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Kniphofia 'Nancy's Red'
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Early July spires in a unique shade of deep coral-red -perfect shimmering through pale-lemon anthemis or leucanthemums- and it dies well too
- Position: full sun or partial shade
- Soil: fertile, humus-rich, moist, well-drained soil
- Rate of growth: average
- Flowering period: July to October
- Hardiness: fully hardy
Tall, bright and imposing, kniphofias lend height, vibrancy and drama to any garden. 'Nancy's Red' produces bold spikes of coral-red flowers from summer through to autumn and is a little shorter than many cultivars, so is more suitable for smaller gardens. For maximum impact, plant in bold clumps in humus-rich, moist, well-drained soil, against a background of tall ornamental grasses, or as part of an exotic planting scheme. Good in containers, too. An easy and undemanding plant. - Garden care: In autumn remove and compost the faded, flower spikes and apply a deep, dry mulch around the crown of the plant. In spring, cut back any remaining foliage to ground level. Divide and re-plant overcrowded colonies in spring.
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Hi, I have a little problem choosing some plants....... I really like the look and size of the 'Shady Pink' pre-designed corner planting plan, but our problem is that we have a north east facing garden, so we get no sun at all in the winter, and direct sun for only half a day on either side of the garden during the summer. Would this planting plan be suitable for that level of shade? We are actually are buying plants for the entire garden, so we'd need about 6 new shrubs, and maybe a small tree (we were thinking about the Prunus Amanogawa). Could you please help us with a few shrubs that would do well in these conditions? For perennials, we have been recommended; - Geranium Johnson's Blue, Kniphofia, Crocosmia, and Helleborus foetidus. Are these suitable? Many many thanks! Regards, JoseeAsked on 4/12/2010 by Josee Mallet1 answer
Hello Josee, It is always difficult to give a definitive answer to the shade issue, but looking at the Shady Pink border, the most shade tolerant plants include Anemone hupehensis Hadspen Abundance, Thalictrum aquilegiifolium and Dryopteris erythrosora. If you click on the following link it will take you to all our shade-loving shrubs http://www.crocus.co.uk/plants/_/shrubs/plcid.1/vid.11/ and for the shade -loving perennials http://www.crocus.co.uk/plants/_/perennials/plcid.2/vid.11/ Of the plants you have listed, the Prunus, Helleborus foetidus, Kniphofia and Crocosmia will be OK as long as there is more sun than shade. I hope this helps. Helen Plant DoctorAnswered on 4/13/2010 by Crocus Helpdesk
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Our garden is quite well established and has a Mediterranean feel. We have quite a few spaces that need filling and were hoping you could suggest a few things?Asked on 3/31/2005 by Mrs C Taylor1 answer
We have several plants that might interest you - here are some of the best Lavandula http://www.crocus.co.uk/search/_/search.lavandula/?s=lavandula Cistus http://www.crocus.co.uk/search/_/search.cistus/?s=cistus Kniphofia http://www.crocus.co.uk/search/_/search.kniphofia/?s=kniphofia Euphorbias http://www.crocus.co.uk/search/_/search.euphorbia/?s=euphorbia Yucca filamentosa http://www.crocus.co.uk/plants/_/shrubs/yucca-filamentosa-/classid.4537/ Eryngium http://www.crocus.co.uk/search/_/search.eryngium/?s=eryngium Sedum http://www.crocus.co.uk/search/_/search.sedum/?s=sedum Brachyglottis http://www.crocus.co.uk/plants/_/shrubs/mediterranean-plants/brachyglottis-dunedin-group-sunshine/classid.4376/ Convolvulus cneorum http://www.crocus.co.uk/plants/_/shrubs/mediterranean-plants/convolvulus-cneorum-/classid.940/Answered on 4/1/2005 by Crocus
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I want give my garden a Mediterranean look but I do not know what to plant. Could you please help?Asked on 3/29/2005 by firstname.lastname@example.com answer
There are quite a few plants that we sell on the website which will give you a mediterranean feel to your garden - here are some of the best any of the Kniphofias http://www.crocus.co.uk/findplant/results/?CommonName=kniphofia any of the Euphorbias http://www.crocus.co.uk/findplant/results/?CommonName=euphorbia Yucca filamentosa http://www.crocus.co.uk/findplant/results/?CommonName=yucca+fil Stipa tenuissima http://www.crocus.co.uk/findplant/results/?ContentType=Plant_Card&ClassID=1000000022&CategoryID= any of the Eryngiums http://www.crocus.co.uk/findplant/results/?CommonName=eryngium any of the Sedum spectabile http://www.crocus.co.uk/findplant/results/?CommonName=sedum+spect any of the Bergenias http://www.crocus.co.uk/findplant/results/?CommonName=bergenia Erigeron http://www.crocus.co.uk/findplant/results/?CommonName=erigeron Brachyglottis compacta Sunshine http://www.crocus.co.uk/findplant/results/?ContentType=Plant_Card&ClassID=4376&CategoryID= Convolvulus cneorum http://www.crocus.co.uk/findplant/results/?ContentType=Plant_Card&ClassID=940&CategoryID= Phlomis italica http://www.crocus.co.uk/findplant/results/?CommonName=phlomis Lavandula x intermedia Dutch Group http://www.crocus.co.uk/findplant/results/?ContentType=Plant_Card&ClassID=4046&CategoryID= Festuca glauca http://www.crocus.co.uk/findplant/results/?CommonName=Festuca+glauc&x=12&y=10Answered on 3/30/2005 by Crocus
