Gift Shipping

jordanm27

Hello all! My FI and I are getting married in Arizona in April and we live in Texas. I am already stressing out about how we are going to get all the gifts back to our home in Texas after the wedding on the airplane. ( I know its early to be worried about that stuff but I'm a planner!) My question is, would it be rude to request that guests ship their gifts straight to our home in Texas to make our lives a little bit easier? And if I do that what could I say to make sure it doesn't sound rude. Keep in mind 25% of our guests are coming from out of state anyway so the way I see it they won't want to fly with the gifts either! I"m getting very different answers from friends and family about this so I wanted to get outside opinions. Thanks for the help!

Marina007

I think most people will have the gifts shipped to your house to begin with. If people bring gifts to the actual wedding, it shouldn't be difficult to pay for an extra checked bag for the plane. Glassware/China I would be hesitant to check - maybe buy a big roll of bubble wrap?

MrsGandthebeag

We literally got 2 physical gifts at our wedding, the rest were checks.  I think you'll be fine and not need to say anything.

egm900

If you feel the need to say anything, make a website and in the "About Us" section say you will be making your home in City, Texas.  A lot of people will figure it out, not a huge number of people bring gifts to a wedding, and almost anyone buying online will have it shipped to the address you have on file.

I live out of state from my parents, and so I have to do this every Christmas.  I've brought back an entire set of dishes before, it's really not that bad.  Just make sure you have a large suitcase and good packing materials.

mrskristinyc

We just registered at Crate & Barrel yesterday, and they offer $4.95 shipping for most registry items. Maybe register someplace that has something like that? (We're getting married in Indiana but live in NYC, so we're hoping people will have common sense and just ship things or give checks!)

hoffse

It's also helpful if you make the RSVP address your TX addresss in addition to the registry address.  Then if people aren't sure where to send something, they'll likely look at the RSVP address and have that in hand.

MeagMcNamara

I have a friend who is getting married home (Nova Scotia) but is living in Australia.  Her registry is Australian and most people know not to give physical gifts.  (I am wrapping her check in a big box though so she can open some presents!)