| A dying tradition is the tradition of displaying wedding | | | | area where you plan to entertain your guests, so that |
| gifts after the wedding. Since I happen to like this | | | | they can see who gave which gifts. |
| tradition, I have written this article to provide a guide of | | | | How to Display Gifts: The gifts should be arranged by |
| how to do this, in order to help revive the tradition to | | | | theme. This prevents the pretty gifts from outshining |
| some extent. The overall purpose of displaying | | | | the practical ones. So, for instance, you can put all of |
| wedding gifts is to acknowledge people's gifts and to | | | | your bedding together, all of your kitchen appliances |
| let others see their generosity. However, displaying | | | | together and all of your china together. This allows |
| gifts has some complexities attached that I will discuss. | | | | people to see the extent of people's generosity |
| When to Display Gifts: The best way to display gifts is | | | | without comparing apples and oranges. For each gift, |
| to do it at a housewarming party that you give | | | | accompany it with a small, folded-over card, identifying |
| following the wedding. This need not be the only time | | | | the gift (even if it is obvious) and providing the names |
| you display the gifts, but it is the primary one. What | | | | of the gift givers. |
| you do for this tradition is to put the gifts around the | | | | |