One of the most amazing and awe-inspiring moments of your wedding’s overall process is the incredible loot you get from family and friends. It is sometimes overwhelming when you think of all of the things you received for your wedding and then all of the money on top of it. While these gifts are wonderful and exciting it is important to remember some general rules about respect in reference to wedding gifts.
Here are three things to keep in mind about wedding gifts:
- You never have to open a wedding gift that is not presented at your wedding shower in front of anyone else. Open your gifts with only you and your new spouse present to create memories that will live on forever.
- Do not include your registry information on your formal wedding invitation, ever. This information should be spread by your family or you could put it on the less formal “Save the Date” invitation. Either way, do not place this in a formal invitation.
- Do not ever tell anyone that is not close family that you are requesting cash over gifts of any kind. To take this an obvious step further, do not put that you would like cash in your wedding invitation. This is just in bad taste and will not guarantee you any money.