AAAAHH FIRST GIFT!!!

scstar17 · July 2012

My mom's best friend lives out of state, so she won't make it in for our shower in September. She was just in town and gave my mom our gift and said we could open it early - it's our cookware set. The entire thing, not just pieces. I am so freaking excited and happy, along with towels and good knives this is what we needed new the most.

It's the Simply Calphalon Nonstick 10 pieces. I can't wait to wash and cook in these ASAP! I just had to share since I can't post this sort of thing on fb. So tell me what was your first gift you got off YOUR registry? This is so awesome I feel like a five year old at Christmas.

tiffysue2012 · July 2012

Thats awesome!!! YAY! Congrats!

AG2AF=2012 · July 2012

You technically shouldn't be using any of your gifts til after your wedding, that is proper etiquette. This is just incase the wedding doesn't occur and you need to return all of your gifts.

But congrats that is awesome! We haven't really received received a gift yet however several items are off our registry already!

LuckyGirl1713 · July 2012

congrats! i just got a gift off our registry for my birthday and i was soooo excited to get it!

saharnshard · July 2012

That's so exciting!

KBSK12 · July 2012

Our first gift was our cake serving set followed by our pots and pans (from the same giver). I might have broken out the big pot to cook corn on the cob last night

I know the rule is to not use anything until after the wedding, but I have been cooking with salval pots for too long now. Congrats! It's exciting!!

emswanson613 · July 2012

Congrats!

We've had several purchases of the registry, but our first official in-hand gift was a humidifier that can be used with essential oils. (FI uncle is a chiropractor, and has one that FI eyes whenever he's there.) The second gift in hand we received was a customized set of beer glasses with FI's last name on them. So cute.

scstar17 · July 2012

Ha ha ha, thanks for the etiquette lessons. If we were following what's proper to the 1800s we wouldn't be sharing a mortgage already either, but we do so we can use the gifts - especially when the giver SAID to open it now. If we didn't live together yet that would be different but the times, they are a-changin.' How long have you been married and you're still on theknot.com registry board???

I'm also not getting married in a synagogue and my fiancee is Catholic. SHOCK and AWE!

LeiselEB · July 2012

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_registering-gifts_aaaahh-first-gift?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:34Discussion:9fd2b55b-38e7-43d9-bcfc-7062e5a8859fPost:9e984480-a42f-415f-8707-79c5dd8126d1">Re: AAAAHH FIRST GIFT!!!</a>:
[QUOTE]Ha ha ha, thanks for the etiquette lessons. If we were following what's proper to the 1800s we wouldn't live together, but we do so we can use the gifts - especially when the giver SAID to open it now. I'm also not getting married in a synagogue and my fiancee is Catholic. SHOCK and AWE!
Posted by scstar17[/QUOTE]

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</div><div>It has nothing to do with whether you live together or not, but okay. </div>

scstar17 · July 2012

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_registering-gifts_aaaahh-first-gift?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:34Discussion:9fd2b55b-38e7-43d9-bcfc-7062e5a8859fPost:5692edef-8695-46c3-b631-2e566d9de0b0">Re: AAAAHH FIRST GIFT!!!</a>:
[QUOTE]congrats! i just got a gift off our registry for my birthday and i was soooo excited to get it!
Posted by LuckyGirl1713[/QUOTE]

What did you get????

scstar17 · July 2012

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_registering-gifts_aaaahh-first-gift?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:34Discussion:9fd2b55b-38e7-43d9-bcfc-7062e5a8859fPost:e8bdc647-4904-4e7d-bb84-7b1d9c5acd2f">Re: AAAAHH FIRST GIFT!!!</a>:
[QUOTE]Congrats! We've had several purchases of the registry, but our first official in-hand gift was a humidifier that can be used with essential oils. (FI uncle is a chiropractor, and has one that FI eyes whenever he's there.) The second gift in hand we received was a customized set of beer glasses with FI's last name on them. So cute.
Posted by emswanson613[/QUOTE]

Ooh those are interesting gifts, both of them. Congrats!