Mediterranean gardens can take on various guises from the rustic and rambling to the formal elegance of an Italian courtyard. However, they all have key features in common, including the use of exotic, sometimes tender, drought-tolerant plants in pots and
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The Atlanta Silverbacks will host the Puerto Rico Islanders this Saturday at 7:30 pm, with hopes of continuing their home dominance at RE/MAX Greater Atlanta Stadium. Last weekend, Atlanta handed the Portland Timbers a 4-0 thrashing, which improved their home record to 6-0-1. Four different Silverbacks scored in that game (including two defenders) – Warren Ukah, Machel Millwood, Omar Jarun, and Adilson DeLima. Jarun earned a spot on the USL Team of the Week for his performance against the Timbers. The Silverbacks opened the 2006 season against the Islanders. They traveled to Puerto Rico to play two games and left with a loss and a draw. Much has changed since that match. The Silverbacks have not lost during their seven home games and they have found the net far more consistently since the beginning of the season. Saturday's match should be a great match-up between the Silverbacks and the Islanders. The first 500 fans through the gate will receive the second set of 2006 player cards. Ticket prices range from $12.50 to $25.00 - for more information call 1-866-GO-BACKS.
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Editor's note: Third of a four-part series looking at the ministry of President Thomas S. Monson.
President Thomas S. Monson has spent most of his life in the service of God — and for the past 50 years, as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve, First Presidency and president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
At the young age of 22, President Monson was called to be bishop of a ward with many needs, of which he often speaks.
At 31, he became president of the Canadian Mission, which he presided over for three years.
In 1963, at age 36, President Monson became the youngest man in 53 years called to the Quorum of the Twelve.
And five years ago, President Monson was called as president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
But it isn't the milestones of this prolific leader that set him apart as a minister among men. It's a life lived in fulfillment of the four purposes of the LDS Church: perfect the Saints, proclaim the gospel, redeem the dead, and care for the poor and needy.
Redeeming the dead
"There is much to be done in our temples in behalf of those who wait beyond the veil. As we do the work for them, we will know that we have accomplished what they cannot do for themselves," said President Monson in an April 2011 general conference talk, "The Holy Temple — a Beacon to the World."
Temple work has been a key message from the 16th president of the LDS Church throughout his ministry and apostleship. And President Monson has seen the work of the Lord grow exponentially.
In the 50 years that President Monson has served as a general authority, he has seen 129 temples dedicated with 15 more currently under construction and 14 more announced as of April 6, bringing the total number of temples to 170.
President Monson has always taken great strides to make sure that the Saints have access to temples.
In 1968, after a lengthy assignment to oversee the Saints in Australia and the South Pacific, President Monson was called to oversee European missions in Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Italy.
This spearheaded the effort to provide the East German Saints with the full blessings of the gospel.
"Since the Berlin Wall had gone up in 1961, no general authority had attempted to visit the Soviet Zone in Germany. It was now 1968, and, 'trusting in the Lord,' Elder Monson, newly assigned to the European nations, decided he would be the one to make that visit," according to President Monson's biography, "To the Rescue."
It was during a primitive visit among the humblest of Saints in East Germany in November 1968 that President Monson made a bold statement.
"If you will remain true and faithful to the commandments of God," he promised, as related in his biography, "every blessing any member of the church enjoys in any other country will be yours."
This encompassed everything the war-torn country was still lacking — missionaries, patriarchs, church literature and access to a temple.
President Monson's returning visits in the years following brought slow but steady growth within the church in Germany, fulfilling the prophesy from the 1968 meeting.
Yet the question of temple work — for the Saints' individual ordinances as well as their kindred dead — continued to trouble the young apostle.
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She was born yesterday, at 39 weeks sharp at our birthing center! I'm eternally grateful to the midwives and my doula! She weighs 6lb 4.5 ounces and is 19.5 inches tall... She was super alert for the first 6 hours and nursed a ton, but is now in the sleepy phase... I am a tad worried now that she wants to sleep and not to eat, but we will see at our 24h checkup at the birthing center what they suggest... I guess it is normal, but I'm a worrywart.
