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A different perspective on gifts at Weddings

posted 4 years ago in Gifts and Registries

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Angel July 15, 2005 Snohomish County, Washington State

I came across this blog and thought I would share this post. It's about bringing gifts to the wedding and some problems that can cause.

http://weddingcoordinator.typepad.com/my_weblog/2007/09/test-post.html

4 years ago

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tarlonda

I agree completely... we had a small, casual after-party in my hometown (2000+ miles from where we live) and people brought ice cream makers and frying pans! I was so appreciative and overwhelmed by all the gifts, but I don't know what they were thinking. We ended up shipping what we could in a large box, but we returned a lot of the items for store credit and then re-bought them at home. Silly, and a pain, but it did work. I vowed then to always mail my gift to the couple ahead of time or even a little after the fact. Never bring it!

4 years ago

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jma19

We ALWAYS mail the gift, or just give cold hard cash. :) And I'm hoping our guests do the same, as our wedding is going to be 2,000 miles from where we live!

4 years ago

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rebecca September 13, 2008

is there a tactful way to tell people this? all of our wedding-related "events" (including engagement party, showers, and the reception) are taking place far away from where we live. any ideas?

4 years ago

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Angel July 15, 2005 Snohomish County, Washington State

I think this might fall under the "spread the word" category...perhaps a family member can tell people there won't be a gift table? Other than that I can't think of any particular way to tell someone to "travel light" to a wedding. Any other suggestions out there?

4 years ago