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S/o the post wedding brunch....

adrianacastro08adrianacastro08
in April 2012 Moms
I forgot to mention this. So the wedding is friday night, and the brunch will be on saturday. The brunch is for each of our immediate families, and important extended family members like a few aunts, etc. we're expecting like 35 to 40 people as she has a huge family. My bro and his new wife will be planning on opening their gifts in front of everyone after we eat, her idea. I have never heard of this, and think it's in poor taste. It puts others in an awkward position if they got a cheap, or no gift at all. Plus, since people know this is the plan, it kind of makes people feel obligated to get them an expensive present. I love the idea of the brunch, but think they could have left the presents out
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  • Patella1129Patella1129 member
    We didn't do it since our wedding was OOT and we didn't really have a place to have a brunch (not to mention the fact that DH and I stayed at a different hotel than all our guests).  But I've definitely heard of it, presents and all.  It's never really struck me as tacky, because the brunch generally just includes close family.
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  • KatFCoKatFCo member
    My SIL did this at her wedding and it was no big deal. They didn't make a big deal about who gave what. It was more of a social event that included gift opening. I can see if someone oohed and ahhed over every gift and loudly announced who gave what, that would be annoying. It might just depend on the couple.
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  • MikeHonchoMikeHoncho member
    Yeah I totally agree, that seems uncomfortable and super boring for the guests. Most of our gifts were cards with checks..what is she going to do read the cards for everyone? That's super awkward. However, I'm not a fan of opening gifts in front of everyone..ever. Unless it is a kid's party or something
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  • dubs3dubs3
    We did that the day after our wedding, and it WAS super boring and uncomfortable. The brunch was at my mom and dad's house, and they insisted, so we did it. I agree with MikeHoncho, gift opening in front of people is almost always dumb.
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  • MikeHonchoMikeHoncho member
    Wait, I should add. I love the brunch thing. Not for everyone, but immediate family like you said, totally! We did a brunch and I loved it because everyone is all over the place so we got to say goodbye and just hang out. However, I didn't open gifts that morning. We had a ping pong table at our wedding so we all played ping pong and ate breakfast, it was awesome.
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  • meglette417meglette417 member
    Brunch is a nice idea but the presents are is definitely uncomfortable plus boring who wants to sit through that.  Even though it is their wedding so they should do what makes them happy, I usually try to think of how others would feel.
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  • jkfranklinjkfranklin member
    That is SOP around here. We invite family, close friends, and oot guests and eat the leftover wedding food. We open the gifts only, not the cards.
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  • ADub09ADub09
    My brother and SIL did a gift opening the day after their wedding it was super boring! Which is why we had a brunch but no gift opening!!
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