scstar17 · July 2012

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_registering-gifts_aaaahh-first-gift?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:34Discussion:9fd2b55b-38e7-43d9-bcfc-7062e5a8859fPost:10de049e-4b80-4140-9989-b7f3fa4d859d">Re: AAAAHH FIRST GIFT!!!</a>:
[QUOTE]Our first gift was our cake serving set followed by our pots and pans (from the same giver). I might have broken out the big pot to cook corn on the cob last night :) I know the rule is to not use anything until after the wedding, but I have been cooking with salval pots for too long now. Congrats! It's exciting!!
Posted by KBSK12[/QUOTE]

Our stuff was what I bought when we first got our condo, and it was cheap as hell but we needed some sort of cookware. It's scratched up and if you make scrambled eggs, you have to scrub for hours to get all the residue off. These friends have known me my entire life and obviously aren't too stuck on the old fashioned rules - we live together, they said we can use them so we are. Why wait to be happy! We aren't breaking up when we've been together this long and own a home.

scstar17 · July 2012

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_registering-gifts_aaaahh-first-gift?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:34Discussion:9fd2b55b-38e7-43d9-bcfc-7062e5a8859fPost:23f4e451-4d02-4333-8d40-5d507defbeaf">Re: AAAAHH FIRST GIFT!!!</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: AAAAHH FIRST GIFT!!! : It has nothing to do with whether you live together or not, but okay.
Posted by LeiselEB[/QUOTE]

This isn't the etiquette board and I didn't ask you to attempt to make me feel poorly about doing what the giver said. Obviously you've got a sore thought about it to bring it up, so it's not 'okay' by you apparently. You just hold onto your gifts, I'll use mine. No worries. Current, MODERN etiquette says that if you live together and the giver says you can, you open it early.

I get that formal etiquette, which I don't need to follow to be a lady so don't worry about me, states that when you live separate you wait until you move in together after marriage to use a gift, lest you break up and have to return it. I have plenty of money to repay pots and pans, don't worry for me. I'll worry for your attitude while I am happy about my gift. Some people on message boards, I swear.

Passive aggressive behavior is so unflattering. Especially when no one has done anything to you. Go enjoy your newly married life and don't fret over others that don't harm you.

Viczaesar · July 2012

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_registering-gifts_aaaahh-first-gift?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:34Discussion:9fd2b55b-38e7-43d9-bcfc-7062e5a8859fPost:ddb8428a-0c69-49ec-995d-e93f4c7ab259">Re: AAAAHH FIRST GIFT!!!</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: AAAAHH FIRST GIFT!!! : This isn't the etiquette board and I didn't ask you to attempt to make me feel poorly about doing what the giver said. Obviously you've got a sore thought about it to bring it up, so it's not 'okay' by you apparently. You just hold onto your gifts, I'll use mine. No worries. Current, MODERN etiquette says that if you live together and the giver says you can, you open it early. I get that formal etiquette, which I don't need to follow to be a lady so don't worry about me, states that when you live separate you wait until you move in together after marriage to use a gift, lest you break up and have to return it. I have plenty of money to repay pots and pans, don't worry for me. I'll worry for your attitude while I am happy about my gift. Some people on message boards, I swear. Passive aggressive behavior is so unflattering. Especially when no one has done anything to you. Go enjoy your newly married life and don't fret over others that don't harm you.
Posted by scstar17[/QUOTE]
Actually no, current modern etiquette does not say that if you live together before the wedding you can use your presents before the wedding. It has nothing whatsoever to do with whether you live with your FI or not, and you don't need to be so defensive. You should not use wedding or shower presents before the wedding because if the wedding does not happen for some reason you have to return the presents. If you decide to use your cookware now, be ready to pony up and buy a whole new set to give back to the giver if something happens and you can't go through with the wedding as planned.

