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You re finalizing the details of your outdoor wedding and someone mentions chairs. Do you need them? If so, should you get one for every guest? You re torn-renting chairs seems like a waste of money-you d rather put those dollars towards a better video or photo booth props. But what it comes down to is this: If you want your guests to be comfortable, even during a short ceremony, set up chairs for them. Here s why: Guests will get tired of standing.
Assuming they arrive 10 minutes before the ceremony, which may be 20 minutes or longer, guests will be standing at least 30 minutes, which may tire out some people. And then there s your pregnant, elderly, or physically challenged guests who would definitely need a seat.
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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.