Gift giving ettiquette for celebration of marriage

HI Nicole! You've given them a wedding gift already. Just do a nice card congratulating them again if anything.

I would say no because you already did that...

You already gave them a wedding gift. You could get them a bottle of wine with a card, but nothing else is required.

No. You already gave her a gift.

A card and a bottle of wine is good I think. Or even just the card will suffice

Just a card is fine. I'm sure they don't want to seem gift grabby but sometimes family insists on further celebration. They'd probably feel bad if they got a second gift from you

I agree with the wine and a card because you already gave them a gift. Or maybe just a small gift.

You gave 1 gift, if you want to you can but I don't think it is essential. Show up and have a good time.

To me wine is not really a "gift". If I know people drink it, I bring it to their house when I'm invited over for an evening or barbecue, etc.

I really like JessieJVs response here. You definitely do not need to do anything more than you already have other than show up if you wish. Other than that, I would give another card and a bottle of wine as my grandmother made sure to teach me never to go empty handed.

Hey guys. That's what I thought but wanted to check. I think I'll bring them some beer (they don't really drink wine and Colorado has some great local brews) and a card.

Since you've already given them a wedding gift, I don't think a second gift is necessary. Just bring a nice card. If you really want to do more than a card, keep it small.

This post scares the hell out of me. We are eloping because our family and friends are so spread out that there was going to be no such thing as a local wedding. We did not want to do a destination wedding because his parents can't travel. My logic was that if they could not come, I did not want to make them feel bad - so no one was invited.

So my mom wants to do a reception, and I am good with that. I love the idea of our friends who can come and celebrate our union (and my goodbye party) joining us for wine, food, and fun. What I don't want - at all - is presents. We have everything we need. We don't want cash, we don't want gifts, we legit just want to celebrate.

This post makes me worry that people will feel like they need to bring something. Aaack.

I agree with wine and a card.

I wouldn't go empty handed honestly. Wine is good or a gift card to a restaurant the like.

No, unless you wanted to. You already gave a gift.

@Jaylynn, that is a reasonable concern. We are having a tiny, immediate family wedding, but FMIL really wanted to do a bigger celebration during a family reunion. We managed to negotiate down from "reception in celebration of our marriage" to "family crab boil at the lake." If you can, try as much as possible to push a huge casual party and minimize the wedding part.

@Jaylynn, in my experience most people will want to bring something because they want to not because they feel like they have to. Some people will want to get you something even if you say no gifts. If it happens, just say thank you and focus on the food, wine and fun.

You already have a gift so all that is needed is a card.

I agree that you have already given a wedding gift, but I would write a heartfelt card! If you want to add in something else small like a bottle of wine or really small registry item then go for it, but you are covered on the wedding gift.