My friend says you only need to take a gift to the bridal shower and not the wedding. I say 2 separate gifts.
2006-09-06 15:05:45 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
2 separate gifts...
the bridal shower is usually just with the bride to be although now a days some of the men are there. Usually this is where u buy her something naughty for their wedding night, but who is a virgin when marrying anymore???
The wedding gift is for the couple something for them both to enjoy like for their home or soemthing like that
2006-09-06 15:08:25 · answer #1 · answered by Eastcoast beachgirl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No,no, no...
The purpose for the bridal shower is to give the bride the gift. Some people consider it rude to take the gift to the wedding. Traditionally it is mailed to the bride's mother's home, given at the shower. Often the couple is too busy to open gifts at the wedding, and because the couple go on a honeymoon it makes the family have to haul the gifts home and wait until they get back for the couple to open them
Have fun!!!
2006-09-06 15:48:54 · answer #2 · answered by hannahloulou 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Engagement parties are not gift giving occassions - - so they were totally in the wrong to include registry info with that invitation and to give you the notion that a gift was expected or even appropriate for that situation. Bridal Showers are gift giving occassions and it is normal to include registry info in there. The bridal shower is a separate gift giving occassion from the wedding. The wedding itself is a gift giving occassion however it is rude to include registry info in this invite (although if the couple was crude enough to include it with the engagement party invite, expect to see it in the wedding invite). So, to sum it up, if you attend all 3 events you should only give 2 gifts - - shower & wedding.
2016-03-27 00:55:20 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're sort of both right AND both wrong.
Wedding gifts are never mandatory.
Shower gifts ARE required, if you choose to accept the invitation. (You need to bring a physical gift to a shower, not a gift card or money. However, it can be small or handmade.)
Some people do give a more substantial shower gift and consider that th wedding gift as well, because that way they do not have to ship a wedding gift to the bride's house, it can be given in person at the shower. (Do not bring gifts in-person to the wedding or reception-- ship them.)
2006-09-06 15:18:49 · answer #4 · answered by Etiquette Gal 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tell your cheapskate friend, nice try but the two events have nothing to do with each other.
Traditionally the bridal shower is where women friends and family "shower" the bride to be with the things she'll need to start a household. Such traditions are outdated sometimes but its a way to get the bride something useful to replace the cheapo stuff she accumulated when she was in college or in her first apartment.
The wedding gift, however is a more formal expression of your best wishes to the couple. China, silver, crystal and the ever popular cash, is very appropriate.
2006-09-06 15:22:36 · answer #5 · answered by tjnstlouismo 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
2 Separate gifts.
2006-09-06 15:21:25 · answer #6 · answered by cherub2031 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
2 gifts....the one for the bridal shower is usually more for the bride than the groom.
2006-09-06 15:14:06 · answer #7 · answered by Mommy-of-Twins 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes you are right 2 separate gifts.
2006-09-06 15:24:22 · answer #8 · answered by Happy Mommy 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You are correct. The shower and the wedding are two different events; therefore, two different gifts.
2006-09-07 03:06:52 · answer #9 · answered by Pink Denial 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They are two separate events - two gifts, and two very different kind of gifts.
2006-09-07 00:09:16 · answer #10 · answered by Lydia 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