If a woman's going to wedding shower & wedding, is it appropriate to bring main--and only--gift to the shower?

Wait a minute! The other answers were from brides who mostly "expected" two separate gifts. While the bridal industry has led brides to believe two gifts are appropriate, maybe guests need to stop and reconsider that idea.

Sure it's nice if a person has a large budget to get the couple two gifts. But what about friends whose budgets are limited? Does this disqualify them from attending either the shower or the wedding simply because they can't handle two separate gifts? We need to be realistic here.

The shower is to help the bride & groom set up their home. And if a guest wishes to give a main and only gift at the shower instead of bringing it to the wedding, that should be totally fine with her friends, the bride and groom. If it isn't, then maybe the guest needs to find a better class of friends. ;-)

Separate gifts. I normally give a cheaper gift for the shower off the registry, around $50 - $75 or so. And cash gifts at the wedding in a higher amount (proportionate to how well I know the bride / groom).

I think it depends on your relation to the bride.

I recently got married, and my Mom's friends were at the shower and they brought a gift to that. They did not bring gifts to the wedding, but I did not really expect them to, since it was the first time I'd met them and I would have felt sort of awkward had they given me two gifts.

If you are a good friend, then I'd suggest dishing out for two gifts. If you are a distant friend, then don't worry about it! It's one fewer thank you card that she will have to write. Oh my goodness those are the worst!

No if you were invited to the shower as well as wedding you have to bring a gift for each. The wedding gift can be sent to the brides house before the wedding to avoid lugging it with the day of.

No, it is cheap. Bring only shower gift to shower. Yes, you should get two gifts. Send or bring other gift to the bride. If you cannot afford much. Take the amount you can afford and split it between two gifts. Two separate occasions, two separate gifts, proper etiquette

No, Thee are 2 different events. How ought to you combine the two presents besides? The bathe present is a few thing for the toddler and the marriage present some thing for the couple. Had you planned basically on getting anybody diapers?

The wedding and shower are separate events. Separate events = separate gifts.