So the boys at the poker table have a dilemma . . .

Summer is just about here and that means "weddings" and they do present a problem.

Not that the guys have anything against weddings. After all, an entire industry is based on it (both getting married and getting un-married).

The problem is presents.

The boys' wedding etiquette isn't up to par, much like their golf games.

So the dilemma is this: One of the invitations stated "presentation." So the debate focused on "presentation of what?"

Are you supposed to make a big deal out of the gift you bring by hiring some guy in a top hat and tails to present your token of their commitment to each other?

Are you supposed to quietly put it on a table with the other gifts? or is the gift supposed to be wrapped as to stand out among the other wedding gifts?

If the son-to-be-happy couple includes a gift list, can you deviate from it?

What if for moral or fiscal reasons you're against patronizing their suggestions?

Can you give them something home-made? One of the guys is quite handy with a welding torch and perhaps the newlyweds could use a wrought iron railing or a tin cut-out of a wheat sheaf.

Some believe in the three Rs when it comes to weddings that you could say are not directly family related and won't hurt your image.

Reduce your cost by recycling a re-gift.

There always seems to be something laying about that was received from someone you can't remember for an occasion that was insignificant because you can't remember when, or why, it happened.

That miniature Chinese gong, the towel set with someone else's initials on it (the guys are still trying to figure out who H.I. is) or the gift certificate for a free massage and facial if you purchase two others.

There's also the matter of what to wear. One of the invitations says "work casual.”

Since one of the guys is a mechanic, can he wear his coveralls, washed but still oil-stained?

That same invitation stated BYOB. The guys thought it meant Bring Your Own Bride and this was a mass wedding. No, it means Bring Your Own Bandanna, since the bride and groom are farmers and decided to go with the western motif.

No word on whether cow patties are part of the decor!

Needless to say the ensuing discussion distracted the guys from the game at hand.

You probably want to know what was decided.

One of the guys decided he would mail his gift while the rest of us decided we would just give it to the groom at the last game before he gets married. If he wins, that will be his gift and we'll return anything that was bought for him and the future Mrs. Guy (or should that be Ms. Guy?).

Anyway, if just figuring out what to get as a gift and what to wear could be this complicated, why would you want to drive yourself crazy planning a wedding?

Make it a spontaneous event or as a wise sage once said " buy a step ladder and elope.”