Monday, July 1, 2013

Wedding Gift Etiquette

This bride sent the following text to a wedding guest who had given the couple a hamper full of food:

"I'm not sure if it's the first wedding you have been to, but for your next wedding … people give envelopes. I lost out on $200 covering you and your dates plate . … and got fluffy whip and sour patch kids in return. Just a heads-up for the future."

And the text exchange deteriorated from there.  Arguably the most insulting part was where she accused her guest of eating the "beautiful venue."

2 comments:

  1. I'm sort of surprised that all the vitriol is directed at the bride when the guest's behavior was just as bad. Not the initial gift-giving (although I do think the gift is more suited for a casual birthday party than for a wedding) but the exchange after that when the guest immediately fired back by comparing one of the brides to a cow chewing hay.

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  2. Neither of them comes out looking great. The guest definitely didn't take the high road. But I think harsh words spoken in response to an insult are easier for people to overlook than the bride's overall sense of entitlement.

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