Number two on the list of most-asked questions: “What would you like for a wedding gift?” How to answer this one graciously?
First, we appreciate the tradition that gifts young newlyweds with items to help them set up housekeeping and get started in the material world. Getting married at the ripe old age of 40 (wait, who are you callin’ old?), we really do have all the kitchen items and linens we need. We’ve already set up house together, and by the number of boxes still in our garage, we will be better served by sending things OUT rather than bringing them IN.
Second, all of you coming to the wedding are gifting us with your presence. You are taking time away from your lives, families, work, and regular summer schedules, to witness our wedding and celebrate for days with each other and with us. We thank you for that.
Third, and while there would be a way around this, folks typically bring gifts to the wedding. We will be there with bags for the week in Kauai, and for the two weeks of our honeymoon – we won’t be stopping home in between. And for those of you who know how I can over-pack (a girl can’t really have too many options, right?), there won’t be room for extras in those suitcases.
Last, but not least, after a year and a half of near-constant decisions on the remodel, followed by the many choices to make while planning the wedding, we just could not face the idea of choosing items for a registry.
We thank you for thinking of us. We are blessed with abundance in our lives – material, social, emotional, cultural, health, spiritual. As my Nana often said, “We don’t want for anything.” If you feel compelled to acknowledge our wedding in some way, please donate to an organization in your area that promotes literacy or advocates for children.
And thank you.
First, we appreciate the tradition that gifts young newlyweds with items to help them set up housekeeping and get started in the material world. Getting married at the ripe old age of 40 (wait, who are you callin’ old?), we really do have all the kitchen items and linens we need. We’ve already set up house together, and by the number of boxes still in our garage, we will be better served by sending things OUT rather than bringing them IN.
Second, all of you coming to the wedding are gifting us with your presence. You are taking time away from your lives, families, work, and regular summer schedules, to witness our wedding and celebrate for days with each other and with us. We thank you for that.
Third, and while there would be a way around this, folks typically bring gifts to the wedding. We will be there with bags for the week in Kauai, and for the two weeks of our honeymoon – we won’t be stopping home in between. And for those of you who know how I can over-pack (a girl can’t really have too many options, right?), there won’t be room for extras in those suitcases.
Last, but not least, after a year and a half of near-constant decisions on the remodel, followed by the many choices to make while planning the wedding, we just could not face the idea of choosing items for a registry.
We thank you for thinking of us. We are blessed with abundance in our lives – material, social, emotional, cultural, health, spiritual. As my Nana often said, “We don’t want for anything.” If you feel compelled to acknowledge our wedding in some way, please donate to an organization in your area that promotes literacy or advocates for children.
And thank you.
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