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Origin of
giving a wedding gift
Since when,
giving a wedding gift to a couple to honor their joining in marriage, become a
practice? Difficult to say. But historians believe the practice of giving a
wedding gift dates as far as back to the Athenians. These people offered
presents to the couple about to enter into an agreement “for better, for worse,
for richer, for poorer, for sickness or for health”. Close friends offered
articles of household items as a present to enable the couple to start their
life.
The Grecian
historians have more to tell us on the practice. The gifts used to form a
gorgeous display and that friends and relatives competed with each other.
Wedding gift sets include vessels of gold and silver, precious jewels, vases,
articles of ornament, magnificent wearing apparel, as well as couches, tables
and other household appurtenances.
Today giving
a wedding gift is an all-important part of the ceremony or etiquette of
marriage. Thanks to the financial crunch many people face, the present practice
is limited to give a simple and useful item to the couple. A wedding registry in
the local departmental store is now a common practice. People who wish to give
often go to the store when a registry is opened in the name of the couple and
one can contribute whatever they can to the register and the couple can choose
items which are useful to them to start their life.
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