QUESTION?? Can you open wedding gifts before the wedding??

I have gotten 4 gifts so far before the wedding and I opened them.... who would know the difference?

I say open it, but I'm not much for tradition or rules! My best friend is getting married next weekend, and she's been getting gifts in the mail for awhile now. She opens them and uses them! I think maybe one reason people recommend waiting is in case the wedding doesn't happen, because gifts are supposed to be returned to the giver. But I don't see anything wrong with opening them, especially if you want to get ahead on thank you notes!

Yes, you should open gifts right away so that you can promptly write and send a thank you note. However, you should not use the item just in case the wedding does not take place as planned and you have to return the gift.

GOOD point Brady!

C&B is one of our registries and we already got a few gifts. They had a note inside and we signed up for the thank you manager list too. They were sent last month super early and ended up being from some family who were super excited and couldn't wait haha but we opened them and sent thank you's. We will probably wait as it gets closer to my shower and to the wedding but we got our first ones 3 months before my shower! The gifts are still in boxes and we are waiting until FH and I move in together in July and then we will start using them.

Open it and send a thank you note ASAP!

We opened all of ours as they came in AND used them! I haven't sent TY cards yet, but the gifts we got were probably only a couple weeks early. Since you're still a couple months away I would definitely send cards now.

Thank you girls!! My shower is next month & wedding is in 2 months

I would open it for sure! I kinda have a follow up to that question. Is it common to receive gifts in the mail before the shower? I read about this but didn't expect anything to come to me, but I would sure be excited if it did!!! :-)

@Shannon - I would have received two shower gifts early from my gma and aunt who couldn't make it but it was returned to them because I forgot to update my address on the registry. My other aunts sent cards in c/o my bestie who was hosting the shower. So yeah, you just may get some early! Open them bitches!

Most people bring gifts to the shower some people send them in the mail if its a larger gift or the will be unable to make to the wedding. It depends on the person I suppose. But it beats packing up gifts after the wedding! lol I was super excited to get the package

LMAO @MizizAngi I with you one that

We've opened everything and used most of it already! I did it mainly because I wanted to make sure things worked properly, but also because they took up to much room sitting around in boxes.

Do it-- if nothing else, you can get some of the thank-you notes out of the way before they alls tart to sound generic "Dear_______ thank you for the___________ it was very____________ and we will enjoy________ing it."

No that's not a "rule". You should definitely open it now and send a thank you card right away.

I would really like a personal thank you note. One of my girlfriends also included a picture of her with the gift inside the thank you note.

Open it to make sure nothing is broken.

Don't use it, keep it in the original box.

Send TY note immediately so they know you got it.

I received a wedding gift already. they were earrings. my moms friend lives in saudiarabiaand was home to visit family and friends and gave them to my mom to give to me. I didnt send a thank you note but I am sending a thank you email.

Open them to:

- see what the gift is so you can write a thank-you note

- make sure the gift is not broken

Do not use the gift until after the wedding. Obviously, it's unlikely that the wedding won't happen, but it's not impossible. And if the wedding doesn't happen, you need to return gifts.

Exceptions:

- Cash checks immediately

- Can use gifts specifically given to you FOR the wedding

Pretty much what Nancy T said.

I was a little delayed on sending someone a thank you card because I was waiting for the ones I ordered and their daughter told us they wondered if we got the gift cause they hadn't got the note. So people do like to know you got it and that everything is okay with it.