Hello, I am a 45 year old woman who is getting married this September to a 48 year old man. This is a first marriage for both of us as we were each in a common law relationship and had children with our ex's. So - here we are, two mature people getting married for the first time. It's very exciting and my family is thrilled. They are asking me where I'm going to register and I just assumed that because my fiance and I are both older, it would be in poor taste to register anywhere. I'd like to know what an expert advises! Part of me says we should put on the invitations - no gifts...but to be honest, we have never had a wedding and the idea of receiving some gifts is a lovely one. How should we handle this? We are having a small private wedding ceremony with immediate family and our children, but then immediately following that are having a reception, dinner, music etc. for all of our friends.
Take some time to read through this forum since your questions have been raised before.
Note that the ceremony is the gift giving portion of the event, not the reception. Although some reception only guests may want to send a gift, they aren't obligated to do so.
I would get a copy of a good wedding etiquette book to help guide you through.
Best of luck, Top Wedding Questions Forum Moderator - "Write your sorrows in the sand, your blessings in stone".
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