I had moderate contractions for a very long time (7 hours) before we went in to get checked, I was only 3cm, but we did a membrane sweep since I had contractions every 3 minutes for hours already... After walking for 2 hours, it got really painful, I mean vocalizing was necessary... So we headed back, I was 5cm and hopped into the tub, which helped a lot! After 2 hours I felt like pushing, and I was ready to do so. I pushed for 90 minutes and felt the amniotic sac and her head with my fingers, I was so close, but somewhat the bag of waters was in the way so we agreed to rupture it. It took a little to pop it and the midwife said it was quite a strong amniotic sac - she probably would have been born in the caul, but I am glad we ruptured it, she immediately dropped 1cm lower and things got going from there - we decided to get out of the water and on all fours on the bed, and within 20 minutes she was born! It was a very slow process, I think her head was born for 3 minutes before the rest was born and I felt an intense burning on my pubic bone, I thought my pubic bone would break. Her head wasn't positioned perfectly and pushing right on that spot, it was extremely intense. But the slow easing her out left me with an intact perineum, no skidmarks - just bruised and swollen, which will go down so soon! I am sooooo glad that I did not tear this time!
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In 2012, 21 Illinois children died due to accidental drowning. With temperatures heating up, more kids will be flooding area pools.
There are a few tips you need to know to keep youth child safe this summer.
"Know your limitations, always swim with a buddy, always have adult supervision for children in the pools." That's the advice from Betsy Pratt of the American Red Cross.
In public pools, lifeguards are always on duty. At White Water Junction, at least eleven lifeguards are on duty at all times, according to the Rock Island Aquatic and Fitness director, BJ Ballard. But, she agrees that kids need parental supervision, saying, "Parents definitely need to keep an eye on their kids while they're at public pools, because the guards are here, but they have a lot of people to keep an eye on."
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MONDAY, Nov. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Problems that occur after a patient has been discharged from the hospital account for a large number of complications after general surgery, a new study finds.
Researchers analyzed national data on more than 550,000 U.S. patients (average age 55) who had inpatient general surgery between 2005 and 2012. The overall rate of postoperative complications was about 17 percent, and 41.5 percent of those complications occurred within 30 days after patients were discharged from the hospital.
Overall, about one in 14 of the patients had a post-discharge complication, according to Dr. Hadiza Kazaure, of Stanford University, and colleagues.
Patients who had a complication while in the hospital were more likely to have a complication after discharge than those without an inpatient complication (12.5 percent versus about 6 percent), according to the study in the November issue of the journal Archives of Surgery.
Compared to those without a post-discharge complication, patients with this kind of complication had higher rates of reoperation (nearly 5 percent versus 18 percent) and death (2 percent versus nearly 7 percent) within 30 days after surgery.
Patients whose post-discharge complication came after also having an inpatient complication had the highest rates of reoperation (nearly 34 percent) and death (nearly 25 percent).
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Author | Beavis, Catherine Alice; Apperley, Thomas; Bradford, Clare; O'Mara, Joanne; Walsh, Christopher |
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Citation | English in Education, Vol. 43(2), pp. 162-175 |
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- BIRTH DATE: April 24, 1982 (Age: 31)
- Did You Know?: Kelly Clarkson broke the record for the farthest jump to the No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 twice, first in 2002 with her single "A Moment Like This" and in 2009 with "My Life Would Suck Without You."
- EDUCATION: Burleson High School
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Fort Worth, Texas
- Full Name: Kelly Brianne Clarkson Blackstock
- AKA: Kelly Clarkson
- Originally: Kelly Brianne Clarkson
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- Advance is defined as a movement forward or an improvement.
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- The definition of advance means to move forward or to raise in importance.
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advance definition by Webster's New World
transitive verb advanced, advancing
- to bring forward; move forward: to advance a chessman
- to raise in rank, importance, etc.; promote
- to help or hasten the success or completion of; further: to advance a project
- to put forward; propose
- to bring closer to the present; specif.,
- to cause (a future event) to happen earlier
- to assign a later date to (a past event)
- to raise the rate of; increase: to advance prices
- to pay (money) before due
- to lend
Origin: Middle English avancen ; from Old French avancer, to forward ; from Vulgar Latin an unverified form abantiare ; from Classical Latin ab-, from plush ante, before: spelling, spelled ad- by associated, association with Classical Latin ad, to, forward
intransitive verb
- to go forward; move ahead
- to make progress; improve; develop
- to rise in rank, importance, etc.
