My husband and I are on a tight budget, as we recently had to pay tons of money at the vet for our beloved cat that is suffering from kidney failure, and we will have to continue to spend more money on her treatments. Also, we have tons of other bills that need to be paid, so I told my husband that we can only afford to give his cousin $100 as a wedding gift. My mother in-law got really upset with me, and said " Well we will see about that. We're family, you guys have to give them more than that." I told her politely that if we could afford more than $100, then I'd be more than happy to give them more money. However, she responded with "Well, you guys are giving them $200, I don't care what you say, because our family helps each other out." My husband is a mommy's boy, so he will do whatever she tells him to do, and his mother even has his bank account information, so she could easily pull the money out from his account. I just want to know if it Is rude, or wrong to only give his cousin $100?

The wedding is about a week away and I just got 200 dollars as a present from my coworkers. Is this gift considered mine or ours?

My fiancé and I are both pretty introverted, low-key people who don't do much dancing or partying. We're planning a smallish wedding of about 50-80 people. We know it's standard for wedding receptions to have a DJ, music and dancing, but we're trying to figure out if it's possible to have a wedding reception without those elements. The last thing we want is for our guests to be bored or disappointed with the reception. We welcome any input, especially if you've thrown or attended such a wedding reception. Thanks everyone!