Misconceptions

• The late etiquette guru Emily Post writes that it is a misconception that you have a year to send a bride and groom a wedding gift.
  
  

Sending Schedule

• Send the wedding gift as soon as possible. It is best to send the gift before the wedding date, preferably within three months of the wedding or as soon as you receive the wedding invitation in the mail, according to Emily Post.
  
  

Gift Tables

• Some weddings feature gift tables that are set aside to collect wedding gifts from guests at the reception. Check with the bride to find out if there will be a gift table. If you are unable to send you gift right away, then you can bring your gift to the wedding.
  
  

Extremely Tardy Gifts

• The bottom line on extremely tardy gifts it's never too late. Send the gift as soon as you can. If you do not send a gift, then the bride and groom may feel hurt. "This isn't about greed for gifts; the fact is, lack of a gift translates into a feeling that the guest must not care enough to bother," writes Anna Post, the great-great-granddaughter of Emily Post.
  
  

Formal Apologies

• Pen a note formally apologizing for the late wedding gift, and ask for the bride and groom's forgiveness. Tuck the note into the wedding gift or attach it to the top of the gift.