- to rise in price or cost; increase
- a moving forward
- an improvement; progress: new advances in science
- a rise in value or cost
- approaches to get favor, become acquainted, etc.; overtures (to someone)
- a payment made before due, as of wages
- a loan
- in front: advance guard
- beforehand; ahead of time: advance information
Related Forms:
- advancer noun
advance definition by American Heritage Dictionary
verb ad·vanced, ad·vanc·ing, ad·vanc·es verb, transitive
- To cause to move forward: advance a chess piece.
- To put forward; propose or suggest: advanced a novel theory during the seminar.
- To aid the growth or progress of: advanced the cause of freedom.
- To raise in rank; promote.
- To cause to occur sooner: advance a deadline by one week.
- To raise in amount or rate; increase.
- To pay (money or interest) before due.
- To supply or lend, especially on credit.
- To serve as an advance person for (a trip to be made by a politician or a dignitary): "advanced the China trip during which the first trade agreements . . . were signed" (Suzanne Perney).
- Archaic To lift.
- a. To go or move forward or onward.b. To move against another, as when attacking: advance on the enemy's position.
- To make progress; improve.
- To rise in rank, position, or value.
- To serve as an advance person for a trip to be made by a politician or a dignitary.
- The act or process of moving or going forward.
- A forward move, as toward an objective; a progressive step: an advance in genetic engineering.
- An increase of price or value.
- advances Opening approaches made to secure acquaintance, favor, or an agreement; overtures.
- a. The furnishing of funds or goods on credit.b. The funds or goods so furnished; a loan.
- a. Payment of money before due: an advance on next month's salary.b. The money so paid.
- Preparation, especially publicity, done prior to the appearance of a public figure or the staging of a public event.
- Made or given ahead of time: an advance payment.
- Going before, in front, or forward.
Origin: Middle English avauncen, from Old French avauncer, from Vulgar Latin *abantiāre, from Latin abante, from before : ab-, ab- + ante, before; see ant- in Indo-European roots.
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- ad·vancˈer noun
advance - Business Definition
- Money provided by an employer to an employee before the money is earned. For example, a new employee may seek an advance to pay for moving expenses and necessities. Also called cash advance.
- Prepayment for a good or service. Authors often get an advance against royalties from publishers.
- An increase in the price of a security.
advance - Investment & Finance Definition
An increase in the price of a security.
advance - Legal Definition
Monies paid before any
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text: Water bending is an awesome skill to learn. This page is under construction, but let's get started: Beginner's Lift: Sit in the Lotus position if you can; if not, sit cross-legged, with your back straight. Set a bowl of water in front of you. Or, if you can, sit in front of a source of natural water. Lakesides are GREAT for starting waterbenders, though not as emotional as the Ocean. Put one or both of your hands in the bowl or the lake. Close your eyes, and repeat the breathing patterns on the Meditation page. Once you've entered that blackness behind your eyes, visualise yourself in the position you're in. Now visualise a white moon-like substance flowing through your body. See it flowing swiftly up from the base of your abdomen [under your bellybutton], splitting into two streams at your chest, flowing through both arms and into your hands, filling the bowl or a small section of the lake water with the white moonglow substance. This moonglow is your Chi, and it's what you'll be using to move the water. Once the water is filled with glow, stop feeding it with Chi and visualise small thread-like strings connecting the ends of your fingers to the Chi in the water. Now, slowly pull your hands up out of the water, and at the same time visualise the water lifting as it clings to the threads at your fingertips. Pull it up maybe an inch or two... Don't push your luck on the first try. It may take you several tries to even make a ripple. If you simply can't get it to lift, repeat the water Elemental Meditation for a few more days and try again. Don't give up... If you say you can't do it, you can't. Cast any skepticism out of your mind and forget any doubts, and meditate of course :P and you will do fine. If you do this correctly, and work through it patiently, then the water should rise as you pull your hands up out of the bowl or the lake. If it works, congratulations. You've just accomplished the hardest task on this site: the first bending. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Winding Stream: This is the same technique as the Beginner's Lift; the difference is that you'll be manipulating it more. Once you've nearly mastered the first skill, this should be rather easy. You've probably tried lifting the water higher before, right? Well, this is the same thing. You'll just be lifting the water about a foot high, and spinning it around a bit. Go through the same steps as in the Beginner's Lift, but pull your hands up higher than before, until you have a nice long cord of water to work with. If you need to, shorten the strings attaching the water to your fingertips, to give it some extra height. In this move, the closer to the water, the better. Pull it to that height and move your hands a bit. In a small clockwise circle at first, and then in a slightly larger counterclockwise circle. Move it around freely, experiment. Also, try pointing one finger down towards the water and spinning it around your hand. It's a rather interesting feeling and it gives you a bit more control over the water you're pulling. It's not too difficult, but I guarantee it will come in handy one day :P ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Living Water: This one may be a bit more difficult. You start out like you would in Winding Stream, but pulling up about a foot of water. It may help you to stand up for this one. But instead of just moving it around in the water, you'll be lifting it completely, separating it from the main source of water and making a sort of floating water bubble. It's a great way of learning to push and pull, if you can move it easily enough to get that rhythm. Anyway, raise the water up to your chest, and visualise the bottom part of it severing from the source, forming a floating bubble. This one can be loads of fun :D Play with it a bit. Just be careful about raising it above your head... I've been drenched quite a few times because I forgot to hold it up :P But all that aside, this is maybe a waterbender's greatest skill. After a while of practice it becomes as natural as breathing, and you can call on it in an instance. It's a waterbender's easiest defence, and their safest offence. If you're one of those people who quits when they get bored, at least learn this move. Really, it could save your life one day :P It's saved mine several times.


