"Only a Bank Account Number on the Child's Wedding Invitation... Should I Give a Gift Money?"

A Wedding Invitation from a Colleague, Only the Bank Account Number Left 'Alone'
"I Wasn't Invited to the Venue, Should I Still Give a Gift Money?"

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As May, the month of family, approaches and the number of couples preparing for marriage increases, a controversy has arisen over a story about receiving a wedding invitation card that only contained the message "We decided to have a small wedding with family" and a bank account number.

On the 3rd, a post titled "Is this kind of wedding invitation common?" was uploaded on an online community. As of 9 a.m. on the 4th, the post had garnered 67,000 views and 200 recommendations, becoming a hot topic. The author, Mr. A, who introduced himself as an ordinary office worker, began by saying, "A colleague at work sent a mobile wedding invitation saying their child was getting married, and as I flipped through the photos, it said, 'We will hold a simple ceremony according to our wishes.'"

Mr. A said, "The wedding date and location were not written on the invitation. But the bank account number was included," and added, "I want to ask if this means they are not inviting us to the wedding because it will be simple, but they expect congratulatory money." He continued, "Is this kind of case common? This is the first time I have received such an invitation, so I am really curious," and asked, "Although we are not on the same team, we greet each other and know each other’s faces, so is it appropriate to send congratulatory money via bank transfer?"

Netizens who read the story responded negatively, saying things like, "Just ignore it," "Why send money when there’s no date or place on the invitation and no invitation to the ceremony," "If I got something from the other party when I got married first, I would send it," "I would just send congratulations and leave it at that," "This is a very rude case," "Wedding culture seems to be getting strange these days," and "They are blatantly trying not to spend on the ceremony and only collect what they distributed themselves."

Netizen Mr. B said, "I also received such a wedding invitation at work," and added, "The person who sent the invitation was heavily criticized. Although they belonged to a different department, everyone was in a mood to give an appropriate congratulatory gift, so I gave one."