Day after present opening?

WEEZIE918

My mom asked me today if she was going to be able to watch us open presents...honestly, I didn't think anyone would want to watch that. So it got me thinking...maybe we should do something??? Then I thought about how tired we might be the day after the wedding...could we do something the following weekend instead? I'd hate to take up people's weekend for two weekends in a row, but doesn't seem to be much different from taking up their whole weekend. We don't have many oot guests, so it'd just be family and close friends, I guess. So who is doing something for opening presents? When are you doing it? Who are you inviting? And are you serving food, if so, what are you serving?

Zimsgirl

We're just having my parents bring the gifts to their house then getting then after the HM. We'll just leave them wrapped and bring them to our apt after then open just us 2. I felt kinda awkward when people were watching me open presents at the showers

MoonlightSilver

My mom said she wanted to watch us open gifts too. She said the day after, we can just get up and eat breakfast when we like, and then get in contact with her and FMIL so our parents and us can get together and open gifts. I honestly don't mind because I want to open them before I go on my honeymoon (especially since I am getting a camera FOR my honeymoon). 

peachykeen26

We are having parents bring the gifts home and then we are opening after the HM. Hopefully we will be able to move into an APT pretty immediately after the wedding.

PopPow

We are going on a mini-moon the day after the wedding and coming back on Monday. So we will likely open gifts just the two of us Monday night.

KrisKenny

We might just have my mom and FI's parents around to watch us open gifts, if they want. Most likely my mother will, only because she lives right downstairs from me. Other than that, we aren't doing anything for others to watch us.

BarbErick

FI has an internship out of state right after the wedding, so we will be gone for a couple months.  We are doing a brunch the morning after to open gifts and bid farewell to the wedding party, which is all close family.

SoSaysTara

We're getting married an hour from our house, 2 hours from my parents' house, and 2 hours from FI's parents house.  Therefore, to make sure that the families can get together for the present-opening, we are doing a brunch at the hotel the morning after and we'll open the presents there.

michellep1

This never even occurred to me!  I guess I just assumed that most people would bring envelopes instead of physical presents.  The majority of our guests are OOT and a lot of our registry is online instead of in stores, so I think anyone that wants to buy an actual gift will do it that way, then it will ship directly to us.  We're leaving the Monday after our wedding for the honeymoon so I guess our parents could come over on Sunday and be there for our gift opening, but I don't really see FI's parents caring enough to stay in town for that.  My mom will probably want to be there though!

Sscholfield

Our families are also traveling quite a distance for our wedding, so we're hosting brunch the morning after the wedding at the hotel where the reception is being held and we'll open gifts too. It actually works out well since we don't leave for our HM until Monday evening. I think it's only fair to let FI open all the gifts so he can feel the awkwardness that I have from opening gifts at the showers.

kristin183

We are doing this... but it just kind of worked out that way.
We are getting married 10 hours from where we live (FI's hometown) so we have to open to gifts to pack them and get them back. We leave for our honeymoon the night after the wedding (taking a red eye flight) So it made sense to open the gifts the day after. We are doing a lunch type thing and whoever at his parents house and anyone who is still in town is welcome to come.

ECOlson

It's tradition in my family to have a "day after the wedding brunch" to say goodbye to guests on their way out of town and to open presents in front of whoever wants to stay and watch.  They're always really informal and nobody is "forced" to stay for any particular length of time (some of my friends have been in bridal parties where they were forced to stay and watch the couple open presents - yuck!).  We're planning on including a note in our out of town guest's welcome bags letting them know the time and location of the brunch, and a bunch of my mom's friends will help out by buying or preparing simple brunch foods like fruit platters, muffins, egg casserole, coffee and juice.  

Cassandra999

Just my parents and his parents (if they want) will come over.  It;s not an event just them coming over to our house.  It would be weird if it was a large group.

Shelly527IN

We aren't doing one---we leave for Florida the next morning!

MMRoberts11

I've actually never been to one of those and only heard of it happening every so often.  I think most people either open stuff the next day or after they get back from the HM with maybe just each other and possibly family. 

manndy3287

We are going to my in laws' house in the afternoon the day after the wedding to open presents just with immediate family.  My in laws are also having our rehearsal dinner, so they will have extra food for lunch.