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Wedding Superstitions - Using Your Gifts Before the Wedding Day?

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Lynnie, on April 17, 2018 at 11:05 AM

How much do you buy into this wedding superstition ? This wedding superstition follows the same principal as “don’t count your chickens before they hatch”! This old wedding myth says that using your shower and wedding gifts before the wedding day is inviting bad luck and bad “juju” to your wedding...

How much do you buy into this wedding superstition ?

This wedding superstition follows the same principal as “don’t count your chickens before they hatch”! This old wedding myth says that using your shower and wedding gifts before the wedding day is inviting bad luck and bad “juju” to your wedding and marriage. While this sounds like a fairly understandable “don’t jinx it” approach, most etiquette experts say you can ignore this one and start using your gifts! Especially if you’ve already publicly opened them at a shower and sent thank you notes.

Are you waiting to use your shower and wedding gifts until after the wedding day to avoid jinxing it? Or are you putting those early presents to good use?

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Q · on November 19, 2020 at 12:53 PM
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Heaven forbid the wedding falls out; but wedding gifts are to be returned in that instance. That is why you shouldn’t use the gifts until after the wedding.
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Shell'a · on November 19, 2020 at 1:59 PM
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Yes I think for gifts you've already opened at the shower. Then go for it, as far as gifts that havent been opened yet id wait on those. Honestly ive never heard of this "rule" before.. lol
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Judith · on November 21, 2020 at 2:43 AM
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It is not a matter of bad juju. If you receive wedding presents and for some reason delay or do not get married, you need to return every present in the wrappings or packing so it can be exchanged for money back at the store. If not, you owe the purchase price to the giver. If you have had and used it for 3 months, coughing up that perfect gift or money to return can be tough.
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