It is my first marriage and my fiance's 2nd marriage. My future mother in law would like to include cards in the invitations telling my husbands side of the family not to bring gifts, since he has been married before and they have already given him gifts. She thinks, however, that my family should bring gifts to the wedding because I have not been married before. I am having some problems with this for several reasons. I do not want to offend anyone, including my mother in law, or cause any sort of discomfort for either one of the families when only certain people are told not to bring gifts. What is the proper ettiquitte for gift giving in this situation? Is what my mother in law wants to do acceptable? If not, how do i explain to my mother in law that I do not want to do this without causing problems? If it is acceptable, how do I deal with the issue when it comes out that his family was told not to bring gifts and mine did?
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Re: [andejole] 1st wedding for me, 2nd for groom. gifts?
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Please tell your mother-in-law (or better yet let your groom tell his mother) that it is not proper to include any mention of gifts in a wedding invitation. Refer her to us or any book on wedding etiquette if she needs confirmation. She can spread the word through her family tree that there is no need to bring gifts. Top Wedding Questions Forum Moderator - "Write your sorrows in the sand, your blessings in stone".
Mentioning gifts in second wedding invitation
