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Shower & Wedding Gift?
I'm going to a Wedding shower for a work friend next weekend.
What's the etiquette on presents? Should I get two gifts? One for the wedding and one for the shower? Can I just get her a nice shower gift, and not bring anything to the wedding?
I didn't really have a shower for my wedding, so I'm not really sure what is standard practice.
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Re: Shower & Wedding Gift?
I do exactly what she said.
If you don't go to the shower or wedding you're not obligated to send a gift for the event you're missing. But going to both = buying a gift for both.
Yup, two gifts.
Depending on how well I know the bride & groom and the location of each event, I'll do some combination of the following:
Small registry gift for the shower/larger registry gift for the wedding
Registry gift for the shower/gift card or check for the wedding
Homemade gift for one event/registry gift for the other.
I agree that if you don't attend the shower, you don't have to send a gift. I, however, always send a wedding gift (or a card, at the VERY least) even if I'm unable to attend.
Like someone above said, attending both means two gifts. I generally get something little for a shower gift ($20 or so), then something bigger for the wedding gift.
Follow your local custom re: giving cash. It's the norm in some parts of the country and not done at all in others.
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I agree that one bigger gift off of the registry is really nice sometimes too. I would only go this route if you are going to spend $100+ on the gift. When I got married it was nice getting the one big gift from someone because it was a gift I would never treat myself to. I would give it at the shower if I just gave one gift. You would feel odd not bringing a gift to the shower and to bring it to the wedding would be one more item that had to be packed up and transported afterwards.
Okay, I went shopping today and bought two gifts. A slightly smaller one for the shower and something bigger for the wedding. I think she will like both items
sounds great!
I agree. I recently was married and people who brought gifts to showers did not bring gifts to the wedding and I did not expect it. If it's a good friend or relative, then I would bring 2 gifts. I think you do what you are comfortable with.