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When to give gifts to parents?

Hi Ladies,

I’m sure most of you see this answer as pretty cut and dry, but my situation is a little different. 


 We are getting married on a beach in Oahu, Hawaii next month (super excited) and only our parents are joining us for this intimate ceremony.  Then we will continue our honeymoon there for 2 weeks and our parents get to enjoy 1 week on the island by themselves.   However, the Catholic Church does not recognize this as a valid marriage, so we are having a wedding back home in Pennsylvania on … April Fool’s Day. 


The “surprise” is that none of our guests know this is happening.  They believe the wedding is on April 1st (traditional ceremony/reception). In reality, they will be going to a church ceremony, but it will be a blessing (which isn’t too different than a full Catholic mass)…then onto the reception venue to party.

 

We hired a videographer in Hawaii who will be making a 3-4 minute highlight DVD of our wedding (getting ready and the ceremony).  We plan to unveil the ‘surprise’ DVD on a large projection screen after the bridal party and bride/groom are announced in the reception.

 

 So…should I wait until the actual wedding day (January) to give them gifts….or wait until April 1st, when we give out our bridal party gifts?

 

Sorry so long and thanks!

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