OK so one of my best friends just got engaged. They are not having an e-party as they are planning their wedding for this coming summer. So I was planning on giving them a monetary engagement gift, but then I just read in Brides magazine that it is rude to give a close friend $$$ - especially for a engagement or shower gift. Do you agree? I would love to get them a gift, but they already live together and have pretty much everything they need, and they are paying for their own wedding so I thought $$$ would be good.
Is $$$ too impersonal? UGH what do you think?
ali120206
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Posted by Mystere
Money always helps but my favorite gift when i got engaged was a book i believe was called 'bridal bargains' which is by far the best thing i have received since getting engaged - it helped soo much when it came to planning.
Personally I'd buy the book, a nice card, tuck some money into the card write a nice note and tuck it into the book!
I love that book, I now have three copies that have been passed down by former brides.
Money isn't a bad thing, we didn't have an e-party but, we got a lot of gifts. I had registered right away since we were planning on living together before hand and my 30th birthday was coming up. Since my cousin who got engaged a month before me had an e-party, I got engagement gifts at my 30th b-day party.
suzybilly819
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A gift card to a store they will register at.
Another nice gift, could be toasting glasses or anything from Tiffany's I got candlesticks from Tiffany's and loved them.
LaLa
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I think money is a totally acceptable gift for an engagement and a wedding gift.
Tommylove
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No way $$$$ is always the best gift. We couldn't of been any happier getting money for our engagement party. Everyone gave us cash and it really did help. We used that money for our closing costs for our house.
MrsH1156
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We got a combination of gifts and $$ for our e-party and I don't think there was anything wrong with it. We're in a situation where we live together and already have a lot of the basics, we're paying for our own wedding, etc. I think $$ or gift cards are a good idea when you don't know what else do get the person. I also don't know of any couple who would be unhappy to receive it! JMHO.
Blu-ize
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Didn't have an e-party and believe me the money was very much appreciated. You can't go wrong with money.
....I mean..who doesn't like money?
Fireworks Bride
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We didn't have an engagement party. We were taken out to dinner a few times by friends or ours and I received a bunch of gift cards as well, which is more personal than money.
