Do I need to bring gifts to all pre-wedding parties?
I am in the wedding party and have been invited to an engagement party, wedding shower, bridal shower, bachelorette party and the wedding (of course). Do I need to bring gifts to all of these pre-wedding parties and events?
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Much of this information has already been addressed in other posts, so, please use the search before posting to get the quickest answers.
The wedding shower and bridal shower are the same event, and yes, you will need to bring a gift to the shower. Engagement parties and bachelorette parties are not gift giving events. For the wedding you should send a gift to the home of the bride before the wedding. Read some past posts about lost gifts to determine the reason.
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The bride has planned both a wedding shower and a bridal shower (two separate events). From reading other posts I’ve come to learn that I need to give a gift for the bridal shower and a gift for the wedding. What I haven’t been able to find is whether the wedding shower gift is the same as the gift for the wedding day (to be mailed to the house of the bride) or if I need to purchase another gift.
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Just to clarify, the bride does not plan the showers and a wedding shower and a bridal shower are the same event. So, I think what you're saying is that there will be two showers for the bride.
You will send the wedding gift to the home of the bride before the wedding and, yes, you will need to being a gift to the shower. If attending both it is not expected that you would bring a gift for each shower. Get together with the other bridesmaids to see if they want to get a group gift. Top Wedding Questions Forum Moderator - "Write your sorrows in the sand, your blessings in stone".
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I agree. And, if the bride is planning all of these parties, as a friend it might be helpful to inform her of the etiquette involved so she might avoid embarrassment. She really shouldn't be involved in any shower plans except to provide a short list of names when someone offers to host one. Rebecca Black, Etiquette Now
Do I need to bring gifts to all pre-wedding parties?
