What would your reply have been to this.-

Cancel the cheque and tell them to do one. They should be thankful for what they got. When we got married in 2012 it was both my wife and my own second marriage so we told everyone no presents and we were happy to share our day surrounded by family and friends.
 
Janesy B said:
Awful human beings.
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Mumsnet isn't all that bad :D.



Personally I'd buy one of those novelty checks, get it printed with "is this enough?" As a title then have it delivered by an ice cream van playing its tunes followed by a brass band. Ooo maybe a barbershop quartet. Around 7pm when most people are home from work to witness.

Overkill you say but I'd make my money back once the YouTube video goes viral.

Obviously I haven't thought about this too much so there may be a few holes in my plans.
 
I'd go visit them in person and tell them exaclty what I think of them.

Assuming this is a traditional wedding we all imagine it to be, then they are not forced to get married. It all seems like such a farce. It's a self indulgent event to share with friends and family. If you can't afford it, don't do it.

It sounds like a troll, but I have come accross people just like this so it doesn't surprise me. We living a society with skewed expectations.

If I am ever to get married it will be a small but fun affair and I will be one doing the providing so that everyone in attendance has a great time with me. Isn't that the whole point?
 
Judgeneo said:
Yeah, that would have be cancelling the cheque, £100 is not a small gift at all.
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Not necessarily. There are those for who £100 is a pittance. It rather depends on who the giver, and the receiver, are.

But regardless of the affluence of either party, that email was disgraceful. If the couple were so offended by it, they ought to have returned it. Otherwise, just bank it and shut up.

If I received a mail like that, the thing I would adjust would be any future contact with the sender, to zero. I wouldn't bother with any retaliatory action. Life's to short to waste on idiots. I'd just delete them from my frame of existence.
 
HAH, some people are so awesome?

I'll be glad I get anything form the guests at our wedding, at the end of the day anything is a bonus.
 
'It seems I've already over-paid your worth to me. Not a mistake I will make again.' - Something along those lines.
 
That's disgraceful.

Who needs wedding gifts anyway? We asked our guests to donate either to Cancer Research (my parents both died with cancer) or to the MS society (Mother-in-law has it) :)
 
Weddings make people mental. When I got married I had a pretty small wedding. Close family and pals but not many people. I didn't invite cousins other than a couple who are very close (we have more than 30 first cousins between us).

Having been pleasant enough as a guest on the day, one of my wife's Aunt's sent a gift of a cdr with pictures of her children (whom I don't know) and a poison pen letter about them not being invited and being able to copy them into our photographs.

In this instance I would ignore and never speak to them again (funnily enough the same thing I did with the wife's aunt after snapping the cdr in two)
 
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