Engagement and Wedding

Wedding Gift Etiquette

What is the proper etiquette for gift giving if you are invited to a wedding but can not make it?

I am invited to a good friends wedding and I am unable to make it. I will be going to the bridal shower and will be giving a gift there. Do i still have to give another gift for the wedding even though I will not be attending?

Officially, the etiquette is that if you do not go to the wedding, you do not have to give a gift. If you do not go to the bridal shower, you do not have to give a gift for that, either. If you go to both, you give a gift at both. If you go to neither, you are not obligated to give a gift at all.

That said, many people in your situation would give a wedding gift anyway. And almost everyone gives a gift to a friend for a wedding if they cannot go to either, although it is properly not necessary. It is just a show of friendship and support.

I recommend buying them a small gift and a card, just to show your support. If you gave a gift at the bridal shower already, your wedding gift does not have to blow them away or anything. Just get them something small and sentimental.

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