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This may be wrong to ask but...

lreigada Thread views: 1,817

This may be wrong to ask but...

what percentage of your total wedding do you expect to get back from gifts?

JBKempf Thread views: 1,817

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All of it....haha just kidding. We'll be happy with like 10,000 or so. We need a down payment!

buggiegirl Thread views: 1,817

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fh is hoping to get all of what we put in back- around 12k which is 1/3 of our total cost.

i HATE thinking about it like that though- i always yell at him

prncssrachel Thread views: 1,817

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I'm expecting nothing. If I was hoping to get it back, I just wouldn't have spent it. Will it be nice if we get some money? Of course, but I am not expecting ANYTHING.

VogueBride Thread views: 1,817

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we are hoping bot about 10000...but it would be WONDERFUL to get more!

cindyandkevin Thread views: 1,817

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FI thinks we're gonna get it all back in gifts but I know that's not gonna happen. He doesn't understand that not everyone will pay what their plate costs. I'll be happy if we get half back.

DrBeLLaRoSe Thread views: 1,817

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we hope we will get from 10 to 15 thousand.

shellnroc Thread views: 1,817

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Honestly hoping for 10,000 at least.

jpsgirl Thread views: 1,817

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We made all our money back - spent about 30K on the wedding and made about 28K - we had about 160 guests

music79 Thread views: 1,817

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Posted by jpsgirl

We made all our money back - spent about 30K on the wedding and made about 28K - we had about 160 guests

that would be great!!! i am hoping for at least $15000. but really not expecting it. maybe i will get it if i don't expect it

dita531 Thread views: 1,817

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I'm hoping to get a deed to a house in one of those envelopes.

sarahbelle Thread views: 1,817

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Posted by dita531

I'm hoping to get a deed to a house in one of those envelopes.

That is my new hope now!

MrsMichel07 Thread views: 1,817

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10,000 would alright!!

Mrs.Ptobe Thread views: 1,817

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From what I hear from people - don't make any plans to spend money from your wedding. A friend gave me an example that she attending a wedding of a couple alone - she gave the couple $150 just for her... well, when it was her turn to marry the couple gave her $150 for BOTH of them!

To think of how many couples FH and I gave $200 to and thought that it was a good gift - it didn't even cover the cost of the meal... something I didn't think was the case until I started researching my for my own wedding.

I hear be happy if you break even. Just enjoy having a party and don't think about the gifts - if you get great - if not oh well.

amazon_gracie Thread views: 1,817

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Ditto. I'll be happy if I break even.

AJsMommy122 Thread views: 1,817

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Posted by jpsgirl

We made all our money back - spent about 30K on the wedding and made about 28K - we had about 160 guests

Same exact figures for us!! But we had 150 people.
We were SHOCKED we got back almost everything! ( In a good way!)

AnniesSS Thread views: 1,817

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Of course it would be nice to get it all back, but we aren't expecting it. I can't figure an exact amount, but I'll be happy with anything

melissaandsean Thread views: 1,817

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Posted by prncssrachel

I'm expecting nothing. If I was hoping to get it back, I just wouldn't have spent it. Will it be nice if we get some money? Of course, but I am not expecting ANYTHING.

same here!

LIBrideinBWI Thread views: 1,817

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Considering FI's family is from Ohio, where it is considered tacky to give money as a gift - we are not expecting to make our money back.

The whole 'pay for your plate' thing is a completely northeast thing. We went to a wedding for his cousin a few years ago and he was SHOCKED when I suggested we write a check instead of bringing a gift....

Amy