engagement party gifts...

JnD110808 Posted: Oct 17, 2007 12:58 PM

engagement party gifts...

Our engagement party is in a few weeks and my FMIL told us we have to open gifts up not envelopes but gifts. I really do not want to and I told her I didn't want to and she thought i was being difficult. I've asked around and no one seems to have opened during the party. Did anyone open up gifts?

Junebride62108 Posted: Oct 17, 2007 12:59 PM

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We didnt. I'm with you on this. I wouldnt be comfortable.

boky17 Posted: Oct 17, 2007 12:59 PM

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no way! that's what you do at the shower....i opened them with fh after the party.

kristi313 Posted: Oct 17, 2007 01:00 PM

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i didn't have an e-party but if i did i probably wouldn't want to open any gifts there. i'd like the party to be more about the engagement and less about gifts. you can open presents at your shower!

DD628 Posted: Oct 17, 2007 01:01 PM

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no do not open them there.
do it when u get home

Sugaplum08 Posted: Oct 17, 2007 01:01 PM

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Open them afterwards

Julybride08 Posted: Oct 17, 2007 01:01 PM

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We didn't I think it's actually a little weird. I mean not everyone is going to give you a gift. Most likely money. So What we did was we brought them home and just opened them at home with my parents and FH's parents and a few friends.

JnD110808 Posted: Oct 17, 2007 01:01 PM

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My figuring was that what if you open one gift and it's like say something that costs 50 bucks and then the next you open is like waterford crystal you may make others feel uncomfortable as well.

LittlePup34 Posted: Oct 17, 2007 01:02 PM

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Posted by JnD110808

Our engagement party is in a few weeks and my FMIL told us we have to open gifts up not envelopes but gifts. I really do not want to and I told her I didn't want to and she thought i was being difficult. I've asked around and no one seems to have opened during the party. Did anyone open up gifts?

Hi Date/Hall twin!!! We did not open presents at our e-party , I felt like we should be celebrating not opening gifts.

jeffamanda080808 Posted: Oct 17, 2007 01:02 PM

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Posted by kristi313

i didn't have an e-party but if i did i probably wouldn't want to open any gifts there. i'd like the party to be more about the engagement and less about gifts. you can open presents at your shower!

Well put...

You should be dancing around and socializing at your e-party. And celebrating with friends and family, I think opening up gifts would be a bore to most guest.

bluegreen08 Posted: Oct 17, 2007 01:03 PM

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Our e-party was in NY but we currently live out of state. Most people (thankfully) shipped our gifts to us here, but some brought gifts to our e-party. We had a table for them.

We did not open gifts at the party, and instead took them home to my parents house to open after. We had close family and some of the bridal party over for that (very informal).

SB7308 Posted: Oct 17, 2007 01:04 PM

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We opened them up later on after everyone left. Just a few family members were there.

JnD110808 Posted: Oct 17, 2007 01:06 PM

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Posted by jeffamanda080808

Posted by kristi313

i didn't have an e-party but if i did i probably wouldn't want to open any gifts there. i'd like the party to be more about the engagement and less about gifts. you can open presents at your shower!

Well put...

You should be dancing around and socializing at your e-party. And celebrating with friends and family, I think opening up gifts would be a bore to most guest.

Thanks girls. I'm putting my foot down on this one. I agree with all of you. She told me I was being difficult like 3 times so I started to think I really was being

KK Holiday Posted: Oct 17, 2007 01:06 PM

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my SIL opened gifts at her e-party. it was nice but I am not doing it at mine. I will open gifts at home with FH

FutureMrs.T Posted: Oct 17, 2007 01:07 PM

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We did not open our gifts until the next day and my thank you cards were sent out in under a month (all 100 of them)!

Beach Bride 08 Posted: Oct 17, 2007 01:07 PM

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Posted by JnD110808

Our engagement party is in a few weeks and my FMIL told us we have to open gifts up not envelopes but gifts. I really do not want to and I told her I didn't want to and she thought i was being difficult. I've asked around and no one seems to have opened during the party. Did anyone open up gifts?

We didn't, we opened them at home.