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Gift Etiquette
It really hasn't been very long since our own bridal showers and weddings, but I forget the etiquette already!
Here's the story... my college roommate is getting married. We were close back in the day (we lived together all 4 years of college, summers too) but the day after graduation, she moved to LA (I'm in the midwest) and as you can imagine, we're not very close anymore. I've seen her a few times in the past 6-7 years, when she's around for other people's weddings mostly. She didn't come to my shower or our wedding because she was out of the country for her job at the time.
She recently got engaged and is getting married pretty quickly. I've gotten invitations to their destination wedding in Mexico and her bridal shower in LA. I can't go to either. I knew I was going to send a gift for the wedding... and when I say "gift" I mean "gift card or money"... but do I also send a gift for the shower? She's registered at Macy's but there are only like 15 things on the registry and they're either super cheap or super expensive. I don't remember getting shower gifts from people who weren't there, except for my step mom who sent something small and she's 1 of my 4 parents.
So, what say you... send a gift for both the wedding and the shower? If both, can I send a gift card for the shower and a check for the wedding?
Re: Gift Etiquette
MY BLOG!
If you don't attend the shower, you don't have to send a gift!