Wedding Invitations

Ever notice there always seems to be at least one hideously ugly wedding gift? Sometimes we can make it “disappear” without anyone noticing. But other times we are doomed to keeping it, depending on the person who gave it to us or the significance behind it. If you’re lucky you can put it away until that particular person visits. Hopefully they live far far away and surprise visits will be few and far between. 

I remember a family member once gave me a fuzzy bath robe she received from one of her many bridal showers. She would have kept it but she was given three of them. A person only needs so many bath robes.  There was however one condition to me receiving it. I would have to temporarily give it back to her if that gift giver came to visit because they would expect to see her using it. The giver was extremely quirky but also very important in their lives.

In the particular story that inspired this blog, the newlyweds received a painted portrait from a guest who sincerely thought he was a good artist. It was a very heart felt gift that a lot of time was put into, but it was so hideous everyone cringed when they saw it hanging on the living room wall.  Unfortunately the artist was a close friend who was always over and would be hurt if he didn’t see it. It would be poor wedding etiquette to get rid of it, so when they rearranged their entire house, they re-hung it in the guest room. This way they could still satisfy their friend and not have to look at it all the time.