What is a wedding gift display? I imagine it is as is sounds... a display of wedding gifts. Why would someone do this? Is it expected or do only some people do it? Personally, I think it sounds tacky (and a little odd) to set up a display of your gifts and then invite people over to see them.
My fiance and I just had our first shower and his mother decided that she was taking all of our gifts to her house and setting up a display. We have been living together for nearly 3 years, so it's not as though she's keeping them for us until we move in together (in which case, it should probably be my mother who would keep the gifts).
What are other people's thoughts on this?
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Dear Display,
A wedding gift display is just a table to place the gifts at the wedding. Some people actually take the gifts to the wedding and there should be some place for the gifts to be placed.
Some people actually have pre-wedding parties where the gifts are displayed during the party. A bridal shower is an example. But, the gifts aren't put on display afterward.
Your fiance's mother really shouldn't do that. Why put your shower gifts on display now??? Plus, traditionally the shower gifts were given to the bride. Today, of course we have couples showers. But, the groom's mother doesn't have anything to do with the gifts. Yikes!
Good luck with this one. Rebecca Black, Etiquette Now
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I agree..it is not your mother in law's place to take these gifts. I have never heard of anyone "displaying" the bridal shower gifts either.
Have your fiance speak to her though...don't take the chance of hurting your new relationship with her. Your fiance knows how to talk to her, let him deal with this. Top Wedding Questions Forum Moderator - "Write your sorrows in the sand, your blessings in stone".
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I think that maybe I wasn't very clear in my question. I know that we need to have a table at the reception in case people do bring their gifts to the reception.
What I am talking about is setting up a display in your home to showcase all of the gifts that you've opened until after the wedding. I have only heard of one person who has done this (outside of MIL wanting to do it) and was just wondering if this is a common thing?
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Again, I have never heard of anyone taking the wedding shower gifts and displaying them in their home until after the wedding. I agree, it's odd. Top Wedding Questions Forum Moderator - "Write your sorrows in the sand, your blessings in stone".
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