On Jun 13, 12:52*pm, Janet Wilder > wrote:
> ChattyCathy wrote:
> > We got an invitation today from an acquaintance and his wife to a combined
> > birthday/house warming party they're holding at the end of the month.
>
> > The invite says that 'guests are under no obligation to buy any gifts' -
> > but they've registered at *two* home ware stores and given all the details
> > about them - just in case.
>
> That is not a "gift" it's an entrance fee!
>
> One of the groups this "social butterfly" flits about with is
> celebrating the 50th wedding anniversary of one of the couples next
> week. My friend, Nancy, is hosting it at her place and I did up the
> invites on the computer. At the bottom of the page with the information
> of the where and when there is a sentence: *"The gift of your presence
> is all that is expected"
>
> --
> Janet Wilder
> Bad spelling. Bad punctuation
> Good Friends. Good Life

That is what we put on our wedding invitations, and most people
respected that. There were some that gave us money which was
appreciated, but why give gifts when we already have everything we
need?