"john turner" wrote in message
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Young couple moved into rented house next door a few months ago and they
are friendly and we chat to them over the garden fence, now and again.

They decided they are getting married in a couple of weeks, and have
invited us to a wedding reception a nearby local venue, in the evening
after the wedding.

We are in our seventies and wont really fit into their young crowd who are
into drinking quite a lot. Also we won't know anyone apart from the
couple. In a way we would prefer not to go, but dot want to hurt anyone's
feelings.

Also the question of a gift? Finances are not good for us at the moment so
won't want to spend a lot. What might be a good thing to get that's not
expensive?

How about a dwarf fruit tree, apple or cherry maybe. They can plant in their
garden as a permanent memory of the day?
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Pete C
Joe's Newcastle meet, 18th Aug
http://www.harrison2461.plus.com/NCL2012