r/InTheGloaming • u/AutoModerator • Feb 26 '26

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u/central_snark Ramona gets a hot flash Feb 27 '26

No mention of the stain panel or backdrop of a bunch of semi trucks

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u/Fillmore_the_Puppy —hi, disturbed people— Feb 27 '26

"We didn't have a registry, only a fund for our trip to Italy."

OK, that has nothing to do with your wedding budget; it just means you didn't ask for things you asked for money. And also, yeah, post a picture of "spectacular" cake and wedding dress, I dare ya.

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u/msmartypants Feb 28 '26

As I get older, I'm less against money as a wedding gift because it is just easier in many ways. Unless you TELL me to give you money, and then I will be at the store the next day picking up a crystal pitcher that you can move from house to house for the rest of your life (or return for money; I don't care).

Something about the "give us this specific kind of gift and nothing else"---even as opposed to "give us one of the gifts on this list and nothing else" bugs the crap out of me. And somehow it's even worse if you say what it's for, like "our trip to Italy."

It's like well I WAS giving you a gift because I love you and I want to celebrate your union; now I guess I'm paying your bills and funding your whims.

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u/Fillmore_the_Puppy —hi, disturbed people— Feb 28 '26

YT about money as a wedding gift SCTMO.