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Let s say a married couple is invited to a wedding, but only one of them can attend. Should they give the same monetary gift they would if both were attending? Or when a five-person family is invited, including adult children who live at home, but only the parents will go. Should the gift reflect the entire group invited, or just those who are actually attending? Since gift-giving is a personal matter with no right or wrong, consider the following suggestions rather than rules. When only one spouse attends a wedding though both were invited.
Because they re a couple, their gift should reflect whatever they would have given if both were going to attend, regardless of who actually goes.