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Liz
Devoted August 2021

Gift table

Liz, on March 28, 2021 at 3:23 PM Posted in Wedding Reception 2 8

If you're asking guests not to give gifts, should you still set up a card/gift table in the event someone does?

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Latest activity by Liz, on March 29, 2021 at 2:51 PM
  • Victoria
    Devoted June 2020
    Victoria ·
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    Hi! We’re not- but we’re hosting at our house so our greeter knows to take gifts and tuck them into the guest room. Maybe just a card box discreetly under a parent’s table? Somewhere to keep it safe but not presumptuously out and about?
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  • Samantha
    VIP October 2022
    Samantha ·
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    I’m wondering that too. We are putting the word out (various friends will spread the word) that we don’t want anything at all, not gifts or cash. We think that die to our age, phase of life snd prior marriages most people would really not plan on anything anyway.
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  • Michelle
    Master April 2021
    Michelle ·
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    I’d put one up just in case.
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  • F
    Expert April 2022
    Fred ·
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    You should put one up coz chances are that some guests are planning to buy something or to give money. It happens at most weddings when the newlyweds mention they don't want anything but them to come.

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  • M
    VIP January 2019
    Maggie ·
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    I wouldn't bother. Just have some place in mind to stash gifts if anyone brings them. If you have a a table to display them, all of the guests who took you at your word and didn't bring a gift might feel like they had done something wrong.

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  • Michelle
    Champion December 2022
    Michelle ·
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    You can't dictate no gifts but people will bring them anyway and you need somewhere to put them. Have the table.

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  • S
    Expert November 2021
    Sara ·
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    At the very least, I would definitely plan to have a card box

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  • Liz
    Devoted August 2021
    Liz ·
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    This is the wording we used on the website. While we truly don't need or want anything we've also been told by a few of our invitees that they will absolutely be giving us something. Though the ones who have mentioned this I know won't be able to attend.

    "We are lucky enough to have everything we need for our new life together, so please, no gifts. Simply bring yourself and your dancing shoes – we can’t wait to celebrate with you! If you absolutely insist on a gift, a contribution towards our honeymoon fund would be appreciated."
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