Gift Etiquette - Destination Wedding Plus After-Party
We have been invited to a destination wedding (on a cruise) which we have chosen to participate in (as guests). Only 4 couples will be coming along (more were asked, only 4 can make it). A week after returning from the 11 day trip, the bride and groom will be hosting a reception for those not able to attend the wedding - and for those who went on the cruise. We will be included in that celebration as well, and I believe we will be attending.
My thoughts were to pack a gift and bring it on the cruise. I was just thinking of something small, like a very nice photo album - easy for us to carry, and for them to carry home, and my husband will be doing some photography work for the bride and groom on the trip (free of charge), so the gift goes hand in hand with that. Obviously, if we were attending a local wedding the chosen gift would be more substantial (size wise), but I just don't see how we can carry anything large, and don't want to burden the bride and groom with something cumbersome to carry home.
I guess my questions are numerous...should we bring a gift on the trip? If so, should it be something equal in value of a gift we would give if we were attending a local wedding (obviously we would typically spend much more on a gift than a photo album will cost). And, if we go to the reception after returning from the trip, are we expected to bring a gift there as well? Or should we only bring a gift to the reception and not on the cruise? I feel that since so few people are actually going on the cruise, that it would be nice if they had SOMETHING to open during the actual wedding. Don't know if the following will help with your answer...there will be no shower for the bride (as far as I know), and she has not registered anywhere ... this is also a second marriage for the groom. Thanks for your help!
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Re: [Marymo] Gift Etiquette - Destination Wedding Plus After-Party
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Gifts are expected from wedding guests only - not reception guests, although many will give a gift if only invited to the reception. It is proper to send the wedding gift to the home of the bride before the wedding. This is especially true for destination wedding. Don't give the couple anything more to have to pack and carry back home.
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Gift Etiquette - Destination Wedding Plus After-Party
