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Wedding "open house" at non meal time

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MusicTeacher, on October 19, 2017 at 8:17 AM

My husband and I got invited to my friend's older brother's wedding "open house." It is at a church, and apparently they're getting married in another state the week prior, then coming back for this open house. The only thing is, we were invited on Facebook to the event, by the Mom, and she only listed their registries (no other details). I'm not sure if this is an actual reception or if it's more of a wedding shower? Does anyone have a guess? If it's a shower we don't feel close enough to them to attend. Has anyone been invited to one of these before?

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Chelsey · on October 19, 2017 at 3:53 PM
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I have seen this in LDS communities. You dont have to go or get a gift. I personally wouldn't. A fb invite is so blah.
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Katie · on October 19, 2017 at 5:27 PM
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That actually sounds really similar to a friend's local "reception", but by formal invitation. We (and they) live in SC, but they got married in Virginia. Since most SC people couldn't make it to the wedding, they had a drop-in reception a month or two later at their or their parents' church. There was a table for gifts, but it was mostly a quiet affair. Cake and punch, no music. It was truly just to drop by and see them and their family and congratulate them. We stayed for maybe twenty minutes since we only knew them, and we forget to get them a gift at all.
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