Destination Wedding & Gifting
We have a family wedding in out of the country that we were basically forced to attend because it is a sibling wedding. Even though there is not a great relationship, but our child is part of the wedding. Mind you, we were never asked, we were just notified that our child would be ring bearer. Ok great. We are now a week away and we have spent approximately 6k in travel expenses including, flights, hotels, wedding attire, travel necessities etc… For the bridal shower we gifted something from their registry, approximately $100 gift. I personally think that we should not gift anymore, we have already spent more than we thought of and we haven’t even gotten there yet, there’s still food and other expenses to tack on. My husband thinks it’s a bad look if we don’t gift at least $300, but I personally think we should not. These relatives are toxic, cause drama ALL the time and quite frankly many of us relatives barely tolerate them because of their antics. So, since I’m already going to the wedding, I’m making the best of it. It is what it is, but what would you do? Would you give an additional monetary gift or just leave it at that with the registry gift?
Edit to add that they are still expecting gifts LOL! If that doesn’t give you an idea of the type of people they are…
An aunt once told them that her presence was the present and they responded with “Then don’t come” 🙃