The only person who has been nasty on this thread is you.

scstar17 · July 2012

Calm down. You are far too worked up.

hoffse · July 2012

Even if you don't break up, accidents happen. I know a couple that happened to. The groom was in an accident and passed away a couple of months before their wedding - it was really awful. It's fine to use gifts before the wedding as long as you're prepared to replace it should something happen. That's why the rule is what it is - you don't have to break up for the wedding to not happen.

I'm not going to be using any expensive gifts before the wedding for this reason, but I will open a few things that really do need if we get them. And if something tragic happens, I'll be able to replace them - they aren't expensive items, they are just things I haven't gotten around to getting for us, and at this point we might as well wait and see if we get it.

lls31 · July 2012

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_registering-gifts_aaaahh-first-gift?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:34Discussion:9fd2b55b-38e7-43d9-bcfc-7062e5a8859fPost:9e984480-a42f-415f-8707-79c5dd8126d1">Re: AAAAHH FIRST GIFT!!!</a>:
[QUOTE]Ha ha ha, thanks for the etiquette lessons. If we were following what's proper to the 1800s we wouldn't be sharing a mortgage already either, but we do so we can use the gifts - especially when the giver SAID to open it now. If we didn't live together yet that would be different but the times, they are a-changin.' <strong>How long have you been married and you're still on theknot.com registry board???</strong> I'm also not getting married in a synagogue and my fiancee is Catholic. SHOCK and AWE!
Posted by scstar17[/QUOTE]

<div>First, I wanted to address the bold. I'm actually glad that these married women are on The Knot giving advice. Would you want to come on here and take advice from people who haven't had their wedding and have no advice to give based on actual experience? I personally would not. I have received tons of great advice by reading these boards - and quite a bit of the advice came from married women. I get that someone fairly new to these boards wouldn't understand - I didn't. But once you've been posting for a while, it really makes a lot of sense. </div><div>
</div><div>As far as the gift goes, did she tell you to open it AND to use it? Those are two different things. My aunt gifted us a cookware set not too long ago. It was not wrapped when she gave it to us. We put the set in storage. About a month later, my aunt asked how we liked the set. I told her that we didn't intend on using it until we were married. She insisted that we open it and use it now. She wanted to buy a set for herself, but she wanted to know how we liked it first. That being said, I agree that wedding gifts should not be used until you are married. However, if the gift giver specifically tells you to use it, I think that you can.</div>

egm900 · July 2012

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_registering-gifts_aaaahh-first-gift?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:34Discussion:9fd2b55b-38e7-43d9-bcfc-7062e5a8859fPost:15ed4424-e1c4-43d6-8bdf-a30ba9204669">Re: AAAAHH FIRST GIFT!!!</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: AAAAHH FIRST GIFT!!! : First, I wanted to address the bold. I'm actually glad that these married women are on The Knot giving advice. Would you want to come on here and take advice from people who haven't had their wedding and have no advice to give based on actual experience? I personally would not. I have received tons of great advice by reading these boards - and quite a bit of the advice came from married women. I get that someone fairly new to these boards wouldn't understand - I didn't. But once you've been posting for a while, it really makes a lot of sense. As far as the gift goes, did she tell you to open it AND to use it? Those are two different things. My aunt gifted us a cookware set not too long ago. It was not wrapped when she gave it to us. We put the set in storage. About a month later, my aunt asked how we liked the set. I told her that we didn't intend on using it until we were married. She insisted that we open it and use it now. She wanted to buy a set for herself, but she wanted to know how we liked it first. That being said, I agree that wedding gifts should not be used until you are married. However, if the gift giver specifically tells you to use it, I think that you can.
Posted by lls31[/QUOTE]<div>
</div><div>Everything this person said. As PP said, things outside of your control can happen and cause your wedding to be cancelled. I know 2 couples this happened to, one the groom passed away a couple weeks before the wedding, the other owned a house and lived together, but she discovered some things about him that caused her to walk away from it all. These things do happen.</div><div>
</div><div>No one is trying to be mean to you, there's a lot of wedding "mishaps" that can be prevented by reading these boards. I received over $1000 worth of stuff at one shower, the majority of which I would not want to replace if the wedding didn't happen for some reason. We're picking and choosing a few items to use now, but definitely keeping an eye on how much it would cost to replace them if something did happen.

