Wedding Party Gift Etiquette
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By the time of the actual marriage ceremony, the couple and friends and families are exhausted. For most couples, a wedding turns out to be an affair that lasts many events over weeks, months or years. There are many parties associated with getting married. These include showers, bachelor or bachelorette parties, engagement parties and the wedding rehearsal party. Some people even give a wedding dress fitting party. With all of these parties, you need to know wedding party gift etiquette.
When Do You Need To Bring One?
Many parties like an engagement party do not require everyone invited to brig a gift. Sometimes, all the engagement party winds up being is a few rounds of drinks at a pub. In that case, wedding party gift etiquette states that you must pick up at least one round of the drinks. Wedding
party gift etiquette does state that if you are not sure if you need to bring a gift, just ask.
The big parties that do usually require some sort of token gift at least is the bachelor/bachelorette party and a baby shower (which may be held long before the actual wedding). Shower and wedding gift etiquette says that you can get away with spending less than $25 (US) for a gift. You need to get baby care items for the shower, but you can get gag gifts for the bachelor/bachelorette party.
Regifting
Regifting is a relatively new phenomenon that many older wedding party gift etiquette books and magazine articles do not mention. Regifting used to be normal before the Industrial Revolution because nobody really had much and the young couple was grateful for anything they could get. Resources were scare and even second-hand goods were still useable and needed.
Nowadays, things have changed, but more and more people are seeing the environmental and economic benefits of regifting. Regifting is a form of recycling. As long as the gift isn’t worn out or damaged, then it shouldn’t break any wedding party gift etiquette by regifting.
Just don’t tell anyone that you are regifting. In that way, word may get back to the original sender of your gift and they will be mad at you. Also, be sure that the gift you are regifting wasn’t given to you by the gift recipient or anyone that may happen to be at the party. If you’re not sure, don’t regift. Even getting a gift card is considered more acceptable.
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