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Do you have to give a wedding gift for a second (or later) marriage?

A reader who previously gave $500 gifts asks whether etiquette requires giving a wedding gift for a second or subsequent marriage, noting tensions with the bride and her mother and uncertainty about the ceremony type.

Published Sep 8, 2026, 9:00 AM EDT | LehighValleyLive

Dear Miss Manners: Is there a protocol requiring sending wedding gifts no matter whether it’s the person’s first, second, third, etc., wedding? I’ve heard no mention of whether this was a large church wedding. The bride and her mother are classless.