April 19, 2009

  • Gift Table

    I need opinions...

    My FMIL suggested that we have gift openers at the reception in leu of having a gift opening the next day.  Whatever your responses note that we are NOT going to have a gift opening the next day as we would rather have a farewell brunch for out-of-towners.  We would not be opening the gifts ourselves, but everyone would get to see the items (cards of course would be left unopen.) 

    While the online etiquette I've found is heavier towards not doing this - it's also stating that WE would be opening them at the reception.  And my FMIL had this at her wedding - I really like the idea!  Especially since we'll be leaving for the honeymoon right after...

    To other things - the post below was about an IRS position I applied for - it's Law Enforcement in nature and I'm tentatively qualified - that was very cool!  However, I likely won't be continuing with the application/testing/interviewing process as currently I do not meet their minimum requirements for the physical fitness test.    That was a blow - but it's a great goal. And I've got 7 years to do it at a last resort.

    But I also have to decide if I want to be required at 50 hours a week - I'm not sure.  I'm looking forward to having a family sooner rather than later & I've really come to enjoy the flexibility hour-wise I have with my current job.

    Hope you all had a great weekend!  Back to Cleaning!

    OH YEAH:  I got my bouquet made this weekend (along with the rest of the flowers purchased for the bridesmaids, toss bouquet, corsages & boutonnieres for $137!  (Hobby Lobby had flowers at 50% off!)

    I'll post a pic later tonight or sometime tomorrow.

    <3

Comments (3)

  • I did a brunch at my house for everyone that was out of town and opened my gifts at home after....it is a little easier to transport them wrapped...but that is just what I did

  • I've never been to a wedding where gifts are opened. In fact, lots of gifts are 1-in envelopes nowadays or 2-delivered directly from wherever the couple is registered. It's my opinion that weddings are a celebration and fun, music, dinner, dancing or all of the above depending on religious beliefs I suppose, and unlike showers, wedding guests don't want to participate, or stop the action, to watch the opening of gifts. Just my opinion of course. Can't wait to see the flowers.

  • I've not been at a wedding where gifts are opened, either. My own opinion is that if I give a wedding gift, it's for the bride and groom to see, not everyone else - I don't want/need them to know what I gave. I typically send a gift before/after the wedding anyway, to make sure it doesn't lost with all the activities of the day. If I knew there was supposed to be a gift opening at the reception, and the bride and groom wouldn't be doing opening, more's the reason to send something before or afterwards. But that's me - I'm quite private about those kind of things, and don't want to share with the whole world something that I selected personally for two people.

    I really like the idea of having the brunch the next day for the out-of-town people - that is very thoughtful and sweet.

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