Wedding Gift Etiquette Questions

You are ecstatic and jittery and excited. All at the same time. Why shouldn't you? It is your ever important wedding day and it is going to be your day. You want everything to be perfect and for that, wedding etiquette is what is the most important thing. After all it is your wedding and not just any event. Wedding etiquette is mostly taken care of by the families of the couple getting married and close relatives. In all this, there is an issue which is somewhat ignored, but doubts about it are faced by those attending the wedding. These are the gift related etiquette. Although it seems a routine matter, there are quite a few doubts regarding gifts flooding the minds of those getting married and those attending the wedding or even those who are not.

Gift Etiquette Questions for Weddings

• What is the ideal thing to do while giving a wedding gift?
• Should the couple expect the guests to give them gifts?
• What is expected to be a correct etiquette when a wedding invitation states that your presence is the only gift we need?
• When preparing a gift registry for a wedding, what is the correct thing to do?
• When is a bride allowed to open gifts?
• How do you keep a record of who gave the bride her gifts?
• What is the best way to keep the record of who gave the gifts?
• Is it a ritual that a bride's parents should give a wedding gift?
• Is it mandatory to give a gift at the wedding if you have given one at the bridal shower?
• Is it possible to register for gifts if the bride and groom are having a destination wedding?
• If a guy is getting married for the second time and the girl for the first, what is the requisite etiquette for the gift registry?
• In case a couple is renewing its wedding vows, will it be fine to give a gift to the couple?
• How is it possible to let the guests know that gifts are a must?
• Will it seem too outlandish or cheap on the part of the couple if they ask for a cash gift or money for their honeymoon? Is it considered as acceptable wedding etiquette?
• What sort of gifts are deemed appropriate?
• Even if we do not want gifts, are the bride and groom expected to have a wedding registry?
• What is the etiquette if the bride does not have a bridal registry?
• Are traditional gifts the only choice?
• How expensive or over the top can the gift be?
• How much time can the bride take to thank those who have given her gifts?
• What is the appropriate way to send the wedding gift if you are invited but cannot attend due to some reason?

Well, these were some of the gift etiquette questions which are faced by either party. Trust me, even if they seem frivolous, for those in that situation it is a huge deal! But hey, if you are a clone of Jane Nichols from the movie 27 Dresses, or you know someone like that, well then, there would not be any problems whatsoever! As she will take care of everything! It is especially for those who are getting married for the first time.

All in all it is an event out of which all of you can make a beautiful album of, in our memory. Because photographs get spoiled and hard disks get corrupted! This is where I wrap up, not the gifts but the questions!