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    Your Expert Wedding Gift Guide
    Your Expert Wedding Gift Guide
    Your Expert Wedding Gift Guide
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    Your Expert Wedding Gift Guide

    By Michael Collins

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    This expert guide tells you how to quickly select the perfect wedding gift and also save money. The guide covers every aspect of choosing a wedding gift for every kind of wedding, including second marriages, eco weddings, and gay and lesbian marriages and civil ceremonies. It gives clear, up to date advice on what to choose, how much to spend, and how and when to present the gift. The advice in this guide is in line with that of other etiquette experts like the Emily Post Institute and Miss Manners. Most of the sections in the guide are packed with practical cut-to-the-chase suggestions in alphabetical order. Other sections are longer when explanations are required. The purpose of a wedding gift is to celebrate a love that's now and forever with a personal present. The fundamental factor for a successful choice of wedding present is how well you know the couple. Every guest wants to know how much to spend on a wedding gift. The rule is to spend what you think is appropriate, depending on your relationship to the couple. In the 21st century there are no hard-and-fast rules about what, how, or even whether to give for a second wedding. Among the most important things you should consider is making sure the gift you are about to give is new, unique, and useful.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMichael Collins
    Release dateJan 27, 2013
    ISBN9781301409617
    Your Expert Wedding Gift Guide
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    Michael Collins

    Michael Collins was born in Rome in 1930. After graduating from the U.S. Military Academy, he entered the newly independent Air Force, becoming a fighter pilot and experimental test pilot. He was one of the third group of astronauts named by NASA in 1963. On his first mission, Gemini 10, he set a world altitude record and became the nation’s third spacewalker. His second flight was as command module pilot of the historic Apollo 11 mission to the moon in July 1969. He is retired major general in the U.S. Air Force Reserve and has received numerous decorations and awards, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Collier Trophy. He is now retired and lives in South Florida. Carrying the Fire is his memoir.

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      Your Expert Wedding Gift Guide - Michael Collins

      Your Expert Wedding Gift Guide

      By

      Michael H. Collins

      Smashwords Edition

      © Michael Collins 2013

      Also by the same author:

      St George in English History: The Making of English Identity

      The American Panorama: A Comprehensive Guide to the Culture of the United States

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher. The right of Michael Collins to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

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      Table of Contents

      Chapter 1: How to Quickly Select the Perfect Wedding Gift

      Chapter 2: Eco Gifts. My Secret Eco Wedding Gift Tips

      Chapter 3: The Bride’s Parents, The Groom’s Parents and Wedding Gifts

      Chapter 4: Gifts for Second Weddings

      Chapter 5: Gifts for Gay and Lesbian Marriages and Civil Ceremonies

      Chapter 6: Cash Gifts

      Chapter 7: Wedding Gifts to Avoid Giving

      Summary Wedding Gift Secrets...

      List of Useful Websites

      Another book by Michael H. Collins

      Chapter 1

      How to Quickly Select the Perfect Wedding Gift

      Everyone enjoys giving gifts. But choosing a wedding gift can make you feel worried, frustrated and embarrassed. There are so many different wedding situations these days, and so many choices of gifts. Social rules are changing too, and you may feel unsure about the etiquette and ethics of gift-giving, such as whether and what to give for a second or older marriage. You may not know the couple well, or even if they expect a gift. And what about gifts of money? Then, how much should you spend? Money may be tight or you may be rushed for time to purchase the gift and mail it if you’re not going to present it in person. If only gift-giving were easy!

      This expert guide does make the process easy. It tells you how to quickly select the perfect wedding gift and also save money.

      The guide covers every aspect of choosing a wedding gift for every kind of wedding, including second marriages, eco weddings, and gay and lesbian marriages and civil ceremonies. It gives clear, up to date advice on what to choose, how much to spend, and how and when to present the gift. The advice in this guide is in line with that of other etiquette experts like the Emily Post Institute and Miss Manners.

      Choosing wedding gifts is an exciting, joyous task, but it can be overwhelming. There are so many things to consider, people offering help, budgets to watch, and ideas to explore. But remember: The purpose of a wedding gift is to celebrate a love that's now and forever with a personal present. Wedding gifts, especially personalized ones, are sure to be cherished long after the ceremony, and for many anniversaries to come.

      This guide is written by an expert author. I have assisted at weddings, religious and secular, in several countries, the US, Britain, Canada and Denmark. And I am familiar with the wedding customs of many more through extensive work-related and leisure travel. My membership of the Royal Geographical Society keeps me abreast of social trends around the world. And my experience of working in business, and running my own, keeps my feet firmly on the financial ground.

      Most of the sections in the guide are packed with practical cut-to-the-chase suggestions in alphabetical order. Other sections are longer when explanations are required. So make yourself comfortable, get a paper and pen or blank Word document, turn off your cell phone and other distractions, and get

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