Hey guys.
Thot this wud b a nice thread,related to wedding.. Basically ladki walon kay liye 
Well, jus thot to pop-in some idea’s as how to pack the joda’s for the in-laws.some do it in plain clear bags, with the name tag of the person or like MIL,FIL etc…
Some do it with flowers n’ diff deco stuff… may b some go for lovely designed wrapping papers. how did u do on ur wedding or may b planning to do on ur wedding? why not send in some pics aswell
tc,
veer-zara
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we gift-wrapped them individually...packed everything in a suitcase..and gave the keys to the MIL.. :)
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my parents had packed their stuff in clear plastic wrappers, and put the names (mother-sister-bhabhi 1- etc etc) and then gave it to them at the mehndi. for my sister-in-law, her parents gave us the stuff at the mayyoun, it was packed on a cardboard box and had a ribbon tied around it..it was kinda cute 
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no offense or nothing, but this is one the 'rasams' that i absolutely hate.
there is enough expensive involved with a wedding as it is, but on top of that we have to give clothes and other items to the in-laws. and for what?!
so that that they can show it off when friends/family come to their house, kay dekhan yeh humari bahu kay ghar say cheezain aaien hain. and it's not even just the guy's parents. it's his entire khaandhan. khala say lay kar chachu ki behan tak.
it's just a waste of the girl's parents money..who are spending enough as it is to get their daughter married. and heaven forbid if something's wrong with the gifts. like the material of the cloth is too cheap, or there's not enough material to make a suit. augghh. annoys the hell outta me.
why do we do such foolish and extravagant things when it comes to getting married. can it not just be a simple thing, without any show?
sorry..just needed to vent :p continue on :)
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my parents gave small jewelery, like kara's or earrings, i can't remember which now, to each of my parents sisters/sisters in law along with a really nice piece for a shalwar kameez.
they also gave my MIL gold earrings, my FIL a really nice cashmere sweater, and my SIL a sterling silver pendant that spelt out her name. small, simple, tokens of affection and welcome from the new family :)
everyone really appreciated the thoughtfulness and because they were small items, my parents could go all out budget-wise and make them really, really nice.
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^we need to vent...but to the right crowd....THE AUNTIES AND THE UNCLES....i find it odd too..but we just gave nice suits (US bought...fabric from pak wasnt holding up the reputation..i dont think ill ever buy fabric from there..) to all the khalaas chachis mamis phuphos (and the spouses) etcccccc...some jewelery for the mother..a couple of gifts each for the FIL and the grooms brothers....nothing else...since i was to not live there...(pak) so there was no point of buying any other 'stuff'....
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at my wedding the guy's side gave everyone gifts the same way the girl's side gave everyone gifts. i didnt know it was purely a bride's side thing..
Re: The joda's for Susraal...
smack
no offense or nothing, but this is one the 'rasams' that i absolutely hate. there is enough expensive involved with a wedding as it is, but on top of that we have to give clothes and other items to the in-laws. and for what?! so that that they can show it off when friends/family come to their house, kay dekhan yeh humari bahu kay ghar say cheezain aaien hain. and it's not even just the guy's parents. it's his entire khaandhan. khala say lay kar chachu ki behan tak.
it's just a waste of the girl's parents money..who are spending enough as it is to get their daughter married. and heaven forbid if something's wrong with the gifts. like the material of the cloth is too cheap, or there's not enough material to make a suit. augghh. annoys the hell outta me.
why do we do such foolish and extravagant things when it comes to getting married. can it not just be a simple thing, without any show?
sorry..just needed to vent :p continue on :)
Oh you're totally right...
most of the time htey don't even deserve it :p
Re: The joda's for Susraal...
smack
no offense or nothing, but this is one the 'rasams' that i absolutely hate. there is enough expensive involved with a wedding as it is, but on top of that we have to give clothes and other items to the in-laws. and for what?! so that that they can show it off when friends/family come to their house, kay dekhan yeh humari bahu kay ghar say cheezain aaien hain. and it's not even just the guy's parents. it's his entire khaandhan. khala say lay kar chachu ki behan tak.
Btw.... chachu ki behan is phupho... so i guess if chachu's getting something she should too eh? :@:
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^ 
sara ki bachi. you know what i meant.
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i know.. just messin witcha 
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Anyways, I know what ur saying and ur totally right..but at the same time, i guess parents want to give stuff out of khushi. No doubt it's a big expense, but alot of ppl see it as a necessary expense, just like everything else abt a wedding. I don't think it's a problem until it gets abused, which it unfrotunately does way too many times. but for us, at least for my mom, it was something she wanted to do....we had to hear so much crap from our relatives at the time even though they didn't have to give one red cent (which they would've if we were in pak) nor were they ever going to be in a position to make jahez for their daughters...
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yes my mom’s been talking about what she should buy for my MIL …she mentioned a pendant and earring gold set
so what about the sister in laws? give them clothes? 
…or its not necessary?
meh so confusing 
i hate it when some in laws make a big fuss about what they get from the bahu and they become to ungrateful…its so sad and pathetic 
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let ur parents worry abt that
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haha yes i guess ......ones less thing to worry about :@:
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in fact i dont know any brides who do that..its strictly btwn the elders. if it were up to the bride, i don't think the susral would get much :@:
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lol yes but my mom asked for my opinion on it thats why :@:
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pendant set...kara, watch,perfume,handbag,suit,---MIL (you can always mix-match ideas)
brother in laws wives--stick with the basics...suit/sari etc
aunties/uncles/brothers/sisters--suits are good enough...unless the guy has one sis...i would say...get her something special(makeup bag with goodies..watch...jewelery..clothes)...but as far as relatives are concerned--basics are just fine.. :)
FIL--suit,perfume,cufflinks/tiepin set...etc
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^ yeah, usually the immediate family gets jewelery while the extended family just get suits. also, i'm not sure how its done in pak but everyone gets differnet things, but we all got the same amount/type stuff just to make it easier