</div>

scstar17 · July 2012

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_registering-gifts_aaaahh-first-gift?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:34Discussion:9fd2b55b-38e7-43d9-bcfc-7062e5a8859fPost:15ed4424-e1c4-43d6-8bdf-a30ba9204669">Re: AAAAHH FIRST GIFT!!!</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: AAAAHH FIRST GIFT!!! : First, I wanted to address the bold. I'm actually glad that these married women are on The Knot giving advice. Would you want to come on here and take advice from people who haven't had their wedding and have no advice to give based on actual experience? I personally would not. I have received tons of great advice by reading these boards - and quite a bit of the advice came from married women. I get that someone fairly new to these boards wouldn't understand - I didn't. But once you've been posting for a while, it really makes a lot of sense. As far as the gift goes, did she tell you to open it AND to use it? Those are two different things. My aunt gifted us a cookware set not too long ago. It was not wrapped when she gave it to us. We put the set in storage. About a month later, my aunt asked how we liked the set. I told her that we didn't intend on using it until we were married. She insisted that we open it and use it now. She wanted to buy a set for herself, but she wanted to know how we liked it first. That being said, I agree that wedding gifts should not be used until you are married. However, if the gift giver specifically tells you to use it, I think that you can.
Posted by lls31[/QUOTE]

Ah yes, I did not explain in great enough detail. She said for us to open AND USE the gift ASAP. She wanted us to be happy with the items right away.

Advice from people that have already gone through the wedding is one thing, but just slamming outdated etiquette rules in the face of a stranger is not advice.

scstar17 · July 2012

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_registering-gifts_aaaahh-first-gift?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:34Discussion:9fd2b55b-38e7-43d9-bcfc-7062e5a8859fPost:58e100de-7af8-45e4-9518-4a2d1099b493">Re: AAAAHH FIRST GIFT!!!</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: AAAAHH FIRST GIFT!!! : Everything this person said. As PP said, things outside of your control can happen and cause your wedding to be cancelled. I know 2 couples this happened to, one the groom passed away a couple weeks before the wedding, the other owned a house and lived together, but she discovered some things about him that caused her to walk away from it all. These things do happen. No one is trying to be mean to you, there's a lot of wedding "mishaps" that can be prevented by reading these boards. I received over $1000 worth of stuff at one shower, the majority of which I would not want to replace if the wedding didn't happen for some reason. We're picking and choosing a few items to use now, but definitely keeping an eye on how much it would cost to replace them if something did happen.
Posted by egm900[/QUOTE]

We actually only registered for things we truly need and will use, and that I will buy if after the wedding we do not receive. So I am comfortable with the idea of paying back the amount if we use something and the wedding doesn't happen. This is a generalization I assume everyone KNOWS already, and doesn't need taught to them.

egm900 · July 2012

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_registering-gifts_aaaahh-first-gift?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:34Discussion:9fd2b55b-38e7-43d9-bcfc-7062e5a8859fPost:8b050415-295e-4d03-b6c0-dcc2b3746a80">Re: AAAAHH FIRST GIFT!!!</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: AAAAHH FIRST GIFT!!! : We actually only registered for things we truly need and will use, and that I will buy if after the wedding we do not receive. So I am comfortable with the idea of paying back the amount if we use something and the wedding doesn't happen. <strong>This is a generalization I assume everyone KNOWS already, and doesn't need taught to them.</strong>
Posted by scstar17[/QUOTE]

