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nicole
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 Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 8:54 pm Post subject: Can I open wedding gifts before the wedding? |
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| Were getting married at the end of june and have already gotten some gifts in the mail. Can we open them yet? Most people say no but they are just sitting there! I want to know what inside!!!!! |
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arijachickialysia
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| Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 8:59 pm Post subject: |
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| Hmm... NO! That would be soooo rude ;-)Well...... take a sneak peek but be sure to cover up your peeky hole! (This way you can tell people what NOT to get you!!!)Best wishes! |
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Janie
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| Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 9:01 pm Post subject: |
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| Actually, in past generations, the polite thing to do would be to open the gifts as soon as you get them and send the thank yous before the wedding. So if you have got the gifts from older relatives, that is likely what they expect! |
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weddrev
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| Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 9:02 pm Post subject: |
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| Yes, that's why they've been sent to you.!Open them & immediately send a thank you; not only for the gift but for being so thoughtful. |
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₪₪₪₪♦ caneartis
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| Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 9:10 pm Post subject: |
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| I don't think it really makes a difference any more. It's not like you're going to actually tell those people that you peeked.In fact, looking now can be very practical. You could write out thank you notes before the wedding to save time after.By the time you find your third iron or toaster, you won't feel like you're cheating in the least! LOL!Get a head start on those thank yous! |
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lynn
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| Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 9:13 pm Post subject: |
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| You can open them any time in my opinion. Things will be so crazy you might not have time...or you may WANT to open them now so that you don't have a huge pile sitting somewhere until after the wedding. We are going to open ours most likely as they come but then any gifts that people bring to the wedding we are opening at brunch with our family the next day.I'm finding that there are some things that will never change with 'wedding etiquette' and there are other things that you can do however you want to. |
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Luv2Answer
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| Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 9:15 pm Post subject: |
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| Of course you are supposed to open them! Then send out the thank you notes so that they know you received it. |
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braves squaw
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| Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 9:16 pm Post subject: |
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| Yes, you can open the gifts before the wedding.Just make sure you keep records of who sent what, so you can send thank you notes, within a reasonable time frame, after the wedding. A little hint: Have a photo taken with each opened gift and include it in the thank you note to any person(s) unable to attend the wedding. |
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riversconfluence
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| Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 10:12 pm Post subject: |
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| Yes! Open them, mail the thank you to the people who gave them to you! You don't have to wait. It is not your birthday, you are not 6 years old, you do not have to wait until the adults get there, and the candles have been blown out, LOL. Seriously, a wedding is not a birthday party. Traditional old ways were to display the gifts you get before the wedding out on a table, so guests who are dropping of their own present to you can see what you got. People used to display checks too, lined up neatly so the guest could see you gave it, [and even put them under a piece of glass so someone could not shuffle them a little to see the amount] but not the amount of the check. You wouldn't want to do that one now, the checks would be gone, and the person who gave it to you's checking account would be wiped out! |
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Kjersti G
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| Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 5:47 am Post subject: |
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| Yes go ahead!They got them for you to use and enjoy, but make sure you send out thankyous to those people VERY SOON! Or they might be offended.Back in the day people always gave you gifts before the wedding and had them sent to your house before the actual day. |
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