OK, this is off topic, but once we were invited to a wedding, a door ka rishtaydaar, the invitation said "Envelope sized gifts only please" which essentially means cash. I was SO taken aback, I thought it was very inappropriate and cheap to spell out that they only want cash for a gift, nothing else. I ended up not going BECAUSE of that line in the invitation. I was tempted to go and put some McDonald's coupons or something in there and write "you are so cheap you probably could use a two big macs for the price of one coupon"
Gah, desis and their chichorapan, I will never get it.
No Box Gifts is pretty common in the States. In fact, most gora weddings I have been to, its understood you give the bride and groom cash on the wedding day. What is wrong with desies doing it?
The idea is to help the new couple start their life together. They have a nice wedding, invite you to come and be with them on their special day, eat their food, drink, celebrate, mingle and you find it chichorapan to give a cash gift? I would think its wierder that you dont want to support them on a life-long journey they just began...its not about you...its about them.
Hmmmm...