I don't know if it is true, but trust me, I have seen some people isolate particular ppl and focus filming on them, bunch of pervs!
in pakistan my relatives do have video camera or digital camera, on my nikkah it was a lot of families and friends attend but none of them brought the cameras or video camera.
they are welcome to take pictures as we never said NO CAMERA, or NO CHILDREN or anything. i took some pictures at my cousins' wedding then they ask me to sent them the copy and i gave them the album, then on my nikkah, they all are selfish and don;t want to take pictures of us.
we have to rely on professional photographer and videographer. then later when DVD and photos are ready, again these selfish people ask me for copy, i only show them and did not let them keep any of the pictures because my father paid £900 for photographer and videographer!
what is wrong with these relatives! they have cameras and clicks at their sibling but not click at my nikkah (maybe because we come from UK and expect us to give them everything just because they live in Pakistan.
Some of them gift the broken photo frame, also broke wind chime (some of wires empty with a few holes which should be attached with glass), it looks old not new as they put the stellotape to put them together, how cheap of them! out of 100 people, i got Rs 5000! and few old gifts, the best gift was NONE! only my parents they gave me a jewerllery set and braclet.
^ thats just crazy n wrong, i wouldn't invite them back to my barrat...i got close to 100k for my enga(with only 150 ppl)
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^100k? u mean one thousand rupee from 150 people?
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^100 k is one hundred thousand!
wow can I invite YOUR guest at my second marriage if i intend on? lol
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^hehe...thats why i said in another post i want money only on my wedding ...so we can put a downpayment on a house ;)
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^^ hehehe Rabia..
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Better to get money and put a down payment rather getting 15 toaster ovens! Good job rabia!
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how about
please dont come, just send cash
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what if we write on the invite card to make it sound nice, polite not rude
Kindly please no gifted boxes. thank you
instead
NO gifted boxed!
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If you're going to write it, then that's a nice way to put it.
'Kindly no boxed gifts please, thank you'. Or whatever makes sense grammatically. may want to get that checked out...
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Don't bother coming, just paypal me the money.
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for those who are not listing onthier invitations "no boxed gifts" can place a mini card in the actual invitation and write a poem on it something like this:
Poem 1
Now we are to be Mr & Mrs
We don't need a wedding list of dishes
we have two kettles, two toasters, two microwaves
We require a house for which we have to save.
If you would like to give us a gift,
A cheque or vouchers would give us a lift
We like to think of it as our 'Wishing Well'
Which will be filled with your love, we can tell.
Poem 2
To save you looking, shopping or buying.
Here is an idea, we hope you like trying.
Come to our wedding, to wish us both well.
And bring this small sack, to throw in our wishing well.
Fill it with paper all colours will do, gold is our favourite but silver will do.
Now that we have saved you, all of that fuss.
We hope you will come, and celebrate with us.
and in the bottom corner you can write No boxed gifts please
I personally am choosing this bc i have co workers and non desi friends to whom i wouldnt feel comfortable requesting or accepting cash from so im just going to stick a card with a poem in the invitation card to close family friends and members to give us cash instead of boxed gifts. this gives you the option to include or exclude the "no boxed gift" wording on the invite.
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^^ aww thats so sweet...
a very good idea as well
Don't bother coming, just paypal me the money.
hey you're back!
hey you're back!
when was i ever gone :-p
for those who are not listing onthier invitations "no boxed gifts" can place a mini card in the actual invitation and write a poem on it something like this:
Poem 1 Now we are to be Mr & Mrs We don't need a wedding list of dishes we have two kettles, two toasters, two microwaves We require a house for which we have to save. If you would like to give us a gift, A cheque or vouchers would give us a lift We like to think of it as our 'Wishing Well' Which will be filled with your love, we can tell.
Poem 2 To save you looking, shopping or buying. Here is an idea, we hope you like trying. Come to our wedding, to wish us both well. And bring this small sack, to throw in our wishing well. Fill it with paper all colours will do, gold is our favourite but silver will do. Now that we have saved you, all of that fuss. We hope you will come, and celebrate with us.
and in the bottom corner you can write No boxed gifts please
I personally am choosing this bc i have co workers and non desi friends to whom i wouldnt feel comfortable requesting or accepting cash from so im just going to stick a card with a poem in the invitation card to close family friends and members to give us cash instead of boxed gifts. this gives you the option to include or exclude the "no boxed gift" wording on the invite.
^^
thats a cool idea!
on our cards we wrote "as the couple is in transition, we have kindly requested no boxed gifts".
it worked out fine for the most part, but we did get a LOT of gift cards for department stores and such, even though we didn't have a registry or specify any stores!it sucks because its not cash to be used anywhere and we're limited making purchases at only those stores. BUT its still better than getting gifts of your guests choice :).
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^ I like the first poem! lol