Of course you should get your friend a gift, no matter how much you shell out for the wedding otherwise. The important thing to know here is that the gift does not have to be expensive, just special. Here are some gift-buying tips for you from etiquette expert Lillian Eichler. Of course, there is no gift like the wedding gift. Any one who receives an invitation may send the bride a gift, but when an announcement alone is received, no gift is necessary.
Good form demands that the gift be sent about two weeks before the day set for the wedding.
China always makes an appropriate wedding gift. There are the delightful little tea sets that the new hostess will find so useful. To-day a gift is not a gift unless it is in good taste. If you don't want your gift to blush unseen on the shelf in the attic, or at the bottom of the trunk, be very careful to exercise great taste and discrimination in your selection. Wise friends to-day consult one another before purchasing gifts.