<div>One would think, but there are a lot of situations where one would assume everyone knows the answer to that is posted every week. Like the brides that ask their best friend at the time to be their MOH two years earlier and they are no long "best" friends and would like to promote a BM, while demoting the MOH; brides that want tiered receptions because they are sure everyone will want to be a part of their special day; and brides that don't want to invite SOs. Those are just the ones just off the top of my head, I know there are worse examples out there.</div><div>
</div><div>I hope you enjoy your new pots and pans, I remember getting a new set after cooking on some pretty crappy pots and pans, and it makes a world of difference!</div>

scstar17 · July 2012

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_registering-gifts_aaaahh-first-gift?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:34Discussion:9fd2b55b-38e7-43d9-bcfc-7062e5a8859fPost:5cd2361c-8ce6-4ede-9002-bb61b568c958">Re: AAAAHH FIRST GIFT!!!</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: AAAAHH FIRST GIFT!!! : One would think, but there are a lot of situations where one would assume everyone knows the answer to that is posted every week. Like the brides that ask their best friend at the time to be their MOH two years earlier and they are no long "best" friends and would like to promote a BM, while demoting the MOH; brides that want tiered receptions because they are sure everyone will want to be a part of their special day; and brides that don't want to invite SOs. Those are just the ones just off the top of my head, I know there are worse examples out there. I hope you enjoy your new pots and pans, I remember getting a new set after cooking on some pretty crappy pots and pans, and it makes a world of difference!
Posted by egm900[/QUOTE]

That's why I didn't post this on the Etiquette board.

We're having a party in New Orleans the week after our wedding - I can't wait! His family is from there.

kaos16 · July 2012

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_registering-gifts_aaaahh-first-gift?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:34Discussion:9fd2b55b-38e7-43d9-bcfc-7062e5a8859fPost:9e984480-a42f-415f-8707-79c5dd8126d1">Re: AAAAHH FIRST GIFT!!!</a>:
[QUOTE]Ha ha ha, thanks for the etiquette lessons. If we were following what's proper to the 1800s we wouldn't be sharing a mortgage already either, but we do so we can use the gifts - especially when the giver SAID to open it now. If we didn't live together yet that would be different but the times, they are a-changin.' How long have you been married and you're still on theknot.com registry board??? I'm also not getting married in a synagogue and my fiancee is Catholic. SHOCK and AWE!
Posted by scstar17[/QUOTE]

This seems really uncalled for. It seems that PP was just informing you of what proper etiquette dictates to this day regarding gifts received pre-wedding. She did not say anywhere that you must adhere to every single rule of etiquette or be doomed for life. Your response was a little extreme for a friendly tip IMHO.

aragx6 · July 2012

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_registering-gifts_aaaahh-first-gift?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:34Discussion:9fd2b55b-38e7-43d9-bcfc-7062e5a8859fPost:2f8840c1-1149-4eef-93ce-e2ce08ec3448">Re: AAAAHH FIRST GIFT!!!</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: AAAAHH FIRST GIFT!!! :<strong> That's why I didn't post this on the Etiquette board.</strong> We're having a party in New Orleans the week after our wedding - I can't wait! His family is from there.
Posted by scstar17[/QUOTE]

So the fluck what? If someone posts something and they appear to be in need of clarification, it's gracious and helpful to detail where their thinking is wrong -- that's literally the entire point of these message boards. This has nothing to do with "antiquated" etiquette from the 1800s and everything to do with what is still commonly accepted as the correct thing to do.

scstar17 · July 2012

You think the entire point of this message board is to detail where you think people are wrong? Rethink the use of the word "literally" and get back to me.

REGARDLESS, I'M STILL HAPPY WITH MY GIFT so the little negative picky broads using false swear words (we're not nine, get over yourself) do not change my happiness. I feel sorry for your husbands, Jesus Christ. You must be the type that gets mad when friends succeed in life because it gives you nothing to complain about.

scstar17 · July 2012

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_registering-gifts_aaaahh-first-gift?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:34Discussion:9fd2b55b-38e7-43d9-bcfc-7062e5a8859fPost:02416deb-f94e-4d90-a037-d17c2cd918ac">Re: AAAAHH FIRST GIFT!!!</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: AAAAHH FIRST GIFT!!! : This seems really uncalled for. It seems that PP was just informing you of what proper etiquette dictates to this day regarding gifts received pre-wedding. She did not say anywhere that you must adhere to every single rule of etiquette or be doomed for life. Your response was a little extreme for a friendly tip IMHO.
Posted by kaos16[/QUOTE]

