The wheels are coming off! All of a sudden my idea of not registering for wedding gifts and asking people to donate to charities is coming under attack on multiple fronts. My mother, who is supported by my sister, think that our guests will perceive it to be a form of snobbery if we don't register. They argue that people will think that we are so well off that people couldn't possibly buy us a gift that we don't have.
Others have weighed in saying that our guests will not listen and buy gifts anyway so you might as well try to get them to buy you things you want.
And still others have said that we should donate to charities anonymously so asking guests to donate in our name is not good.
I thought it was such a good idea...
2 comments:
The double fronted family attack. Good luck, Buz. Don't they understand that you guys are going to get a bunch of stuff that you don't need - salad bowls and the like.
What about the kids, man!
Nobody will think it's snobby. Robson asked for no presents at all at his wedding. Everybody was psyched! It's a different clientele obviously, but I think most people would find it refreshing. Maybe you should register but also make very clear that you'd prefer donations unless the people really have something special they want to get you (like an alien in a jar).
That argument about anonymous donations is just a weak little shot across the bows. It's not directly coming from you anyways, so it is kind of anonymous in effect. Your mom and sister are just freaked out about the tradition being attacked. They don't have any other real good reasons. Stick to your guns. Think of all the crap you are going to have to deal with!
Finally, I think you should change your heading to T Minus, that'll make it really freaky!
Post a Comment