| Coverage : The Wedding Gift Etiquette Quiz will test your knowledge of all matters relating to giving and receiving wedding gifts.
The Wedding Gift Etiquette Quiz questions are carefully crafted to let you gauge how much you really know about proper giving and receiving of gifts. |
| 1. | If a wedding is canceled or immediately annulled, what should the bride and groom do with the gifts they have received? |
| a. | | Split the gifts between them |
| b. | | Divide them up among the bridesmaids and groomsmen as thank you gifts |
| c. | | Return them |
| d. | | Donate them to a favorite charity
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| 2. | If a couple has a vow renewal or reaffirmation ceremony, what gift is appropriate? |
| a. | | None |
| b. | | Traditional gift, like a new toaster or blender |
| c. | | Money only |
| d. | | A vacation package or gift certificate to a spa or restaurant
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| 3. | If a guest sends a gift to the bride and groom, when should it be sent? |
| a. | | Up to 1 year after the wedding |
| b. | | Before the wedding or right after |
| c. | | Gifts should never be sent |
| d. | | As soon as possible after receiving an invitation
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| 4. | If the bride and groom have registered for gifts, you should purchase your gift off the gift registry. |
| a. | | True |
| b. | | False
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| 5. | What should a guest do if they don't receive a thank you note from the bride and groom for their gift? |
| a. | | Call to be sure it was received |
| b. | | Write a note asking for confirmation they received it |
| c. | | If sent from a store, see if the store can track the shipment |
| d. | | Call the mother of the bride to check on its status
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| 6. | It's fair to assume there will be a gift table at the reception on which to place the gift you have brought for the bride and groom. |
| a. | | True |
| b. | | False
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| 7. | If you can't attend the wedding, what should you do about a gift? |
| a. | | You don't need to purchase one |
| b. | | You must buy a gift from the registry (if there is one) and have it sent to the bride and groom |
| c. | | Send whatever you are comfortable giving, but etiquette dictates you send something |
| d. | | You have up to a year to send a gift
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| 8. | It is considered a faux pas to include a gift receipt with a wedding gift. |
| a. | | True |
| b. | | False
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| 9. | While many experts suggest spending as much as you are comfortable with on a gift, others suggest a specific dollar amount. What do those experts recommend? |
| a. | | $75 to $150 per person attending the wedding |
| b. | | A gift roughly equivalent to the reception's per person cost |
| c. | | $50 |
| d. | | Experts say it depends on your relationship to the bride and groom (for instance, friends should spend $50, but family members, $150)
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| 10. | How should you handle gift-giving if you aren't invited to the wedding, but are sent an announcement? |
| a. | | You don't need to send a gift |
| b. | | You should call and offer your good wishes, then follow with a card |
| c. | | You should send the couple money for the honeymoon |
| d. | | You should still send a traditional gift
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| 11. | If you have the wedding gift sent, to whom should it go? |
| a. | | Groom |
| b. | | Groom's parents |
| c. | | Bride |
| d. | | Bride's parents
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| 12. | When should the bride and groom send thank you notes? |
| a. | | Immediately |
| b. | | Within one year |
| c. | | As soon as gifts received (even if before the wedding) |
| d. | | Within 3 months
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| 13. | If a couple registers for gifts, how should that information be communicated to the wedding guests? |
| a. | | On the invitation or as an insert with the invitation |
| b. | | Through 'word of mouth' |
| c. | | On their wedding website |
| d. | | In a separate mailing to wedding guests after the invitations are mailed
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| 14. | When should the bride and groom begin using their wedding gifts? |
| a. | | As soon as they are received |
| b. | | 3 to 6 months after the wedding, after it's established they won't have the marriage annulled |
| c. | | After they have mailed thank you notes |
| d. | | Right after the wedding
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| 15. | What should a guest do if they can't afford to purchase a gift from the gift registry? |
| a. | | Buy something else; it's the thought that counts |
| b. | | Divide the cost of a gift from the registry with another wedding guest |
| c. | | If the bride or groom are family, pick something small from the registry and purchase that |
| d. | | Send a small gift card from the store the couple registered with so they can apply it toward the cost of a larger item
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