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Ship a wedding gift to the couple's home address from their registry, ideally a week or two before the wedding, with a gift message naming you clearly and no prices anywhere in the box. Registry shipping beats sending to the venue: venues lose parcels, couples move after the wedding, and a home delivery lands where the gift will actually live.
The registry usually lists a shipping address, and that is the one to use. It may be the couple's current home, a new home they are moving into, or a family member collecting gifts. If no address is listed, ask the couple or a close family member rather than guessing: a gift sent to an old apartment is a gift lost. Do not ship to the wedding venue unless the couple explicitly asks for it. Venue staff change shifts, storage rooms fill up, and a parcel delivered on a Saturday morning can sit unguarded through a long event day.
Timing matters as much as address. A gift arriving a week or two before the wedding lets the couple open it calmly and write a thank-you note without a pile of boxes competing for attention. A gift arriving the week after the wedding is fine too, and often welcome once the chaos settles. What to avoid is the wedding day itself, when nobody has time to receive, store, or even notice a delivery.
| Destination | Verdict | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Registry home address | Best choice | Where the gift will live, and someone expects it |
| Family member collecting gifts | Good fallback | A named person is accountable for it |
| Wedding venue | Avoid unless asked | Staff turnover and unguarded storage |
| Couple's old address | Never guess | Moves around weddings are common |
Name yourself clearly. Couples receive dozens of gifts, and an unsigned card or a first-name-only note creates a thank-you-note mystery that lasts months. Write both your names if you are giving as a couple, and mention the gift itself: "Hope the mixing bowls survive your first year of baking together" tells them exactly what you sent. If you ship direct from a retailer, use the gift option so prices are hidden and your message prints on a card, not on a packing slip.
Remove the price tag and the packing slip if you pack the gift yourself. Nothing deflates a wedding gift faster than the recipient seeing what you paid, especially in a group gift where contributions differ. If several people chipped in, list all contributors on the card, so nobody is left out of the thank-you note.
For a group gift, one person should buy and ship, and the rest should transfer their share before purchase, not after. That avoids the awkward chase for money once the gift is already delivered. Mark the registry item as purchased as soon as you buy it: duplicate gifts are the most common wedding-gift waste, and they happen because someone bought without updating the registry. If you buy off-registry, tell the couple what you sent, so they can note it and avoid a duplicate from someone else.
Wedding gifts are often fragile: glassware, ceramics, and electronics. Wrap each piece individually, cushion the box fully, and mark it fragile on the outside. If the gift is heavy, split it across two boxes rather than one overloaded carton. For a Canadian destination under 5 kg, a Canada Post Xpresspost label can be arranged through LetterAgent via your AI assistant: describe the parcel, approve the exact quoted price, pay once through Stripe, and print the PDF label. Keep the tracking number until the couple confirms the gift arrived, and follow up with a message, not a demand for thanks, a week after delivery.
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