Wedding Gifts and Budgeting

[Hadeel]

Re: Wedding Gifts and Budgeting

@Muzna

I’ve seen this happen as well…but not so blatantly as to do it on the stage.
Usually this is done at home, in the presence of the elders because they don’t want to be “indebted” to anyone. So if a gift of $150 if received then at least that much is given back to the people that gave the gift.

It’s one thing doing it at home.. keeping an account of everything. I get it.

But when you’re doing it on stage and the guests are waiting for the shadi ka munshi to write down what they’re giving. The guests going.. “haan jee likh liya?”.. the couple waiting for the money to be handed to them.. the munshi jotting down amounts and confirming “kitnay? Itnay?”.

It’s not a pretty sight.