What is the difference between a bridal shower gift and a wedding present?
There is no difference between a bridal shower gift and a wedding present except that a shower gift is given at a shower and a wedding present is sent to the person’s house or given at the wedding. The shower gifts are typically bought off of the same registry as the wedding presents. For the shower gift, you could buy something that you know that the bride specifically would like/use (for example, if they registered for any movies, you’d buy the one you know the bride likes….or if she likes to go camping, you’d buy the tent or sleeping bag that is on the registry, etc). As always (with a wedding or a shower) you can always buy a gift that isn’t on the registry — at my shower I got a lot of picture frames and other items that weren’t on my registry, but that I still liked. I think that maybe you might be confusing showers with bachelorette parties. (Showers aren’t typically “wild” so that shouldn’t surprise you….in fact, showers are typically held by elderly relatives….and peopl
