Show of presents

[BlueThursday]

A memory from when I was younger suddenly came back to me this morning.

I remember when my cousin was getting married the female family and friends were invited to her mums house to basically look at the wedding gifts.

I’ve only done it this once so I’m thinking it’s an old fashioned thing. Could it be uniquely Scottish or just uniquely my family 🤣

Did anyone else have this or go to one?

I'm English, and remember this being a thing.

I remember going to one of these in 1990. In the bride's mums house. Lots of crockery etc!

They of course later divorced.

They had them in Northern Ireland. My mum called them "At Homes" so you would say the bride to be will be at home on day / time meaning that was when you could call.

West of Scotland here too and remember going to these with my mum, when growing up in the 80s/90s.

Haven't heard of one for years (and certainly none of my peer group did it).

There was also a certain superstition about buying presents for babies that 'weren't on the ground yet' which I think about when I see MN threads about baby showers.

we got married in the 80's and we had wedding presents displayed on table at the reception