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Wedding gift

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kaffeine11 Just Starting Joined: 29 Jun 2008 Posts: 1	Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 7:43 am    Post subject: Wedding gift I am going to St Petersburg for a friends wedding in a couple of weeks. I know that people typically give cash for a wedding gift but after the cost of the trip and hotel, I cannot quit afford a big gift of cash. I want to get the couple a gift from the US instead. Any suggestions as to what would be appropriate? Anything else I should know about Russian weddings (even though this one is supposed to be non-traditional)?
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Daria Lounge Wizard Joined: 16 May 2005 Posts: 1146 Location: Canada	Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 5:37 am    Post subject: Re: Wedding gift kaffeine11 wrote: I am going to St Petersburg for a friends wedding in a couple of weeks. I know that people typically give cash for a wedding gift but after the cost of the trip and hotel, I cannot quit afford a big gift of cash. I want to get the couple a gift from the US instead. Any suggestions as to what would be appropriate? Anything else I should know about Russian weddings (even though this one is supposed to be non-traditional)? What is your budget like, Kaffeine? I may assure you that your attendance will be a gift on it's own.
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Varrah Lounge Lizard Joined: 26 Jun 2008 Posts: 80 Location: St.-Petersburg, Russia	Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 6:08 pm    Post subject: Actually, as I know and see it, the most traidional wedding-present to a new-born family in Russia is something for their new home. Something that both of them could use: to live, to cook (including machinery), to eat from (dishes, tea-sets etc.), to sleep on (meaning bedsheets etc.) etc. Next thing is something to the celebration istelf, like fine wine or some delicacy ("икра заморская, баклажанная" - "aubergine patе from overseas" ) though this depends. Also some paired souvenirs, especially those, that can be stored for years and be a good decoration of their home and good "memory anchor" about the happy day they married. Hope that helped.
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