The first person that pointed out the etiquette and then congratulated me, THAT is a 'friendly tip.' The naysayers after that just whine and moan are not giving 'friendly tips.' Perhaps I stumbled upon the board of poor English comprehension, but it doesn't stop me from being happy!

hoffse · July 2012

TK doesn't let you post real swear words. I keep trying, believe me. Don't take things too personally - people will respond to what they read off of your posts, and we didn't know from your posts that your aunt said to use them now until you just clarified. Have fun with your new pots and pans - no need to feel sorry for anybody's husbands/SOs. I promise you they are happily involved with us - there's someone for everyone right? No need to yell in all caps.

scstar17 · July 2012

Caps also represent emphasis, since you cannot hear me speak. I am more upset by the poor usage of English here than anything else, don't worry. I will continue to feel sorry for certain husbands.

I also know who I will not cook delicious meals for with my new cookware.

egm900 · July 2012

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_registering-gifts_aaaahh-first-gift?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:34Discussion:9fd2b55b-38e7-43d9-bcfc-7062e5a8859fPost:2f8840c1-1149-4eef-93ce-e2ce08ec3448">Re: AAAAHH FIRST GIFT!!!</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: AAAAHH FIRST GIFT!!! : That's why I didn't post this on the Etiquette board. We're having a party in New Orleans the week after our wedding - I can't wait! His family is from there.
Posted by scstar17[/QUOTE]

<div>Actually I was pulling examples from the Wedding Parties and Invites and Paper boards since they tend to be less contentious, although those issues do appear on the Etiquette board as well. It does all boil down to the same answer though.</div><div>
</div><div>New Orleans is such a fun city to visit, if you need any recs post on the local board. It's not as busy as some of the boards, but people will respond with their favorites!</div>

scstar17 · July 2012

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_registering-gifts_aaaahh-first-gift?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:34Discussion:9fd2b55b-38e7-43d9-bcfc-7062e5a8859fPost:fcbe5849-38bf-4e7c-9de9-6669532a801b">Re: AAAAHH FIRST GIFT!!!</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: AAAAHH FIRST GIFT!!! : Actually I was pulling examples from the Wedding Parties and Invites and Paper boards since they tend to be less contentious, although those issues do appear on the Etiquette board as well. It does all boil down to the same answer though. New Orleans is such a fun city to visit, if you need any recs post on the local board. It's not as busy as some of the boards, but people will respond with their favorites!
Posted by egm900[/QUOTE]

He's from there and I've been six or seven times, so we know a decent amount - but thank you.
I had said my mom's friend said we can open them early I just didn't realize people needed me to state that she meant last night in order to prevent certain snide remarks. It's sad when people want to jump on you for one thing they think is awful or wrong when you're posting about something making you happy.

lls31 · July 2012

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_registering-gifts_aaaahh-first-gift?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:34Discussion:9fd2b55b-38e7-43d9-bcfc-7062e5a8859fPost:01baff4f-6a98-4e07-87d8-4a8f91147d2e">Re: AAAAHH FIRST GIFT!!!</a>:
[QUOTE]You think the entire point of this message board is to detail where you think people are wrong? Rethink the use of the word "literally" and get back to me. REGARDLESS, I'M STILL HAPPY WITH MY GIFT so the little negative picky broads using false swear words (we're not nine, get over yourself) do not change my happiness. <strong> I feel sorry for your husbands, Jesus Christ. You must be the type that gets mad when friends succeed in life because it gives you nothing to complain about.</strong>
Posted by scstar17[/QUOTE]

<div>Comments like this will get you nowhere. </div><div>
</div><div>I re-read the posts in this thread and no one was attacking you. PPs just pointed out that you're not supposed to use wedding gifts before your wedding. You don't have to agree with it or like it, but that's reality. You also have to keep in mind that other brides-to-be are reading these posts. So the fact that PPs pointed this out could've been very helpful for someone else.</div>

AAAAHH FIRST GIFT!!!

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