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To actually want to be able to choose 'something' for them
(49 Posts)I have just spent the last 30 minutes carefully choosing from a wedding gift list for my friends.
The list was only of things for the honeymoon eg trips, meals etc
I was about to make the payment and realised that the whole list is actually meaningless, the cash can be given on the day or is just transferred to their account, to spend on whatever they like. I would not actually be choosing and buying them 'anything' and its all a bit of a farce!
I do appreciate that money is probably all they want but it feels like a bit of a sneaky way to do it. I have no problem giving cash if requested but don't make me stare at a list of nice things that I'm not actually buying!
AIBU to think that if I take the time to choose something off a wedding list then that is what the couple should actually get!!
It's rude to ask for cash as a gift or even offering the bank details. To even expect gifts is a bit much. Why should you fund their honeymoon.
I doubt they'd go to the effort of putting a list together if it was all just a sneaky way of getting money to spend on whatever they like.
Just give / transfer the money and if possible put in the reference "champagne at sunset" or whatever they've put on their list.
The only problem with wedding gift (money requests) lists is that the giver forgets its not about them. All you ever hear on theses threads is "I don't / wouldn't..."
And I speak for myself as well, the last wedding I went to had a really boring list of practical homeware. I was really looking forward to picking something lovely from the nice shop but was really disappointed by what my friends had put on their list. I still bought something off it though as I was definitely going to buy a present so made sure it was something they'd identified rather than something I wanted to buy.
I disagree. My best friend got married and did not have a traditional gift list as her and husband move around a lot for work. They had a list of honeymoon activities and people chose what activity they would like to contribute too (they did not ask for specific amounts) they then took photos of themselves enjoying said activity and sent as a thank you for the contribution. I thought it was a fabulous idea! I would much rather contribute to creating a special memory rather than buying a traditional gift that they really didn't need/want. They didn't ask in a cheeky way at all and as a friend I was more than happy with going with whatever they wanted
If you don't have a list or ask for cash etc, You are going to end up with a load of crap you don't want or need. What a terrible waste of money for everyone!
I bet what you pick is what they will do, unless there's one thing on there that they really want to do and noone goes for. i wouldn't be surprised that they've done it this way so that they'll get a note saying who's paid for what, and you'll be able to get photos of them doing what you've paid for, or they will on the day think "oh we're off to do XXX, FlutterShy treated us to this! Must tell her all about it when we're back."
Posted too soon! Just want to add that its so annoying when people give gifts of things that THEY think is right, regardless of the wishes of the person they are giving to. Thus applies to all occasions not just birthdays.
I'm a nightmare to buy for, i only ever get book vouchers or cash as presents as everyone knows i don't like 'stuff'
Unless you have a special insight into their tastes and desires then why would you want to get them something they haven't asked for?
Maybe a couple of personalised gifts that have meaning between the giver and the receiver then either get them something from the list, even if it is just money or don't. You're not obliged to buy a present at all.
I don't think it's sneaky, I think it's a way to help the givers visualise where their money is going rather than just thinking, cash, especially as some people seem to find 'cash' offensive.
I also don't get 'why should we fund their honeymoon/wedding'? People seem to say this a lot.
Why do people never say 'Why should we fund their 44 piece cutlery set'?
I think it's awkward, best to not ask for gifts at all a far add I'm concerned, but personally I would hate being given loads of stuff I don't want. Likewise I would hate having to take pics of all my honeymoon activities so I could send grateful photos later... it's a lose lose situation from my pov!
I think you are. It's a normal thing for people to ask for honeymoon money - we did. They are actually going the extra mile by showing you examples of what they will do, presumably so you can give a preference. Weddings are stressful enough without the couple wondering if they're offending friends and family by asking for a helping hand.
Lots of people spend an absolute fortune on their wedding, and if they have already lived together/have a house and contents, there's no point buying them a traditional wedding present that they may not like or may not go with what they already have.
If they've asked for help with the honeymoon, it's what they want and may need help with after all the other expenses.
