Question for the married ladies

madseason Posted: Apr 08, 2008 10:43 AM

Question for the married ladies

On the day of your wedding, how many people gave you actual wrapped gifts? Is a gift table necessary?

Were the gifts bought off your registry??

DGoldfarb0776 Posted: Apr 08, 2008 10:45 AM

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Only 5 people gave us actual gifts the day of my wedding.
We had 125 guests and all the rest gave $$
We didn't use a gift table, we had them right behind the dais table (if you looked right at the dais you couldn't see them).

Also they weren't bought from the registry

Cpt2007 Posted: Apr 08, 2008 10:51 AM

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We had a gift table and needed it. Both of our families are gift givers, not check givers. I think you should have something just in case.

eta, didn't see your registry question. yes, some were things that we had on our registry, but some weren't.

PegaLega Posted: Apr 08, 2008 10:55 AM

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A total of 3 gave us boxed gifts-off our registry

jtgarsik Posted: Apr 08, 2008 11:09 AM

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we had two people(from out of town) give us wrapped gifts from our registry...the MD just put them behind our sweetheart table...

SylvieB Posted: Apr 08, 2008 11:16 AM

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We had several wrapped gifts. My DOC just put them in the bridal suite.

acsm Posted: Apr 08, 2008 11:31 AM

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we got a couple shipped to us prior to the wedding and on the day of think maybe two??

we had a card box and that was set up on a table behind us.. i think the maitre d took care of any guests that came in with boxed gifts.. no one actually handed it to us..

MJDoc12 Posted: Apr 08, 2008 11:42 AM

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2 people---the maitre d' took them and locked them in the bridal suite and then made sure to bring them to the car at the end of the nite

carolinebr Posted: Apr 08, 2008 11:54 AM

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no wrapped gifts came to the reception. They were all shipped to our home.

cindyandkevin Posted: Apr 08, 2008 12:02 PM

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We didn't get any wrapped gifts, everyone gave us a card with cash or a check. A gift table wasn't necessary but we did have a table with a card box.

hayleyandsteve Posted: Apr 08, 2008 12:43 PM

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Posted by cindyandkevin

We didn't get any wrapped gifts, everyone gave us a card with cash or a check. A gift table wasn't necessary but we did have a table with a card box.

us too (except we used a bird cage instead of a card box)

jaep129 Posted: Apr 08, 2008 12:56 PM

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I am really supprissed in 2008 people brought at gift to a wedding. My FH is from upstate and his family and friends asked where do they gifts go. I told them 'you don't bring a gift just cash or a check. I cant believe people from LI would bring a gift. Now I am worried people will

MnM52607 Posted: Apr 08, 2008 01:09 PM

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We didn't get any wrapped gifts at the wedding.

jaydan915 Posted: Apr 08, 2008 01:17 PM

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we got one wrapped gift, but it also came with a check!! It was only a cookbook!! We had a big cake table so if anyone did bring gifts they would have went on there. Don't assume that people will give you money....

Shorty McBride Posted: Apr 08, 2008 01:22 PM

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1 couple brought BB&B wrapped gifts - the Bridal Attendant took them and put them under the placecard table until the end of the night.

kellybean Posted: Apr 08, 2008 01:59 PM

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we had a ton waiting at home for us some had a card with $$ as well some did not but DH has alot of out of state people ....most was not on our registery

MattandTricia07 Posted: Apr 08, 2008 02:25 PM

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We got 2 actual gifts- we put our card box on that table though.

PegaLega Posted: Apr 08, 2008 02:33 PM

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Posted by jaep129

I am really supprissed in 2008 people brought at gift to a wedding. My FH is from upstate and his family and friends asked where do they gifts go. I told them 'you don't bring a gift just cash or a check. I cant believe people from LI would bring a gift. Now I am worried people will

WOW you actually TOLD them to give you cash? Thats very ballsy-a gift is a gift-the thought is what really counts

lillprincess54 Posted: Apr 08, 2008 03:01 PM

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i think we got about 3 gifts, and they where all from my registry. I would say keep the gift table bc thats where they had the bird cage at too, for the cards