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Lynnie
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Wedding Superstitions - Using Your Gifts Before the Wedding Day?

Lynnie, on April 17, 2018 at 11:05 AM

Posted in Etiquette and Advice 43

How much do you buy into this wedding superstition ? This wedding superstition follows the same principal as “don’t count your chickens before they hatch”! This old wedding myth says that using your shower and wedding gifts before the wedding day is inviting bad luck and bad “juju” to your wedding...
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How much do you buy into this wedding superstition ?

This wedding superstition follows the same principal as “don’t count your chickens before they hatch”! This old wedding myth says that using your shower and wedding gifts before the wedding day is inviting bad luck and bad “juju” to your wedding and marriage. While this sounds like a fairly understandable “don’t jinx it” approach, most etiquette experts say you can ignore this one and start using your gifts! Especially if you’ve already publicly opened them at a shower and sent thank you notes. Smiley shame

Are you waiting to use your shower and wedding gifts until after the wedding day to avoid jinxing it? Or are you putting those early presents to good use?


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43 Comments

  • Brenda
    Devoted May 2018
    Brenda ·
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    I opened mine at the shower and sent thank you cards to everyone but I’m still waiting until after the wedding to use everything.
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  • P
    Super January 2019
    PalmTrees ·
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    Never heard of that, but not having a shower so not applicable to me!
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    Expert May 2018
    2018wedding ·
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    Using it. ......

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  • Michelle
    Dedicated May 2018
    Michelle ·
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    I have never heard of this. However we are waiting until prob after the wedding to use them. Only because we are updating somethings around the house and will bring them out once we get rid of some stuff.
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  • L
    Expert May 2018
    LIZ ·
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    Heck no. If you've received them, why wait. But that being said, make sure the thank you note goes out before the wedding is another good practice I follow.
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  • Laura
    Champion June 2010
    Laura ·
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    I don't remember for sure, but I don't think we used any wedding gifts before the wedding.

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  • GoodMOB
    April 2018
    GoodMOB ·
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    Daughter started using gifts right away, and I was a tad bit scandalized, ha, ha! But I'm from another generation.

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  • CBD to Be
    Expert June 2018
    CBD to Be ·
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    This lol, I didn't know that was a thing, we opened everything immediately


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  • Maria
    Master June 2018
    Maria ·
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    I'm actually fairly superstitious for some things. Didn't know about this one though. Too late for us anyway!

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  • firstoneat56
    Master August 2017
    firstoneat56 ·
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    Superstitions are silly. I am sure there are plenty of divorced couples who never used their gifts before the wedding. Why wait?

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  • MrsV1027
    Master October 2018
    MrsV1027 ·
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    We haven't received any gifts yet lol. If we do we'll use them before the wedding. No one is throwing us any kind of shower and I think it's weird to throw ourselves one so the likelyhood of getting gifts before the wedding is pretty slim anyways. I signed up for the virtual shower so if I do get anything from that we will sure as heck use them though lol

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  • M
    Expert July 2018
    Melissa ·
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    I think it is perfectly find to use them right away.

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  • A
    Just Said Yes May 2018
    Alyssa ·
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    So I definitely havent heard that, but makes sense. I had got a new pot and skillet set for my bridal shower and have used it already. I love it! My shower was in February and wedding is in May.
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  • S
    Just Said Yes August 2018
    Shanna ·
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    Haven't received any yet and I'm not doing a shower
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  • T
    Beginner October 2018
    tiffany ·
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    I will wait to open it but my fiance probably will open it
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  • T
    Beginner May 2018
    Tiffany ·
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    We aren't having an engagement party so that eliminates us for this part
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  • M
    Beginner September 2019
    Michelle ·
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    I do believe in this one. We will wait on using our gifts.
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  • T
    Beginner August 2018
    Trina ·
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    I haven't heard of this before. Not sure if we will receive gifts before the wedding but I will keep this in mind if we do.
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  • Tara
    Master May 2020
    Tara ·
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    Ummm I would think that I wouldn’t receive gifts until my wedding day.
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  • Mrs. Spring
    Master April 2021
    Mrs. Spring ·
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    I would prefer to wait and use them after the wedding day.
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