Dear Wedding Experts, I understand, and more than agree, that mentioning anything about gifts is extremely tacky, and unacceptable to do without exception. I am getting married in August, and after we're married, we're spending about a year backpacking in New Zealand. We're leaving the day after the wedding, and all of our belongings that we're not taking with us will be stored indefinitely. We won't be able to use any gifts for at least a year, and we are worried that our guests are going to go through time and trouble of buying us a gift that we won't be able to use. My fiance and I have a wedding website, and we realize that it's acceptable to mention gifts online, but I'm still shying from the idea. Is it enough to use the website to inform our guests of our future plans, and just leave it at that? I'm assuming that they'll fill in the blanks on their own. Is this an okay assumption to make, or would it be helpful to our guests to spell it out a little more clearly. Thank you for taking the time to help all of us who really want to put our guests at ease, and don't want the joy of the event to be clouded by improper etiquette! Katrina
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Re: [KatrinaLynne] Website etiquette for gifts
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You may use the website but don't count on every guest reading, visiting, etc. Also, don't list this information on the main page since you won't want gifts to be the highlight of your site. I don't think you will do this since you seem to be very sensitive about the subject but for other readers benefit I thought it was worth a mention.
Ask a family member or friend to be in charge of any gifts brought directly to the wedding, even though the proper gift etiquette is to send the wedding gift to the home of the bride before the wedding. Hopefully, your guests who choose to purchase a gift already know this.
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Mentioning gifts on a wedding website
