Bad luck?

amberedenburn

My mom said that we shouldn't use the gifts from the showers until after the wedding.  She said it's bad luck.  I don't really believe in good or bad luck, but I thought I would see if anyone else has heard of this.

Leah&Christian09

Etiquette says you shouldn't use them until after the wedding. If for some reason the wedding didn't happen, you'd be obliged to return all those gifts. No one likes to think about it, but weddings do get cancelled sometimes. If you aren't in a position to repurchase and return something, don't use it. It's only a few weeks from the shower until the wedding. It's not that long to wait.

MLC613

Ha ha I have never heard it being bad luck. I personally am only registering for things that I want BAD so if i get something I will probably use it. If i get double of something, I'll just take back the 2nd, unopened one BUT maybe that's just me!!

ffmaid

If the wedding does not take place as planned you are obligated to return all shower and wedding gifts in pristine condition. If you use them that can not happen if something awful happens. also it is nice to start married life with a bunch of new stuff

peachkins

I've never heard of it being bad luck, but like pp said it might be a good idea to wait to use them until the wedding in case you need to return anything.  That being said, we haven't used any of ours, but that is only because right after the shower we moved my FI into our new apartment and haven't gotten around to unpacking anything.  As soon as that stuff's out, we're going to use it.  I'd hate to put all the old stuff away only to take it out and put the new stuff in after a month.

Kristin789

You should wait.  It's not that long to wait. Showers occur within a 6-week window prior to the event.  So your showers would be between October 3 and November 7.  Say you have a shower on the earliest possible date of October 3.  Well, you'll be working on stuff at work and stuff for the wedding for the entire month of October, and then you'll be married on the first Saturday of November.  The time will fly by.  Then when you get back from the HM, you can bust out those gifts and settle into married life.

Kati0105

Showers occur within a 6-week window prior to the event.I've actually already had two showers and my wedding isn't until March.  I will likely use some of the gifts prior to the wedding, with the understanding that I will have to replace them should something catastrophic happen.

chest173

I absolutley don't believe in "bad luck". If your marriage fails, it's because you let it, not because you used your new coffee maker! The only ritual I'm following is not seeing eachother the day off until I get to the aisle, and not because I think it's bad luck, I just think it's exciting!