The immediate family of the groom and bride planned to pay for an engagement party dinner, but the groom's aunt swooped into pay. Dear Abby weighs in on the etiquette.
The immediate family of the groom and bride planned to pay for an engagement party dinner, but the groom's aunt swooped into pay without telling anyone. Dear Abby weighs in on the etiquette.I recently attended an engagement party at a restaurant for our son and his fiancee. The party was hosted by our son as a surprise for his fiancee.
We were upset that she didn’t ask us before she did this. We would have gladly accepted her kicking in SOME money toward the affair, or better yet, giving the money directly to the couple, but we were not happy that she commandeered our gift to our children the way she did. “Lady bountiful” appears to be quite a handful. If her generosity was spurred by a compulsion to steal the spotlight, she managed it beautifully. Was it “proper etiquette-wise”? We both know it wasn’t.Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.
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