Gift Giving

When you host a wedding, anniversary, birthday party, or other event do you give the guests a small gift? They are being charged for the event, so a gift seems a bit funny to me, but it also feels funny not to give them a little something. A gift certificate would not work in this particular situation.

Why? You don't know them do you? They are paying you for a service and you provide. That ought to be plenty. After the event, A nice followup thank you note is of course required but if you want to give them say a dinner gift certificate or gift card of some type you could. I wouldn't unless they spent a fortune with me.

No. It's not expected. It's you being nice but it's awkward for the recipient who has no connection to you.
That said, we do give a $25 limited time voucher to guests who book a babymoon for them to come back after the baby is born.

Hosting as a business, I wouldn't think you are supposed to or expected to.

See I am the reverse - would give a little something ie we have a super sweet shop who do traditional sweets in nice bags - say a couple of them with a note "on your anniversary from Joey Cambs and DH" with address, phone and discount code for their next stay as a tie on.

If a guest mentions an anniversary or honeymoon, we give them a split of champagne on ice.

I don't think Country Girl was talking about regular guests that are celebrating something, but those that have hired you for a special event.
We don't host parties, but now that we're doing small weddings/elopements, I've been taking some pictures and I'll print a nice one and put it in a frame I got from the dollar store. I did two of those this morning. Both couples were thrilled and surprised, and it basically costs nothing.

We try to give the wedding party a late check-out, if we can.

They eloped here. My husband took pictures for them so we ended up giving them a 5 x 7 picture frame with a great photo of them in it. It was perfect and they loved it.

Country Girl said:

They eloped here. My husband took pictures for them so we ended up giving them a 5 x 7 picture frame with a great photo of them in it. It was perfect and they loved it..

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Country Girl said:

They eloped here. My husband took pictures for them so we ended up giving them a 5 x 7 picture frame with a great photo of them in it. It was perfect and they loved it.

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That is why YOU are the Country Girl...only a country girl can..
She ain’t afraid to get a little dirt on her hands
She hop on my tractor while I’m plowin’ the land
Rolls up her sleeves workin’ on that farmer’s tan
But she can rock the boots in her daisy dukes like a country girl can