Another Wedding Gift...?

If I were you I would still bring a gift to the wedding. I think you are playing two different roles, here. The first role is that of a co-worker. The deal at work includes everyone from the office, as you are all co-workers. You just happen to be the one throwing a co-worker a party. Conversely, she invited you to the wedding as a friend. You should bring a gift as a friend.

A bridal shower and a wedding are two different entities. If you were invited to the wedding then, yes, you should give a wedding gift. Because you have already done something very "special" for this Bride there is no need to spend the normal amount of money that you would for a wedding gift, it is very acceptable to give something that costs $25 or less. A decorated holiday ornament with the Bride and Groom's name and/or wedding date can be ordered off the internet for about $10.

Answered by: A Certified wedding specialist / A Professional bridal consultant / A Wedding ceremony officiant

The shower & The wedding are two separate occassions - technically, etiquette-wise, wedding gifts are optional, but I don't know of anyone that would show up to a wedding and not give a gift; the point of a shower is to shower the bride with gifts so this is a gift-giving occassion.

I attend weddings & the corresponding showers all the time and give separate gifts for both occassions.

Seeing that the gift you'll be giving will be coming from all her co-workers - especially in her eyes, I think you should bring a gift to the wedding that's exclusively from yourself. It doesn't have to be expensive, but she would really appreciate the gesture.

if you want to get her something small from her registry,then do so.gifts are entirely at the gift givers discretion