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Maybe they're throwing rice out of resentment.
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Maybe they're throwing rice out of resentment.

Dear Friends And Family!

You are cordially invited to the wedding of John and Jane. They plan to celebrate their nuptials with a beautifully catered, well-appointed, no-expense spared event — and want you to be there to enjoy it with them.
(In lieu of gifts, the happy couple would like their guests to contribute to the cost of this event. Checks can be mailed to 11 Pot Luck Circle, Practicality, CA, 10000.)

Readers, have you, perhaps, sent out or received an invitation such as this? Vulgar, or shrewd? Tacky, or practical? (It's the former, I think. Sorry, just born judgy, I guess.) Ask Amy is back — Amy Dickinson — and she has strong opinions on the subject. Prepare yourselves — and tell us how you feel about it. And please, send us cash too.