"S Viemeister" > wrote in message
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> On 5/25/2014 11:05 AM, Gary wrote:
>
>> IMO...people that invite you to their wedding, then demand/expect
>> expensive gifts....**** them. That's just a greedy thing.
>>
> We had seen too much of that sort of thing, so when we married, we only
> invited parents and siblings. We walked over to the church, got married,
> then walked back to my parents' house for wedding cake.
>
> People sent us gifts anyway, but not because they thought they had to.

I did not expect gifts as we were older and we essentially eloped. I sent
out announcements after and I think everyone did send me something. But it
was mostly checks and money.