Aug 25 2010
I am invited to a good friends wedding and I am unable to make it. I will be going to the bridal shower and will be giving a gift there. Do i still have to give another gift for the wedding even though I will not be attending?
Aug 21 2010
Long story short, a group of co-workers and I have gotten really close over the past several months. One is getting married, however he recently disclosed to me in private that he has racist people in his family ( he is white but the rest of the work “family” is black). We love him to death and wanted to get something for the wedding, but then we realized… hey, should we even bother? We weren’t even invited! He said to the others that they were going to keep the wedding small for monetary reasons, but that we would be invited to the engagement/wedding party. But, we weren’t. We love this guy, and we know HE means nothing by it. So what is proper etiquette for this situation? Give a gift, or not?
Aug 17 2010
My friend is having a wedding shower before her wedding. If you give a present at the wedding shower are you still expected to give a gift the day of the wedding? Or does the one gift count for both?
Aug 12 2010
A co-worker has invited me to her renewal of wedding vows. What is the proper etiquette in this matter? Do I give a gift or not? What is the proper attire? She is wearing a hawaiin dress that ties like a halter at the neck and some flowers around her head and ankle. Her husband is going to wear a lei. I’ve never been invited to one of these so I’m uncertain of the proper etiquette(s). The ceremony will be held in her home with approx. 50-75 guests.
Aug 05 2010
I have a friend whom I don’t know that well but I see occasionally through friends of friends. This person just recently got married. I wasn’t invited to the wedding and I didn’t anticipate that I would be, but I heard that this person was going to get married through the “grape vine”.
We bumped into each other recently and it felt very akward. This person seemed to have expected something from me and I didn’t anticipate this. I wanted to congratulate this person, but I didn’t know how. It’s not because I don’t want to spend the money, nor do I dislike this person, but I just didn’t think much of it. How can I make it up or should I feel guilty?
I’m at the age where many people I know are starting to get married, but I never really dealt with this particular situation. I feel regretful that I didn’t give this person a gift. Yet I don’t know what is the proper way to send this person a gift or make it up? Any suggestions?
