I guess I'll give a empty card for now?
Seriously? I've never brought anything to the actual wedding in my life. Is this a regional or heritage thing again?
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megan walker - Oct 01, 2007 11:30:14 am PDT #7960 of 10001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
JZ - Oct 01, 2007 11:31:31 am PDT #7961 of 10001
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
I have no bond advice one way or the other, but that does remind me of a bond-related question: One of our relatives gave Matilda a savings bond a few months ago. What we got was a lovely card with a little official US certificate about the size of a check and decorated with red-white-and-blue stripey waves, stating that (fill in the name here) has purchased a a bond in the amount of XXX for you, and then a bunch of fine-print stuff I don't remember. Is that the actual bond, or is the bond some other, more serious-looking, document that's supposed to arrive separately? And, as long as I'm being monumentally pig-ignorant, how does one go about cashing in a bond?
eta: You're doing the sound system? That's huge. If it were me getting married, I wouldn't expect any kind of a gift on top of that.
omnis_audis - Oct 01, 2007 11:32:04 am PDT #7962 of 10001
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
I dunno. I think the thing that paniced me was the e-mail for the volunteers (table settings, sound system, etc) had a "that can be over by the gift table" and I was like "o shit, gotta bring a gift. Right!" Tho, of late, apparently there has been some scammers who walk into a reception to the gift table and pick up things and walk out, so the news is saying to NOT have the gift table near the door.
megan walker - Oct 01, 2007 11:32:55 am PDT #7963 of 10001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
That is probably it. And any bank should be able to cash it. It is probably currently worth 1/2 the face value.
amych - Oct 01, 2007 11:33:12 am PDT #7964 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
That is the bond (make a note of the serial number somewhere in case you ever need to replace the actual certificate), and you can cash it at any bank or post office.
omnis_audis - Oct 01, 2007 11:34:25 am PDT #7965 of 10001
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
I'm guessing that might have been the gift card looking thing. Not sure. As for cashing it, I believe you can just go to any bank. But double check it's maturity date. For more info: [link]
megan walker - Oct 01, 2007 11:34:43 am PDT #7966 of 10001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Tho, of late, apparently there has been some scammers who walk into a reception to the gift table and pick up things and walk out, so the news is saying to NOT have the gift table near the door.
That, and the last thing I would want to do on my wedding night is pack up and haul away gifts. Sort of like you shouldn't give your hostess flowers when she's trying to get a meal on the table.
Steph L. - Oct 01, 2007 11:35:56 am PDT #7967 of 10001
I look more rad than Lutheranism
A special bottle of wine/champagne perhaps?
If they drink champagne, get them a bottle of good champagne (Veuve Cliquot, Moet White Star, Piper), and write a note telling them to keep it to open on their first anniversary.
Vortex - Oct 01, 2007 11:36:53 am PDT #7968 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
That, and the last thing I would want to do on my wedding night is pack up and haul away gifts. Sort of like you shouldn't give your hostess flowers when she's trying to get a meal on the table.
Yeah, I always send the gift to the house. I try not to bring it to the reception. Usually, there's someone designated to deal with it, but it's just easier.
Steph L. - Oct 01, 2007 11:37:31 am PDT #7969 of 10001
I look more rad than Lutheranism
That, and the last thing I would want to do on my wedding night is pack up and haul away gifts.
I always assumed that the bride and groom sucker their bridal party/family/etc. into hauling away the gifts.
I base that assumption on all the Freak-Ass Church weddings I was in, where I had to work like a DOG.
t /fine, yes, still bitter