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Giving $20 as wedding gift is too little, but $40 is too much

Giving $20 as wedding gift is too little, but $40 is too much

Typically, people give newlyweds VND500,000 (US$20) as a wedding gift, but I worry that amount doesn’t match the banquet’s value, while a VND1 million gift is out of my budget.
Wedding for parents: When the big day is not about the young couple

Wedding for parents: When the big day is not about the young couple

Wedding gift etiquette strains friendships, family ties

Wedding gift etiquette strains friendships, family ties

Giving gold as wedding gift but viewing it as a loan

Giving gold as wedding gift but viewing it as a loan

If people gift gold to newly married couples and expect to get gifts of equal value years later, how is it different from keeping the gold for themselves?
September 30, 2024 | 06:28 pm PT
My mother-in-law criticizes us for giving gold wedding gift to my husband’s cousin

My mother-in-law criticizes us for giving gold wedding gift to my husband’s cousin

My mother-in-law voiced her displeasure when she learned that we planned to give half a mace of gold to my husband's cousin as a wedding gift.
July 28, 2024 | 02:43 pm PT
My wife spends nearly all our wedding gold gifts without my consent

My wife spends nearly all our wedding gold gifts without my consent

When I inquired about our wedding gold gift, my wife informed me that she had used up half of it, leaving only one tael of gold remaining.
July 10, 2024 | 06:20 pm PT
Guests receive $800, chauffeured in Rolls-Royces and Bentleys at Chinese couple's wedding

Guests receive $800, chauffeured in Rolls-Royces and Bentleys at Chinese couple's wedding

A Chinese couple has gone viral on social media for their lavish wedding gestures, which included giving each guest an $800 envelope, arranging five-star hotel accommodations, and providing chauffeured Rolls-Royces and Bentleys for transportation.
July 2, 2024 | 02:30 am PT
My mother redirects all my gold wedding gifts to my younger sister

My mother redirects all my gold wedding gifts to my younger sister

I entrusted my mother with the gold gifts received at my wedding, intending for her to give them to relatives at future family weddings, but she gave them all to my younger sister instead.
June 23, 2024 | 06:36 pm PT
Getting gold as wedding gift: Blessing or burden?

Getting gold as wedding gift: Blessing or burden?

Having to return the favor after receiving gold as a wedding gift is a financial burden for many young married couples.
June 16, 2024 | 03:06 pm PT
Wedding costs $5.9K but cash gifts only amount to $2.8K

Wedding costs $5.9K but cash gifts only amount to $2.8K

A wedding may end up in financial losses but that is not important as it was meant to be a celebratory event, not a business, readers shared.
June 13, 2024 | 03:01 pm PT
Wedding incurred a loss as family of 4 gave only $40 as gift

Wedding incurred a loss as family of 4 gave only $40 as gift

Parents need to buy plane and bus tickets for kids older than 10, but they do not gift more money when they bring their children to weddings, my friend complained.
June 11, 2024 | 03:43 pm PT
My in-laws pack fake gold in plastic bags as wedding gifts for me

My in-laws pack fake gold in plastic bags as wedding gifts for me

At my wedding, my husband’s family gave me fake, cracked gold bracelets, wrapped in plastic bags as gifts, which made me feel quite disrespected.
June 10, 2024 | 06:47 pm PT
Wedding, funeral gift money costs more than monthly food expenses

Wedding, funeral gift money costs more than monthly food expenses

My uncle, 80, has to skim on eating and work constantly in the fields to afford the gift money that is customarily expected at local funerals and weddings.
June 4, 2024 | 03:00 pm PT
My husband leaves my brother’s wedding early after being criticized for his laziness

My husband leaves my brother’s wedding early after being criticized for his laziness

My husband took a taxi back to the city after my family criticized him for not helping to prepare for my brother’s wedding ceremony in my hometown.
May 26, 2024 | 02:59 pm PT
My mother-in-law insists we present gold wedding gift to my husband’s cousin for family pride

My mother-in-law insists we present gold wedding gift to my husband’s cousin for family pride

My husband’s cousin is about to get married, and my mother-in-law has expressed her desire for us to give at least a mace of gold as a wedding present to uphold family “pride.”
May 5, 2024 | 03:22 pm PT
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