My daughter is going to a wedding reception tonight and has a card for the bride and groom. Is it proper to give a card at the reception?
2007-01-27 08:52:29 · 21 answers · asked by Pom♥Mom Spay and Neuter 7 in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
Yes. Unless the invitation specified otherwise. Gifts and cards are generally given at the reception. She should be able to find a gift table when she gets there and can put her card there.
2007-01-27 08:56:32 · answer #1 · answered by Eowyn 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When it comes to wedding gifts, technically, the people getting married should not be the ones giving the gifts. If you (feel you) must give gifts, give them only to the wedding party and the rest in trinkets and see if you can get it to have meaning. My friend did that at her wedding and everyone was happy. (She is Russian, so they had tiny wooden matryoshkas as trinkets.(see link below)) If peope ask you what you would like as a gift, then you can say that money is always welcome. If you plan on spending the money on stuff you need anyway, (like kitchenware, furniture, etc.) for when you move into a house/apartment, then you can start a wedding regirstry online. Most are usually free. This way you get what you want. Gift registries work by you either going to a store, (or checking it out online), scanning the product you want, and it automatically gets uploaded to your wedding list. You email the list to your guests and they buy whatever they chose. The cool part is, if someone bought you an item, no one else can buy it, so you won't end up getting three toasters you didn't even want to begin with. (Con: the cheaper items go fast, so if there's anything too expensive, it will probably not get bought, so hopefully you'll get enough money to be able to buy it yourself.) If they don't have wedding gift registries, you can also make a wishlist. It's the same thing with a different name and I know for a fact that many, if not most, retailers have those available online. P.S. When money is given as a gift it should only be from someone older to someone younger, otherwise it can be considered an insult.
2016-05-24 06:27:28 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Some weddings now have boxes to place the cards in. You could put anything in cards from gift cards to checks so the box actually serves as a form of protection from lurking eyes. But giving a card is totally appropriate.
2007-01-27 08:57:49 · answer #3 · answered by Sim1 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it is proper to give a card at the reception, you don't have to give them money if you don't want to, but it is always nice to see the green when you open a card on your special day if you have plans for that money.
2007-01-27 08:57:54 · answer #4 · answered by Sunshine 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. There should be a table at the reception for gifts and cards that she can leave it on.
2007-01-27 08:58:06 · answer #5 · answered by Sparkles 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, she would give the gift and card at the reception; there would be a gift table.
2007-01-28 00:19:14 · answer #6 · answered by Lydia 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. The bride should either have a bag for her cards or there should be a bag nearest to the gift table for her to put it in.
2007-01-27 08:57:27 · answer #7 · answered by savingsibes 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes.....just put it over on the gift table or hand it to the gift reception person. Put at least $5 in it though...every little bit helps the new couple ...especially if they are going on a honeymoon right away they can use it for incidentals
2007-01-27 08:58:11 · answer #8 · answered by Misti 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I would be afraid the card would get lost. When I get married, a card would be the last thing on my mind.
Send the card-this would be better.
2007-01-27 12:13:43 · answer #9 · answered by Learning is fun! 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She can put it with the other gifts on the gift table or give it to them when they are not busy with other family/friends.
2007-01-27 08:56:35 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