Gift questions

[lpizzuro123]

A friend of mine from work asked me what the "Gift Protocole" (sp?) would be in the following situation. I am not a Disney bride (although I hope to be someday) but I figured all you Disney brides might know. Anyway, this woman is invited to her nieces wedding in Las Vegas. There will be about 50 people at the wedding. She is planning on attending and giving a gift there. When the couple comes home, they are planning on an "at home" reception for those that could not attend the Las Vegas wedding. As she is the aunt of the bride, she is invited to and attending this "at home" reception also. Should she give the bride and groom a gift for this event also. I would tend to say yes - but maybe on a smaller scale then the gift she gave at the away wedding. I know from reading these boards that many of you have parties when you come home from your Disney wedding. What type of gifts are you given from people that attend both events. I do not want to appear crass but this is something we are confused about.
Thanks,
Linda

 

[ohanafamily]

I am not a bride, nor was I a Disney Groom, but my feelings are to buy them something on their registry, have it sent to their home so they don't have to deal with it and return postage from WDW. If the gift is nice enough you shouldn't need 2.

JMHO,

 

[jennycee]

I feel if they are giving a gift in Las Vegas than there really is no need for another gift for the at home reception. Maybe just a keepsake from the Vegas Wedding, like a framed photo, or a small photo book with photos from the day, if they really feel funny going empty handed. Just an idea!

 

[Amberle3]

This is exactly what we're doing - wedding in Las Vegas and then gatherings "at home" afterward for those folks that weren't able to attend.

My take on it is that 1 gift is more than sufficient to cover both events. Just because she's invited to 2 doesn't mean she has to give 2 gifts!

Also she might want to reconsider taking something to Las Vegas. Depending on how the Happy Couple is travelling there they might be under quite a serious space limit on the amount of stuff they can cram into suitcases etc. I would think that it would be better to give them a card at the actual wedding and explain to them in person that rather than haul the gift to Vegas for them to then haul back home that she'll be giving it to them when they get back.

 

[Merandab4]

Just my opinion of what she should do.

Do not take a gift to Vegas.
Are they going to have a formal gift opening there. If she doesn't give them a gift there, I don't think the happy couple will think too much about it.

A- They will just assume that she did not want to travel with it, and then have them travel home with it.

B- Her paying to travel to be at their wedding should be gift enough!

She should then buy them a gift for the at home reception. Whatever the couple thought about the aunt not bringing a gift to the wedding would then be eased at the home reception.

Only one person actually brought their gift to Disney to give us. The others either bought us something while they were there, or did not give us a gift at all which we actaully requested. We said that them attending our wedding was gift enough. (all our guests paid their own way, we did not pay for them to attend)