Posted by snwb08
so odd though... i rarely see monetary gifts at the shower.![]()
the whole point of registering is for the shower, at least in my experience.
Posted by Espo22
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Posted by blaine08
from the showers ive been to, they didnt open the cards, just the gifts b/c i guess it would be weird. Just thank them as they give it to you i guess. But getting cash is probably better![]()
do you think they'd get mad if i didnt open the card at the shower? these are old school italians so i dont know how they'd feel about that lol. I will open it and say thank you in front of everybody bc then otherwise other guests will think the other maybe didnt give a gift and trust me they'll pay attention to what other family members got me ya know
I dont think they would be made if you didnt open the envelopes...i mean you usually dont open them at the wedding or eparty right?
yeah but the shower is all about just the gifts and if i am opening up gifts and not recognizing they gave something, i think they might not like that.
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Posted by blaine08
from the showers ive been to, they didnt open the cards, just the gifts b/c i guess it would be weird. Just thank them as they give it to you i guess. But getting cash is probably better![]()
do you think they'd get mad if i didnt open the card at the shower? these are old school italians so i dont know how they'd feel about that lol. I will open it and say thank you in front of everybody bc then otherwise other guests will think the other maybe didnt give a gift and trust me they'll pay attention to what other family members got me ya know
I dont think they would be made if you didnt open the envelopes...i mean you usually dont open them at the wedding or eparty right?
yeah but the shower is all about just the gifts and if i am opening up gifts and not recognizing they gave something, i think they might not like that.
I guess it depends on when they give the envelope. From what I experience, most people who give monetary gifts either hand it directly to you in the beginning or at the end when they say goodbye...
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Posted by blaine08
from the showers ive been to, they didnt open the cards, just the gifts b/c i guess it would be weird. Just thank them as they give it to you i guess. But getting cash is probably better![]()
do you think they'd get mad if i didnt open the card at the shower? these are old school italians so i dont know how they'd feel about that lol. I will open it and say thank you in front of everybody bc then otherwise other guests will think the other maybe didnt give a gift and trust me they'll pay attention to what other family members got me ya know
I dont think they would be made if you didnt open the envelopes...i mean you usually dont open them at the wedding or eparty right?
yeah but the shower is all about just the gifts and if i am opening up gifts and not recognizing they gave something, i think they might not like that.
I guess it depends on when they give the envelope. From what I experience, most people who give monetary gifts either hand it directly to you in the beginning or at the end when they say goodbye...
i am just going to ask Jane lol, and you'll see that day what i decided to go with hahaha.
I said 'enclosure' after I read the card
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Posted by debismom
Definitely, open the card; If I was a guest, and gave you money, I would want people to know I didn't come emptyhanded, but I would only expect a thank you, not to hear the amount. I think most people would be courteous enough to know that when you open a card, and you look at the guest, and say thank you, that it was a monetary gift. Mary MOB
oh yeah i HAVE to open the card so others know they didn't come empty handed hahaha
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Posted by blaine08
from the showers ive been to, they didnt open the cards, just the gifts b/c i guess it would be weird. Just thank them as they give it to you i guess. But getting cash is probably better![]()
do you think they'd get mad if i didnt open the card at the shower? these are old school italians so i dont know how they'd feel about that lol. I will open it and say thank you in front of everybody bc then otherwise other guests will think the other maybe didnt give a gift and trust me they'll pay attention to what other family members got me ya know
I am glad you asked this question! I was thinking about what to say esp since I know some guests who already mentioned the monetary gifts.
I would just open the gift, look at that person and say thank you. It's no one's business how much they gave you. That's between you and the gift giver. Everyone will understand that you got money. You don't have to say it was a monetary gift. They'll get it!
At my eparty we didnt open cards we just did gifts....i dont know what we will do for the shower. Maybe just open gifts? let the others know you will open the cards at home together? i dunno,......... sorry not much help
I said something for each one like 'a little something for the house fund, a little something for the honeymoon, OOH! i will use this to get that picture i wanted for the wall' LOL
Posted by ant n tilde
I said something for each one like 'a little something for the house fund, a little something for the honeymoon, OOH! i will use this to get that picture i wanted for the wall' LOL
i would just say a monetary gift was given and read the card and say thank you.