You don't have to buy them anything if you don't agree with it, you could put in the card that you'd prefer to do/buy something special and when they're settled in after honeymoon you'd like to go to their house and fill any gaps they realise they have- but I think presents that they specifically haven't asked for risk being a waste of money.
I don't know, I mean I obviously I don't want to waste money on something meaningless they'd hate so I always go off lists and if they want money towards the honeymoon, great, easy.
However I just find it odd to spend the time to choose eg 2 of 8 'cocktails on the beach' and then give or transfer cash. They may have that cocktail, they may not, they may spend it on souvenirs which is fine but its not what I chose for them IYSWIM.
I have no idea why it bothers me but it does, will probably have forgotten all about it by the wedding though!!
Within the asian community it is expected to give cash or gold jewellery. There is usually a sentence at the bottom of the invitation which usually says something along the lines of:
"We kindly request that no boxed gifts are given" something like that but nobody is offended by it because atleast you know thst your gift won't be gathering dust in an attic.
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Wedding gift lists are a tricky one as its a touchy subject to make a list at all for some people.
However I do find with any type of gift giving, people are often very reluctant to buy something the other person/couple likes if they don't like it themselves. They want to buy a gift they would like rather than what the person/couple actually want.
For our wedding we did a mixed gift list of charity donations, material items & 'experiences' for our honeymoon. We used the money exactly what we said we would use it for, it never crossed my mind not to, it's just lying to loved ones otherwise. That was also the part of the list we got most excited about & the most pleasure out of.
We had a lot of people but things from off the list. As a result we ended up with 22 champagne glasses (I'm not sure what this says about us) some lovely one of a kind items which mean a lot to us and also one or two one of a kind items that I'm sad to say have never seen the light of day as they were so horrendously not to our taste. They live in a box, in a cupboard, in the attic.
I don't know if this helps but maybe it provides some insight from the other side of the fence?
OP - we did what you're talking about. We're both in our thirties and really didn't need or want lots of stuff, so decided this was the best way for us (and we clearly explained in the invite that we didn't expect a gift, but this is what we'd prefer if people really wanted to give us something). On the honeymoon we took pictures of all the activities we did and included the relevant one in the thank you card to each person, showing how their gift was used. We had an incredible honeymoon and yes, always think of the people who enabled us to have such a special and memorable time.
That said, plenty of people went off list and got us something personal, or didn't get anything at all which was equally fine. If they are you're friends then you should be able to judge what's appropriate for your friendship rather than feeling obligated to do something you're not comfortable with.
Like Louise touched upon - I'd like to think that if somebody knew me well enough to invite me to their wedding, I'd know them well enough to have some idea about an appropriate gift for them. I can appreciate that people want a flawless ceremony and botulism-free vol-au-vents,,, but all this planning stuff to the nth degree?! Not too long ago, people used to find it funny when they got 3 sandwich makers and half a dozen coffee perculators. They'd give the spares to people who didn't have them (i.e. People who hadn't had a wedding yet). It was the things that went wrong that provided the X-factor,, the MEMORIES. What's to remember about these over-planned do's? "Was that the one that was the same as the the previous three?" "The boring, predictable one? I think so, I'm not sure." Cancel the local, very kewl DJ and bring back Sharon's dad and his mobile disco,, the one with the dodgy strobe light and the coloured oil pattern projectors. I wouldn't buy a gift from a pre-planned list on principle. (I won't expect a rush of RSVP's in my inbox anytime soon).
dh and I really loved putting our wedding gift list together. We went up to John Lewis early one Saturday morning and browsed for two or three hours and fantasized about our new home together. Almost 20 years later we still use most of the things on our list, and that reminds us of the people who gave us each gift. We tried to include all sorts of things to appeal to the different tastes and budgets of our family and friends.
I've two family members getting married this year both over 40 and neither of them have lists because they have been living together for a long time and have established homes, so very different needs (dh and I were 25 and just about to move in to our first home together). I'd still like to give them both a physical memento, but it will be much much harder.
Oh, ad our wedding was totally planned by my very traditional parents, and none of our friends got married for at least another five years, so no wedding fatigue, plus I'm sure my parent's ideas as to what a proper wedding should be like was rather different to our contemporaries!
I hate the whole contributing to honeymoons/flashy holidays etc...if the bride and groom can't afford their 'dream honeymoon' then they should go somewhere cheaper or save up and do it later, not ask their guests to fork out for it....bah humbug!
OP... We had a honeymoon list and also sent little cards to people afterwards saying this was what we did. I'm on no way casting aspersions on.your age as some of our younger friends did this too, but generally there was a generation split between who was comfortable with this. Our peers really understood that we define our life by experiences we've had, places we've been and people we meet along the way.
Parents and older seemed very intent on helping us accumulate 'stuff' regardless of whether we'd actually use/need it. MIL was intent on buying us a clock for reasons I don't really understand and we managed to divert this to a new bed.
