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millenia98millenia98
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How do gifts usually work? Do you get the bride something from her registry at the bridal shower, and then bring money to the reception?
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Re: Gifts

  • TheJenniusTheJennius
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    edited December 2011
    I have nooo idea. My mum was ranting about his the other day. In Spanish and really loudly, too. I think only you'd appreciate a funny rant like that lol.
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  • courtneybrooke921courtneybrooke921
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    edited December 2011
    Yup that's exactly how I do it - gift for shower, money for wedding! :)
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  • millenia98millenia98
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    edited December 2011
    Jen, I can just imagine. LOL! Court, so if you're coming in from OOT, do you ship the shower gift to the bride in advance?  Or bring it with you?
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  • aitironeaitirone
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    edited December 2011
    Thats what i do too
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  • goldie3474goldie3474
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    edited December 2011
    it's 100% up to you, but for a shower I ususally pick of registry, for the wedding I usually give $$.
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  • millenia98millenia98
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    edited December 2011
    Alissa and Aim, do you guys bring the gift to the shower or send it to the bride's house?
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  • courtneybrooke921courtneybrooke921
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    edited December 2011
    If I have a shower out of town, I'll send the gift to the person's house but I'll print a picture of it and put it in a card (unless it's small!) - HTH!
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  • goldie3474goldie3474
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    edited December 2011
    I always bring my gift HOWEVER I received a lot of gifts before my shower sent to my house and it was fun to get the mail and have fun gifts waiting for me :) I think if you are flying in from out of town, shipping it is 100% ok.
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  • murrc2murrc2 member
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    edited December 2011
    I usually do the same too.  Someone told me recently that if a guest doesn't come to your wedding, they should send a gift anyways?  I don't think I've ever not gone to a wedding, so I don't know how that works.
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  • Lacey36Lacey36 member
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    edited December 2011
    I def. agree with PP's. I do a gift for registry and $ for wedding. I usually bring my gifts, but you can always ship. any word on the cake thing, did you find someone?
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  • millenia98millenia98
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    edited December 2011
    Lacey, well I've emailed a few people but I'm waiting for responses. If I don't finalize something by say 4pm, I'm going to call publix and place my order.
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  • babytecbabytec member
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    edited December 2011
    yeah, i usually just bring cash to the reception
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  • eagles.fan1234eagles.fan1234
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    edited December 2011
    i usually do cash or check for the bride and groom at the reception and a gift for the bridal shower.
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  • tazdvl3tazdvl3 member
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    edited December 2011
    That's what I always do!
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  • clovonneptclovonnept member
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    edited December 2011
    Yeah, this is so confusing! I'm the first of my friends to get married (well, second, but first with a big wedding) and I have no idea about the etiquette! One of my friends goes to a wedding just about every week, and when I first got engaged she told me: "Gift for the engagement party, gift for the bridal shower, gift/cash for the wedding" and I was like whoa thats a lot of gifts! We didn't even have an e-party so it's probably more reasonable. Hopefully when my friends start to get engaged and married they space it out a little so my bank account isn't depleted LOL
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