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Wedding gifts (gifts to give at Russian weddings)
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Posted by: yodaamnot

Just wondering what is the norm in wedding gifts at a Russian wedding? In the west, there's the bridal registry.

Posted by: Leprechaun

Money, in a wee envelope, some had special envelopes with a picture of weddings rings on it, there was a part in our reception where the guests Q up and gave us this, others had gifts in a bag, clocks, duvet covers, the usuals.

Posted by: Khashyar

Ho yoda.

Sorry that I forgot to answer your question in Lena and my wedding post...

Yes, money is a favorite gift.

Lena and I also received silverware (plates, silver glasses) and gold.

But, as I gently awoke Lena (this morning

) to ask her what is a common wedding gift, she said mostly money is a customary gift.

Khashyar

Posted by: yodaamnot

Thanks for the response guys. Sounds similar to the chinese tradition, money in a red packet. I guess it's to give the bride and groom a start in life.

Is there an acceptable amount in the wee envelope or is it up to the individual's finances?

Posted by: lester

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Posted by: Leprechaun

I was amazed at the genorosity of some of our guests, some gave us up to 80 dollars. (Russian side) and my side averaged around 50 euros...

Posted by: yodaamnot

Hi Leprechaun,

You must have made an impression on your guests...

Posted by: Leprechaun

Everyone saw how happy Irina was and her friends love her much, I guess people here and there know how happy we both are.

I guess i must have.

Posted by: Chrismc

A lady I know is getting married today in the Ukraine, I could not make it so I was told to send some White Roses. Iryna has collected them and she is on her way now. I guess if I was there I would have done what the rest say though, some money in an envelope, that seems to be the norm?

Chris

Posted by: yodaamnot

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Originally Posted by Leprechaun

Everyone saw how happy Irina was and her friends love her much, I guess people here and there know how happy we both are.

I guess i must have.

Good for you

Posted by: yodaamnot

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chrismc

A lady I know is getting married today in the Ukraine, I could not make it so I was told to send some White Roses. Iryna has collected them and she is on her way now. I guess if I was there I would have done what the rest say though, some money in an envelope, that seems to be the norm?

Chris

I guess it won't be long before some of the western concepts may be adopted (e.g. Bridal registry, there's nothing wrong with this concept, as the bride and groom list items to furnish their home together). It will be a sad day if that is the case when traditions are forgotten.

Posted by: Leprechaun

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Originally Posted by yodaamnot

Western weddings are boring compared to the Russian ones.

Ceremony...... food.......drink.

Id advise men to go to russia to get married, do the tasks, get a leader, travel round the town, drink, eat, eat more, drink.... play games....

even the wedding waltz is fading from our partys.

Posted by: lindochka

Definitely money -- I've always given money in a pretty card, figuring that the couple know best what they need for their home. And flowers to present in the receiving line.

When one of my cousins got married in Moscow last year, I gave her and her husband French perfume -- every year the designer Jean Paul Gaultier issues a special edition coffret with miniatures of his women's and men's scents (the bottles are shaped like male and female tailor's mannequins) -- and I tucked money into the coffret.

I presented it to them at the luncheon after we came back from ZAGS, and the other relatives teased her that she couldn't wear the perfume yet because she wasn't really married. (The church wedding was another two days off.) When we assembled at the bridegroom's home on Sunday to walk to the church, I brought along my own bottle of the women's scent and offered her some. (The other relatives agreed that Katya could hardly get into any, uh, trouble on the way to the church!

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