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Just Said Yes June 2021

Wedding Shower Gifts- Postponement

Sara, on April 18, 2020 at 8:54 PM Posted in Etiquette and Advice 1 4

I recently had to postpone my June 2020 wedding until June 2021 due to coronavirus. Before we postponed the actual wedding, we cancelled my bridal shower and bachelorette party. Guests were understanding and a few (less than 10) purchased shower gifts from my registry and had them sent directly to me. Most of these came in Amazon or Target boxes and were not gift wrapped, so I did not know they were registry gifts until I opened them.

Since we postponed the wedding to 2021, I am planning to have a bridal shower next year. What should I do with the registry gifts I already received? Should I ask the guests if they want them returned? I am worried that people will think I am "double-dipping"... I certainly don't want these guests to buy me ANOTHER gift next year when they attend my bridal shower. I have already updated the wedding dates on our website and registries and notified our guests of the wedding date change.

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Latest activity by Kayse, on April 19, 2020 at 8:36 AM
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    VIP September 2020
    Neeva ·
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    I actually got wedding gifts already since my wedding was so close to happening. I wrote thank you notes to them. I am sure they will understand that they do not need to purchase another gift and am leaving the gifts/money untouched in my registry.

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    Dedicated September 2022
    Kpar ·
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    We were canceled days before our wedding and still need to open our gifts and write thank yous. It just seems weird to be opening gifts for our wedding when it was canceled due to COVID-19. When we finally do get married, it’ll be weird to not open any gifts lol
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  • Winter Bride
    Expert December 2018
    Winter Bride ·
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    As a guest, if I gave a gift and then a pandemic hit causing someone’s wedding to be postponed, I would not expect or want the gift returned. I mean, these are some extreme circumstances we are all in. Given that, I also would not buy another gift for the shower or wedding, as I’ve already given one, and I wouldn’t think the bride and groom should expect me to buy another gift.
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  • Kayse
    Expert December 2020
    Kayse ·
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    I think you should just keep them and go ahead and send a thank you. As a guest, I would probably bring at least something to the bridal shower next year, but I would not feel obligated to or like you did anything wrong.

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