Life / Golden Wedding in Poland, the protocol for giving gift for a wedding? [58]

Thanks for your tips and info.

If I sent a gift card, would I send it in US dollars? I don't have a good idea of how easy it would be to use a gift of dollars in Poland, or if it would be better to find a way to get a card issued in zloty (or euros????) Or, a prepaid Visa or MasterCard?

The couple is young and they appear tech savvy, so amazon gift card would be great, if it works the same way there that it does here?

USA, Canada / Naperville IL - thinking of moving there. Schools / area? [7]

There are a number of school research and ranking websites that a lot of people use when deciding where to live in Chicagoland and the suburbs.

greatschools.org seems to be very popular and useful.

That being said, Naperville is a solidly middle and upper class suburb, and there really aren't any "bad" schools there, compared to what we have in Chicago itself! see: greatschools.org/illinois/naperville/ and then look up Chicago.

The average for Naperville schools is 9 out of 10.

Good luck!

Life / Golden Wedding in Poland, the protocol for giving gift for a wedding? [58]

Merged: Sending wedding gift to Poland; what and how?

I've been corresponding with a 2nd cousin in Poland that I have only come to know in the past few years. (I was lucky he spotted a post I had put on ancestry dot com over 10 years ago!) His daughter was married this past June, and I received an annoucement/"invitation" via email, and while it would have been wonderful to travel to Poland for the wedding at that time, I opted to not go, although the cousin seemed excited to get to meet me. I failed to send a card or anything for his daughter's wedding, and now i feel I must send SOMETHING; a card and ????

I'd love to send like a Visa Gift Card, but I have no idea how that would work, or if that's even possible. Some of the online "gifts to Poland" services have only flowers, booze or wine, or sweets. I know in the US, a young couple is glad for some money, but is it safe to assume that's the same in Poland? I know not to send cash. Western Union? And then, how much? I don't want to come across cheap, but I also don't know the bride, and alternately I don't want to send too much and come across as showing off.

I haven't heard from him since before the wedding, and I don't want to let this go much longer.
Am I off-base thinking there is an obligation here that I need to meet?
thanks from Chicago!
Basia