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Ana J asked:


A few of my friends came to both my bridal shower and wedding last year and gave a shower gift (ranging from about $20-25) and then came to the wedding but did not give a wedding gift. Several of them are getting married soon, so should I do the same, or give gifts for both? Is it customary to some people to only do one or the other? I personally have always given gifts for both occasions, if invited, but would like to know other people’s opinions.

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patrickaprilegan asked:


My sister-in-law decided to get married LAST MINUTE! The wedding is June 2nd, 2007!! (I know!) Well, I’m in charge of the bridal shower because I’m the fmaily party-giver. (I really put alot into them and they always turn out nice) The problem is, the shower is may 26th! It’s the only date that seemed to work for the wedding party. I would have sent the invitations out earlier, but she just sent out wedding invitations two days ago and I didn’t want my invites to get there first! We can hand-deliver most of them, but for the family that lives awhile away, they wouldn’t get them until this weekend. That gives them a week to plan on comming. I am pretty big on etiquette, so I am (to say the least) very unhappy about the situation. How do I handle this shower properly given the circumstances?
Thought it wouldn’t be right if the first notice they had that there was even a wedding was a shower invite where they typically bring a gift.

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