Engagement Gifts
When a couple becomes engaged they enter into a promise to be married. The giving of engagement gifts is not obligatory and is certainly not expected from casual friends and acquaintances. A basic rule of thumb is that unless you are invited to a specific engagement celebration event such as a party, you should not feel obliged to respond to an engagement announcement with a gift.
Family engagement gifts can be a part of the engagement celebrations. Family members may want to offer a small engagement gift remembering that an actual wedding gift will also have to be bought in the near future.
If you are invited to attend an engagement celebration, etiquette doesn’t require you to take a gift to the party but you may choose to acknowledge the occasion by offering an engagement gift. The choice is yours.
As with all gift giving the challenge is often to find something unique and inspiring that is within your budget. As the announcement of the engagement is acknowledged to be the first step into the world of romance and togetherness engagement gifts can have a personal touch that speaks of that romance.
A newly engaged couple should neither expect nor require engagement gifts understanding that it is the giving of wedding gifts that is more traditional.
The bride and groom-to-be will often mark their engagement by exchanging gifts. Traditionally, the bride-to-be will receive an engagement ring and she may wish to offer a token of her commitment to her husband-to-be in return.
When choosing an engagement gift it’s important to select something that will be useful to both the bride and groom. Often something that will help them with their wedding plans makes a very acceptable engagement gift. Ideas include a guest book or a personalized cake knife or cake stand.
Finding the perfect engagement and wedding gifts can be a challenge and it is important to remember that whichever engagement gift you choose, the couple will love it – it is the sentiment behind the giving of an engagement gift that is the valued thing.
When a couple becomes engaged they enter into a promise to be married. The giving of engagement gifts is not obligatory and is certainly not expected from casual friends and acquaintances. A basic rule of thumb is that unless you are invited to a specific engagement celebration event such as a party, you should not feel obliged to respond to an engagement announcement with a gift.
Family engagement gifts can be a part of the engagement celebrations. Family members may want to offer a small engagement gift remembering that an actual wedding gift will also have to be bought in the near future.
If you are invited to attend an engagement celebration, etiquette doesn’t require you to take a gift to the party but you may choose to acknowledge the occasion by offering an engagement gift. The choice is yours.
As with all gift giving the challenge is often to find something unique and inspiring that is within your budget. As the announcement of the engagement is acknowledged to be the first step into the world of romance and togetherness engagement gifts can have a personal touch that speaks of that romance.
A newly engaged couple should neither expect nor require engagement gifts understanding that it is the giving of wedding gifts that is more traditional.
The bride and groom-to-be will often mark their engagement by exchanging gifts. Traditionally, the bride-to-be will receive an engagement ring and she may wish to offer a token of her commitment to her husband-to-be in return.
When choosing an engagement gift it’s important to select something that will be useful to both the bride and groom. Often something that will help them with their wedding plans makes a very acceptable engagement gift. Ideas include a guest book or a personalized cake knife or cake stand.
Finding the perfect engagement and wedding gifts can be a challenge and it is important to remember that whichever engagement gift you choose, the couple will love it – it is the sentiment behind the giving of an engagement gift that is the valued thing.
