Engagement Party

Asiram Posted: Nov 02, 2005 08:10 PM

Engagement Party

Should gifts be opened during an engagement party? I have heard different answers for different people, and I dont know what to do.

JimmysBride Posted: Nov 02, 2005 08:15 PM

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I didn't open gifts at mine. I suppose it depends on the style of your e-party but if you do that, won't it seem like your shower?

JCam695 Posted: Nov 02, 2005 08:49 PM

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I've never been to one where gifts were opened.

jenheartsrob Posted: Nov 02, 2005 09:00 PM

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I had mine this weekend and one of my aunts BEGGED me to open her gift, which I eventually begrudgingly did to get her to stop harrassing me, lol... which of course started a chain reaction with 2 other relatives.... so i wound up opening 3 gifts by request, but really wanted to take them all home... i'd avoid doing it unless youre put into a situation like i was

070306 Posted: Nov 02, 2005 09:01 PM

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I have never seen them open at the party before. We invited some people back to my house to watch us open the gifts after the party.

L&M2006 Posted: Nov 02, 2005 09:08 PM

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I've never seen gifts open at an eparty. We got mostly envelopes (only 2 gifts) so we definetly weren't opening anything at the party.

beautyq115 Posted: Nov 02, 2005 09:10 PM

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We didn't....we were going to have the families at one house to open gifts but they didn't end up happening

Noiva06 Posted: Nov 02, 2005 09:20 PM

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I didn't open mine... I have also been to a couple e-parties where they didn't and only one e-party that they did....

EJSD2006 Posted: Nov 02, 2005 09:43 PM

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I didn't at mine b/c I didn't feel it was appropriate. But at FH's cousins party they opened everything in front of everybody...even the envelopes w/$$$! I thought that was tacky.

tracy2246 Posted: Nov 03, 2005 07:32 AM

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we opened our after we got home -it was the first time we had spent alone all day.

seta Posted: Nov 03, 2005 07:35 AM

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i too have never been to one where the gifts were opened..unless it is a less formal gathering in a house.

Hamptonsbride06 Posted: Nov 03, 2005 07:55 AM

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We didnt...but then again we only recieved 4 boxed gifts, everyone gave us money

LEA1977 Posted: Nov 03, 2005 08:01 AM

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We did, but ours was a very informal party for our closest friends and bridal party at our home. I didn't know if it was tradition or not, but we just did what we felt was right and it worked out fine.

JennJay Posted: Nov 03, 2005 08:13 AM

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my brother and his FI waited until most people were gone, and just opened them in front of immediate family and some friends.

foofy Posted: Nov 03, 2005 08:59 AM

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We didn't open our gifts at the party. We opened the gifts the next day in my house.

nicothy Posted: Nov 03, 2005 09:03 AM

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we didn't we had one gift out of 90 people that came.

MissingTheBGene Posted: Nov 03, 2005 09:07 AM

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Nah, save that for your shower. Just have a blast!

Tina120206 Posted: Nov 03, 2005 09:22 AM

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Posted by alnem

I didn't at mine b/c I didn't feel it was appropriate. But at FH's cousins party they opened everything in front of everybody...even the envelopes w/$$$! I thought that was tacky.

Hey do we have the same cousin? I agree it was tacky and everyone was bored out of their minds by this point, some people just left.

AutmBride Posted: Nov 03, 2005 09:26 AM

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We brought ours home and opened them together, it was more fun that way. Plus you have more time to spend with your guests and get all the hugs they probably want to give!
Leave the opening gifts for your shower!