Comments on: Will you do me the honour?

By: tigtog

tigtog — Tue, 05 Sep 2006 01:48:21 +0000

I was in the Rocks on Sunday evening for a birthday party – as we drove along George Street there was a cortege of beribboned silver BMW convertibles. Then when we’d been at the pub for about 10 minutes and were looking out from the balcony at the fading sunlight on the coathanger, another cortege of beribboned BMW convertibles went past (black this time), and just as they swept out of view another cortege came into view from the opposite direction – vintage black Jaguars this time. Extrapolating for the rest of the day and the rest of the harbour, obviously quite a few families were showing off their solid financial footing by the water that afternoon.

By: Brian

Brian — Mon, 04 Sep 2006 13:59:49 +0000

I just remembered one of my wife’s younger rellies. Her parents gave her a pile of dosh, maybe $15k I don’t know, and told her she could spend it on a wedding or whatever.

She and her fella took a trip to the US and while they were there got hitched in Las Vegas in some wierd Elvis styled ceremony.

She always was a bit different!

By: sublime cowgirl

sublime cowgirl — Mon, 04 Sep 2006 11:50:08 +0000

I knew of a couple (via the photographer) who separated before the $10 000 wedding photo package was delivered.

By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 04 Sep 2006 11:15:46 +0000

Last wedding I went to between a postie and a bank worker in their late 20s I heard about 15k went on various credit cards.

By: Cristy

Cristy — Mon, 04 Sep 2006 07:46:56 +0000

Tying the last few comments about the expensive present hurdle back to Brian’s point about there being a lot less ready money around for parties in 1964 – how do people pay for the bigarse parties you see every weekend? Credit cards?

Parents – at least the ones that I have heard of.

By: Laura

Laura — Mon, 04 Sep 2006 07:38:45 +0000

Tying the last few comments about the expensive present hurdle back to Brian’s point about there being a lot less ready money around for parties in 1964 – how do people pay for the bigarse parties you see every weekend? Credit cards?

On the naming of children: a friend my age with two daughters bearing his surname and not his partner’s said it was important to him that somebody share his name, as his mother divorced and remarried and his siblings had his stepfather’s name, he was the only person in his family with his surname. That seemed a good, real reason to me.

By: Zoe

Zoe — Mon, 04 Sep 2006 06:14:59 +0000

If it was a month’s salary then the “wishing well” is even bloody crasser.

And LE, I don’t mind a gift registry, particularly where it’s a rello whose personal taste might not be so clear as an old friend.

The second of the recent weddings said that presents were not expected and dress was informal. They got a huge stack of lovely looking parcels delivered by happy, beautifully dressed up people. Bit of respeck for the guests goes a long way …

By: Lefty E

Lefty E — Mon, 04 Sep 2006 06:10:21 +0000

Or maybe they could just admit they cant afford to get married!

De facto is, of course, a great economy option for wise investors.

By: Mindy

Mindy — Mon, 04 Sep 2006 06:01:35 +0000

I agree asking for $$ up front is a bit rude. Better to take your chances and don’t ask for gifts at all, knowing that most people will put a little something in the card. Or have the Mums discretely let on that as you have been a couple for a while blah blah blah you have just about everything you need, but a little cash in the card would be really useful. Much nicer, less offensive way of going about it.

Yikes Zoe, is that like a month’s salary? Or is it just waaaay over the top?

By: Lefty E

Lefty E — Mon, 04 Sep 2006 05:51:21 +0000

Yeah Zoe, I received an invite to some wedding or other that had bank a/c details on the card!

Needless to say, we gave that one a swerve.

I dont mind those approved gift lists though – makes it easy.