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Dedicated December 2019

Lost gift?

isabel1115, on January 8, 2020 at 2:44 PM Posted in Registry 0 5

Our wedding came and went and we had a great time. We're happily married. Woo hoo!

We do have a small situation though: there's about a handful of people we have not received gifts from. I was a little surprised because half of these people had a very specific conversation with us about wedding gifts and/or what we want but I realize people do not have to give us gifts and I realize they might give us gifts later. That's fine.

However, I talked to our DOC and she said someone handed her a gift after the dinner service and she gave it to my mom. (The card box had been taken away by then.) My mom says she doesn't remember anything but so much was going on that day. She said if anything, she would have given it to my aunt. My aunt says she doesn't have anything from that time period and she's checked her suitcases and purse. Out of those who haven't given a gift, only one person matches my DOC's description. But its entirely possible this gift was already added to the pile and it wasn't one of the handful of people left at all. Or that our DOC handed it to the wrong person who kept our gift. Smiley sad

The one person we think it is, is a good friend of mine whom I don't think would not give a gift. (She's had very strong opinions on that topic with other weddings in the past.) But its possible she got busy and forgot too. She also doesn't easily offend. Should we just send a thank you card and not mention the gift and see if she does? Should I say something to her about how we think her gift is lost and if its a check, she should cancel it? It's also entirely possible she hasn't given us one yet and I don't want to call her out. Or do we just accept that it's lost forever and assume she never gave us a gift? My parents and husband think either talk to her because we're close enough or just forever assume she didn't give us a gift. I hate the mystery but maybe I should just give up on solving this one?

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Latest activity by isabel1115, on January 9, 2020 at 6:31 PM
  • Amber
    Master February 2020
    Amber ·
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    Do you know for a fact that this person did give you a gift? If you don't know for sure, I wouldn't mention it at all. UNLESS you know that you have a super close relationship with her and can say "hey my DOC said someone gave her a gift for us and it's missing, was that you?" or something like that. I would only ever do this with an incredibly close friend or family member that I 100% know would've given us a gift. If you're unsure about it, don't do it. Otherwise if you know without a doubt that she was the person that gave a gift to your DOC, I would send a thank you card that mentions a gift and let that be the end of it.

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  • Angel
    Expert August 2020
    Angel ·
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    If I were you, I would just ask. It's not that big of a deal. If you're close, she shouldn't get offended.

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  • Cyndy
    Master May 2019
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    If you are that close I would just ask her.
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  • M
    Legend June 2019
    Melle ·
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    I had the SAME thing happen !!!!!!!
    We definitely had friends who didn't give gifts. Some had no names. And then we had one physical gift my husband and I couldn't find after. But it was an alcohol gift so my husband is guessing we drank it at the reception AHAH I just gave up on that one
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  • I
    Dedicated December 2019
    isabel1115 ·
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    Update: I asked my friend. She said she never brings a gift to the wedding for this purpose, she had our gift with her still, and she didn't understand what was offensive about the question. ha.


    I think we're just going to assume the gift is in the pile because my DOC specifically said it was a woman and we have now gifts from everyone (a few others trickled in) except the single men. ¯\_(?)_/¯

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