I had previously sought advice about carrying the wedding present I’d bought:
I had followed the tips in the thread to try and the box with the champagne flutes and ice bucket survived in the hand luggage on the flight. Then we had a pretty bumpy 4 hour plus journey by car to the wedding venue. My husband was wondering aloud why I thought glassware was a good idea for a wedding present in this scenario. The presents were to be distributed the morning of the wedding during the ‘haldi’ (turmeric) ceremony, where turmeric paste is smeared on the bride and groom. So I show up with a massive box in a huge gift bag and everyone else has sensibly brought gifts of gold jewellery in dainty little bags. I ended up parking the bag next to my eldest aunt until the appointed time because I knew it would be safe there. Well, the bag was safe but I wasn’t safe from her comments. The first thing she asked me was: is it gold? I was like, ummmm no (subtext: can’t you see the size of the box?), it’s glassware. My aunt gave me a withering look. After that, every person who passed by her was shown the box, with the comment: this is the gift from medgirl - it isn’t gold.
The bride’s mother sent me a message after the wedding saying the contents were intact. Phew!
