As a guest, do you like to watch the couple open gifts? Or is it a big yawn?
2007-11-08 16:05:49 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
I've been to a few weddings where the couple opened gifts at the reception. It was fun to watch, but we don't want to do it at ours. Just wondering what other people are doing or how they feel about it.
2007-11-08 16:12:34 · update #1
I think at home is appropriate, however, I attended a wedding in the midwest where everyone went to the bride's parents house the day after the wedding to watch the couple open their gifts. So I suspect there is a bit of a regional trend to opening gifts in front of others.
2007-11-09 02:59:33 · answer #1 · answered by nova_queen_28 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We opened our gifts at home. Actually we made it kind of like a little party with some close friends and family. One reason not to open at wedding is that some people might not have given a gift or not a huge gift. This could be very embarrassing for people if the realize that they didn't give you at extravagent gift. So if you do decide to open the gifts and the reception make sure you don't mention who gave what to avoid extra embarrassment.
2007-11-09 00:12:24 · answer #2 · answered by Rebecca R 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
We did ours at home. I felt better doing them at home. I have not been to a wedding where they did it there but I could only imagine. I have been to baby showers and birthdays and I get antzey watching them open the gifts. There are tons of gifts and cards at most wedding and I would think people would rather dance and celebrate with the couple than watch them open the gifts.
2007-11-09 01:01:18 · answer #3 · answered by Kristin P 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I live in New York and have NEVER, EVER seen people open their gifts at the wedding reception. I've never even seen an adult open their gifts at ANY kind of party. I think it's pretty tacky and it would take away time that you're paying for that people could be dancing and enjoying themselves.
2007-11-09 01:07:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have to agree with everyone. I have never attended a wedding where gifts were opened at the reception. Open them at home.
2007-11-09 00:58:43 · answer #5 · answered by M3 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Home.
But I did attend a wedding where they opened the gift during the reception. It was absolutely tacky. The had the nerve to make comments such as, "Oh, great. More towels." and " a coffee maker? I don't drink coffee. What the hell am I supposed to do with this?" and my favorite.... "Looks like someone went to the dollar store."
I could have died. They were a very young couple (18 &19) but good lawd it was terrible.
2007-11-09 14:48:29 · answer #6 · answered by jennifersthegreatest 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've never been to a wedding where the couple opened gifts. Sometimes there are just so many gifts that it takes too much time. My fiance and I aren't even considering doing it because we'd just like to run off faster and also because we're going to live in Wisconsin but the wedding will be in Maryland. We'd prefer people just sent gifts to his house out there so we don't have to take them all out to Wisconsin on the plane.
2007-11-09 08:18:57 · answer #7 · answered by Rockit 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have never been at a wedding where they open the presents that night. All of them has the gifts brought home and they opened them the following day.
2007-11-09 00:44:51 · answer #8 · answered by missjewl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it's in the "old days" people used to open gifts at the reception. It's not standard procedure anymore. We had a family get together after our honeymoon and opened gifts with them there to share with us.
2007-11-09 14:25:13 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gifts should NEVER be opened at a reception!
Usually people have a gift-opening the next day, with a brunch.
2007-11-09 07:19:08 · answer #10 · answered by Lydia 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