Discussions I've participated in

This will be my third marriage, and the second for my fiancé. We each had full households worth of furniture and belongings, and don't need wedding gifts in any real sense of the word "need". We are...

One of my work friends recently eloped. It was just the two of them and a couple of witnesses. What is the standard here? Would you still give a gift in this situation? Share your thoughts!

I am not sure that I really understand or agree with the elopement = no gift rule of thumb. Isn't the gifting about helping the couple start their lives together, not an exchange for a attending a...