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I'm attending my cousin and his fiancée engagement party next weekend and I have no idea what kind of gift to give them since they already live with each other and have everything they need for their house. I was thinking of just buying them a card and putting $100 dollars in it. Is money a good idea or should I get them an actual gift.
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I agree, most people do not consider the engagement party to be a gift giving event, it IS the gift!
You can't go wrong with just a nice card.
If you wish to give a gift, cash or a boxed gift, fine, you can. But do know that you might be invited to lots of wedding events. Perhaps more than one engagement party. Perhaps the shower, or more than one. Then the wedding itself. Perhaps even a bachelor, or bachelorette party.
It would be nice to give them some money up front, I'm sure they would appreciate it. If you can afford it, why not?
This is a good time for the family to give heirloom or new bought gifts for the wedding, like a cake server and knife, or toasting glasses.
Also a good time to hand down heirlooms for their house, or jewelry.
Also for the family to chip in with financial help.
Books on weddings are a good present.
a bottle of champagne intended to be opened at this party, or for another time, or a bottle of nice wine is good.
Photo albums and scrapbooks would be fine too.
I agree, most people do not consider the engagement party to be a gift giving event, it IS the gift!
You can't go wrong with just a nice card.
If you wish to give a gift, cash or a boxed gift, fine, you can. But do know that you might be invited to lots of wedding events. Perhaps more than one engagement party. Perhaps the shower, or more than one. Then the wedding itself. Perhaps even a bachelor, or bachelorette party.
It would be nice to give them some money up front, I'm sure they would appreciate it. If you can afford it, why not?
This is a good time for the family to give heirloom or new bought gifts for the wedding, like a cake server and knife, or toasting glasses.
Also a good time to hand down heirlooms for their house, or jewelry.
Also for the family to chip in with financial help.
Books on weddings are a good present.
a bottle of champagne intended to be opened at this party, or for another time, or a bottle of nice wine is good.
Photo albums and scrapbooks would be fine too.
Gift for an engagement party?
Meg
First time I go to an engagement party. Do I have to take a gift? Is it costumery? If so, what gifts are adequate to take for the couple? Your help is desperately needed. I have no idea what to do.
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An engagement is not a reason to give a gift. Just because someone agrees to marry another person, this does not entitle them to a gift. An engagement party is not a gift giving event. Some people may give a gift, but that is not the purpose of an engagement party.
Typically engagement parties are thrown so the immediate family of the bride and groom to be can meet one another. These days young adults have entitlement issues and think they deserve a party because they have fallen in love and decided to get married.
There are bridal showers given to the bride once a wedding date has been set. That IS a gift giving event. There are bachelor parties, baccalaureate parties and other get togethers where the friends of the marrying couple can celebrate the upcoming wedding. Like I said, engagement parties are supposed to be for the families to get to know one another. All of the engaged couples friends probably already know one another.
But, no, there is no gift at an engagement party. It would be nice to give them a card of congratulations, though.
An engagement is not a reason to give a gift. Just because someone agrees to marry another person, this does not entitle them to a gift. An engagement party is not a gift giving event. Some people may give a gift, but that is not the purpose of an engagement party.
Typically engagement parties are thrown so the immediate family of the bride and groom to be can meet one another. These days young adults have entitlement issues and think they deserve a party because they have fallen in love and decided to get married.
There are bridal showers given to the bride once a wedding date has been set. That IS a gift giving event. There are bachelor parties, baccalaureate parties and other get togethers where the friends of the marrying couple can celebrate the upcoming wedding. Like I said, engagement parties are supposed to be for the families to get to know one another. All of the engaged couples friends probably already know one another.
But, no, there is no gift at an engagement party. It would be nice to give them a card of congratulations, though.
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