We are moving to Colorado next month and having our wedding in Michigan in Aug. (where we reside now) We are also having our showers and pre-parties in Michigan. We are trying to decide what to do in regards to gifts. We are registered and we want people to be able to give us gifts, if they do not want to give cash or gift card, but how do we get these gifts home to Colorado? We are flying to Michigan for our wedding, and we the bride and groom really do not want to pay to have our own wedding gifts shipped back to Colorado. We will have no car to drive them back to Colorado, on any occassion.
Do we:
Put in the invites, prefer to have gifts shipped to Colorado, or gift cards.
Leave it be and pay to ship the gifts back to Colorado??
I know people are going to want to give us gifts, so I do not necessarily want to limit them by saying gift cards, and shipping only,especially for a shower, which the whole purpose of a shower is to see the bride open the gifts. HELP!
2007-03-10 06:48:55 · 6 answers · asked by cspitzley10 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
Most registries have an option for you to specify where you would like your gifts shipped when purchasing online, so you can specify your Colorado address there. Also, you can let your parents and wedding party know that you would prefer gifts be shipped so they can spread the word as guests inquire about it. Other than that, I would just be prepared to ship a few gifts home. But I'm sure a lot of guests will choose to have your gifts shipped directly to your Colorado home since they know you're moving. I've had a few friends who married in different states than where they lived, and most guests either brought cards or had their gifts shipped, so you should be fine.
Maybe recommend to your shower hosts that you have a themed shower that doesn't require bringing gifts (recipe shower, scrapbooking shower) where guests bring recipes or pictures to make an album for you instead of gifts. This way you don't have to worry about shipping gifts home.
2007-03-10 09:43:48 · answer #1 · answered by Veronica W 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Tell the store you are registered at to list your Colorado address then people will know to have the gifts shipped there.
As far as the shower goes, the people have to bring gifts to the shower where they can be opened in front of everyone.
Your best-bet rent a pods & ship all of your gifts together.
2007-03-10 09:37:42 · answer #2 · answered by ee 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think it is rude to state in the invitation that you prefer the gifts to be mailed because then you are implying you expect a gift. Start saving some money back now and ship the gifts to your new address at your expense.
Good luck!
2007-03-10 07:01:26 · answer #3 · answered by Raspberry 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Take them back on the plane with you. You are allowed a certain amount of luggage, usually two or three checked bags per person, and a carry-on. Anything over that number or over a certain weight (around 50 lbs. per bag) will incur an extra charge. Just call the airline to check their rates. My friend once shipped something from Seattle to Alaska on a regular airline flight rather than UPS or FedEx because it was cheaper and faster. He took it to the airport, they weighed it, charged him, and sent it with the rest of the passenger cargo. It got there a few hours later and his dad picked it up.
It is tacky to ask people to ship your gifts - you are asking them to incur an extra cost that you are not willing to take on yourself. If you do not want to take them on the plane with you, then ship them yourself. I personally would pack light and just bring them back with me on the plane, paying the extra baggage fee.
If you do ship them, be sure not to use oversize boxes. I heard that they are very expensive - it is better to use several smaller boxes.
2007-03-11 05:50:06 · answer #4 · answered by Jeannie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, you don't ask for gift cards or money, and you don't inconvenience your guests by having them ship them... c'mon. Just deal with it as it comes, and have them shipped. It's not THAT much of a big deal.
2007-03-11 01:37:34 · answer #5 · answered by Lydia 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
nicely, i'm a right this moment guy and in spite of the actuality that that has no longer something to do with this question I nevertheless have dealt with a comparatively comparable concern. i'm no longer individual who's gigantic for my birthday or Christmas. that is not my difficulty. yet, I worked in the workplace and everybody decide to purchase one yet another a modern-day for the two activities and beautify your workplace/cubicle and it in basic terms killed me. I felt lots such as you. when I made it sparkling that I wasn't into the entire difficulty I style of have been given the chilly shoulder. in the tip, what I agreed to do to rejoice the activities grew to become into to comply with go out to lunch with the co-workers who wanted to take part and each and each human beings purchase our very own lunch or on occasion we would chip in and purchase the lunch of the guy whose birthday it grew to become into. In that way I have been given to take part, yet i did no longer could purchase somebody a $20.00 present and them purchase me a $20.00 present and so on and so on and finally end up determining to purchase and merchandising $20.00 presents all over the workplace. you'll be able to additionally participate by technique of writing the guy an digital mail sending sturdy needs or ask them out to lunch and enable them to spill their guts and inform you all approximately their upcoming infant, wedding ceremony, birthday, and so on. wish this enables.
2016-09-30 11:57:37 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