This isn’t about my wedding, but I got invited to my cousin’s shower. When I RSVP’d to my aunt last night, she said instead of a traditional wishing well, they’re doing a gift card wishing well. So I asked if that meant we bring gift cards instead of physical gifts (which didn’t make sense to me since the registry is on the invitation) and she said you could do that, or bring a gift card in a small denomination and bring a gift.
So now I’m just confused. I looked into what a wishing well is and it seems like an outdated thing that was traditionally used for small items to help the couple set up their home. My best friend said she went to a shower where they had a spice wishing well, which actually sounds like a cute idea. It seems weird to me to bring a $5-$10 gift card to Macy’s or something. I’m also off-put that my aunt is basically asking that we bring two gifts to the shower. Not to mention my cousin is still in school and is going to remain living with her mom for two years while she finishes (whole other story we don’t need to get into), so I feel like it’s out of place to ask for home stuff anyway.
Any advice? Honestly leaning toward skipping the gift card thing and just bringing a gift off the registry like I planned.
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