In response to.someone who.said people invited to your wedding should know you well enough...yes and no!
One of my work friends and his wife gave us a tiny Barbour jacket for the dog they knew we were planning to get. We were quite taken aback with how thoughtful this was! My.own father on the other hand who knows I work in design and have a bizarre obsession with the 'correct' shape of wine glasses bought us some hideous flared silver champagne flutes that are destined to be relegated to thr back of a cupboard yet we feel obliged to keep as he obviously thought they would be special.to.us. (i'm aware I.sound ungrateful, I really cannot verbally convey how hideous these are!)
PS. We were taken aback by people's generosity overall. We really didn't expect much and I really mean this when I say it was enough having people there. We didn't book our honeymoon.until we knew how much we would have to.play with and were astonished when we got enough to.do our dream honeymoon and spend a fortnight exploring an active volcano!
I have heard of this too and I think it's s great idea. If there were 'things' they needed your friends would have asked for them. As it is they would like to give you the opportunity to help them enjoy some activities together. From what I know of people who have taken this approach to gifts they have really appreciated it and do send pics and thank you cards afterwards. Obviously this list is just a way of giving you the opportunity to give then a gift they know they will want and enjoy. You're also free not to get them anything. Or if you're a good friend I'm sure you can think of an item which they will appreciate.
I really don't think it's a "sneaky' way to get money at all. Any more than asking for "things" is a sneaky way of getting new items for your home.
I wonder if it's also to do with your expectations of what a wedding and honeymoon should be. It seems that as couples are generally older when they get married and therefore organising their own bash so weddings have become much more elaborate and honeymoons more lavish. dh and I spent a week in a cottage for our honeymoon and it was lovely, we've great (but quite ordinary) memories of the week. I don't think that things need to be extraordinary to be remembered. Plus I think that many of our wedding gifts are likely to last longer than my memories!
I do like the photos of the events your friends have contributed toward as an idea though.
Argh, I find this so cringy. I don't blame you, OP.
I really can't see the difference between funding activities on a honeymoon and funding items of kitchenware!
It is exactly because of people moaning about everything no matter what you choose to do for your wedding that I have been engaged for three years and am delaying it as long as possible. I can't stand the thought of guests whinging about things behind my back.
If you don't like it don't go,and save the couple the expense of paying for you on their special day!
When we got married we asked for money to put towards a trip to nz. Husbands family are from there, only some were able to come to uk for wedding. We found it very difficult to find the wording to actually ask for it. Very difficult as I felt so rude almost didn't add to the invites. I don't think people were offended if they were I doubt they would gAve been as generous as we were given enough to cover flights and accommodation for the entire trip - 4 weeks.
But that's my point, I may not be funding activities on holiday...I have no idea. I didn't choose cash, i chose a specific gift off a list which they may or may not have.
I have given cash before & don't mind it at all. I don't even mind funding honeymoons but if you want cash just say you want cash, it's the game I hate.
I just think it wastes my time to spend ages picking out things from a list, only to the be told by the website to put cash in their card (or bank transfer)
I could have put the cash in by my self had they just asked for it instead of playing this game, picking out imaginary things!
And I'm only 33, younger than the bride & groom!
I just did one of those and sort of felt the same. It does sound like from what they say at the end that they will just be transferred the money. I hope not though as we spent a bit more than we would have otherwise on something personally relevant to both of us.
I have never really been a fan of the honeymoon list but beginning to think might best for our wedding next year. Thought of a john Lewis one, but our house is already bursting at the seams and we don't have any storage space. I honestly wouldn't expect a present from guests and will do my best to emphasise this in the invite. But I know some people will insist. Those who say its rude to include a list at all I think are just terribly out of date and old fashioned. I have never had an invite without a list and never been offended.
Angus Sounds very lovely. You obviously have friends with taste/ enjoy shopping at John Lewis.
What if the coffee cups had been a horrible design and the picture not to your taste? Would you be so pleased?
I have never done the wedding list thing myself but I understand why it works. I ignore requests for money though. I am one of thise annoying people who buy people vouchers.
We didn't have a wedding list and got no 'piles of useless junk' as presents. We actually said (to those that asked) that we were not expecting presents - their company was all we needed. We genuinely meant that as many guests had to have the day off work and travel a way to attend the wedding.
We were very moved by the amount of cash and lovely messages popped into the wedding cards from each and every guest. We opened the cards in our honeymoon suite at the end of the day and both got teary opening them all.
The money paid for the honeymoon in the end. (this was last year)
Not sure if this is the same as what you meant, but wedding registries are very common here (North America,) so a lot of wedding guests more or less expect to be told what to buy. To straight up ask for money is seemingly "tacky" but personally, I disagree. I'd rather just give the couple $150 and be done with it rather than buy them, say, $150 duvet cover (--not bitter--)
I agree, if cash is what you want, just flipping SAY SO...
