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Gifts
Are Late Wedding Gifts A No-No?
I've heard that it's acceptable to send a wedding present up to six months after the wedding. Is this true?
It’s true. Guests actually have up to one year after the wedding to send the couple a wedding gift. This means that newlyweds should not waste time getting anxious if someone hasn’t sent something yet by the time the honeymoon’s over.
Will Requesting No Wedding Gifts Offend Guests?
Some couples do choose to put “Your presence is your present” on their invites, because they really want their guests to know that their attendance is the most special part. But at the same time, most guests want to get you a gift, something to help you begin your marriage. It’s not tacky or rude to…
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Do Parents Get Gifts?
Yes. It’s such a nice thank you for all the help they’ve given you with the wedding — financial, emotional, and otherwise — not to mention all the support and love they’ve given you throughout the years while you were growing up. A personalised photo album of wedding pictures, an amazing picture frame, a gift…
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What to Engrave on Keepsakes?
There’s really no formal etiquette for this one — it’s pretty much up to you. If you feel like you want the set to be a fancy, formal memento of your wedding day, then you should probably go with your real names. But if your nicknames feel like your real names — as in you…
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What If We Can’t Afford A Great Gift?
There’s no set amount one should spend on a wedding gift; instead, you should let your relationship to the couple dictate your spending. In this case, since you’re close to the bride-to-be but short of cash, it is a bit of a conundrum — but one with an easy solution. Why not get together a…
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They Asked For One But We Weren’t Invited!
The larger question here is how this whole thing was handled! You’re invited to the ceremony but not the reception? The invite said the couple wants money? Yikes. Asking someone to come to the ceremony but then not having them at the reception — and also asking for a gift right in the invitation, which…
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Okay To Buy Off-Registry Gifts?
A very interesting question. It’s not necessarily impolite (after all, you are giving a gift, which is a lovely gesture no matter what), but off-registry gifts should be bought with caution. In fact, it’s a good idea to opt not to do so unless you are a very close friend or relative who knows the…
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What’s A Gift Opening Party?
A gift opening party isn’t a nationwide tradition, but is very popular in certain areas of the country. It essentially takes the concept of the postwedding brunch one step further. What happens is that your friends and family all gather together and watch you open your wedding gifts, much like a bridal shower. If you’re…
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She Didn’t Give A Gift; Do I Have To?
If you think it’s wrong that someone didn’t give you a gift, why would you want to be guilty of the same etiquette faux pas? You should still get her something (it’s okay to spend a little less than you originally intended) and cut her some slack. Maybe she was short on money around the…
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How To Give Cash?
If you give a gift of money at the wedding ceremony, to whom should the cheque be made out? Bride and/or groom? Married names or names before marriage?
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More: Gifts
- Are Late Wedding Gifts A No-No?
- Will Requesting No Wedding Gifts Offend Guests?
- Do Parents Get Gifts?
- What to Engrave on Keepsakes?
- What If We Can’t Afford A Great Gift?
- They Asked For One But We Weren’t Invited!
- Okay To Buy Off-Registry Gifts?
- What’s A Gift Opening Party?
- She Didn’t Give A Gift; Do I Have To?
- How To Give Cash?
- How to Let Guests Know Where We’re Registered?
- Send To Home Or Bring To Reception?
- Telling Guests How Cash Will Be Used?
- How Many Stores Do We Select?
- What If They Arrive Broken?
- Appropriate Gift for the Boss?
- When Do We Do It?
- Giving After The Wedding?
- What Does A Gift Attendant Do?
- What To Do About Lost Gifts?
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