But MummyBeerest, what if you could only afford $ 5? Would you still feel as happy giving that in cash, or would you pray that you could find some useful little thing to give that didn't have the price tag written all over it?
The difference I see between letting people buy things and insisting on cash is that "things" are a way for poorer relatives to save face. They can get something slightly unusual that nobody knows the price of but which might even be quite nice, whereas if they put £5.99 on the list of cash contributions the bride and groom would see exactly how small the sum was.
I still use the wooden spoon and fork set we were given for our wedding by a kind friend 20 years ago. I don't suppose they cost more than a five and the donor would have felt horrified at having to hand over that sum in cash. But the gift is a daily reminder that 20 years ago this kindly (but possibly impecunious) person was wishing us well. Far, far nicer than having to worry that they couldn't pay the bills next month because of our wedding.
Of course, if people would genuinely feel happy about giving somebody a fiver in cash if that was all they could afford, then that's fine. But I would be worried that a cash stipulation was tempting people to go into expenditure they couldn't afford. I'd rather have ugly teacups than feel my wedding was a burden.
I suppose it depends if you think this particular couple genuinely mean what they say when they ask for a contribution for 'cocktails on a beach' I would have been horrified at the though of someone assuming I wasn't going to use the money they gave for the purpose I'd said I was. It's lying and basically fraud. Do you think this couple are likely to be like that?
For my cousin and, I suspect many other couples these days, there honeymoon was their last big holiday before TTC and having their DS.
Given the stresses of having a baby on a relationship. I'd rather give them the memories of romantic nights in the bush than a house hold item they didn't really need.
I don't thinks its fraud exactly and I'm sure the couple will spend it on the honeymoon.
However I spent ages looking at the list, thinking of the 'things' which I thought they would enjoy the most, seeing which only needed 1 more to complete a 'set' etc.
Then at the end to be told ok your total is £x, put the cash in an envelope (or transfer to their PayPal)
I think I was just annoyed at myself for wasting so much time last night!
When I think of the number of people I must have inadvertently offended when I got married, I'm surprised I have any friends left...
OP I'm sure you haven't wasted time.
The couple would hardly spend time putting together their experience list if they weren't going to do the experiences?
A lot of people when they do this send photos of themselves doing the activity as mentioned up thread...
If they do this, would that make you feel happier (ie they can show they actually did what you paid for?)
I had better get a photo, eg one of them really drunk on a beach, I need evidence! ;) it's ok I think I'll just forget the list and give cash in a card and tell them to have a fab time on the honeymoon
Just wondering, is it possible that the website would log what you had chosen? So even though you were giving them the money direct they would still know what it should be used for? I've never come across one of these so I've no idea
We asked for travel vouchers when we got married (in a - 'we don't want anything' kind of way), but we also received non-money gifts and my more hard up aunt gave us some lovely, but not expensive, glasses. Some of the guests just gave us a card and, like another poster said, the messages inside were just as valuable as any gift.
As far as I know we didn't offend anyone
Lizzids - yes, we used a website called HoneyFund where you can put in the experiences you want and how much they cost and then it keeps a record of who has chosen what, so two people don't think they have got you the same experience. We paid for all the basic travel and accommodation so the list was more specific items and activities everything from £5 donations to local charities in the country we visited to contributions to a helicopter ride (which was awesome and I know exactly who got us that without having to check, and will always remember their generosity)
Thanks Louise, sounds great
YABU. We did this for our wedding and honeymoon.
We had loads of positive comments from friends and family that they felt like they were buying us something meaningful, rather than just giving us cash (or buying us another cutlery set), and we also made sure that we did everything on the list.
When we sent thankyou cards on our return, we included a photograph of us doing whatever it was that person had paid for. I genuinely don't see how it is any different from setting up a list in John Lewis and asking for teapots, photo frames or wine glasses.
As an aside, I have never heard anybody in RL sneer at the idea of gift lists. It is such a mumsnet thing.
Cory I would hope that any gift a bride or groom received would be with gratitude, monetary value irrelevant. We didn't have a gift registry, didn't ask for cash either. We got all kinds of gifts and still were grateful.
I just hate gift registries. Buy your own duvet!
Honeymoon ones actually seem fine to me because wedding budgets take up enough planning, it'd be nice to give the couple something fun.
Speaking as a woman with a big box of crystal and china languishing in the loft that I will never use, I think specific gift lists are a Godsend. I'd always rather buy people a gift they want or need rather than land them with something I liked but that is miles away from anything they would ever choose for themselves. It's such a waste of people's time and money buying a gift that will only ever gather dust.
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I actually think in this situation that giving cash is a bit weird. But its your choice.
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