wedding invitation sample wordings for wanting cash than kind for gifts?

Question

the couple would want to receive cash as a gift on their wedding than presents in kind but i don't know how to construct a sentence that it will not result to be too offensive to the recipient of the invitations.

Answer 1

It will be offensive, so don't do it. It's in poor taste and trust me, I've read that at least 100 times in Dear Abby and places like that. I'm not sure where the couple lives, but in my area you get 98% cash anyway. Why offend? If you get gifts, bring them back for the money.

Answer 2

Ricky is stupid if she thinks you can bring back gifts for cash.
It is a little weird but i know where you are coming from. You may need the cash or don't need anything because you have been living together. The best i can say is get the gifts hope there are somewhere you shop and get the store credit.
But i did have a friend who said in her invitation something to the affect of we have everything we need in our home so we have not registered anywhere. It kind of left it open for people with a brain that they wanted money and not gifts. I was not insulted but i am sure others were
Also i was allways taught that you don't ask for gifts ie but where you are registered on your invitations. I know that people do it everyday. YOu ask for gifts in your shower invitations.

Answer 3

GACK!!! Don't put it on the invitation!!! Good God has the world of chivallry gone to the dogs? The bride and groom have no right to ask for any present of any kind. They are asking people to witness their union, not to fill up their bank account. Now if someone ASKS what the couple would like for a gift, you may say, "A cash gift would be lovely as they are trying to save for X." But to put it in the invitation or anywhere in writing is simply tacky. If someone inquires where they are registered, you may say, "There is no registry, a cash gift would be lovely as they are trying to save for X. That said, the bride is going to get a thousand teapots anyway. If she really needs the money that badly she can sell them on Ebay. In the thank you card (there SHOULD be a card) she should say "Thank you X for the lovely teapot. It has so contributed to our home." A gift is always given with love, what a person choses to do with it is up to them, whether it's hosting tea parties or auctions. It is the THOUGHT that counts. Please try to keep that in mind.

Answer 4

no mention of cash or gifts should show on an invitation. it is the responsibilty of the parents of bride/groom and best man and maid/matron of honor to make sure guests understand where the registry is. if you want money, they should disseminate that info. now for my wedding, we had a sneaky trick. we combined a number of cultural rituals into it because i'm of mixed ethnicity. one was the presentation from each guest of $1000 dollars for a house. We lowered it to $100 and told everyone about the tradition and that a gift would not be necessary, nor expected. we still got some gifts, but that's the perrogative of the guest. if they didn't want to pay (because of hurt feelings or low income), we also didn't press. make sure to make at least some kind of registry so they have choices............. hint: want money for a trip? a car? actually WRITE that on the registry! it works and people aren't upset about it!

Answer 5

I'm sure the question you MEANT to ask was "How can I maneuver my guests around to where THEY ASK ME what sort of gift I might like to receive?"

Here is an answer I gave about invitations that will also answer your own question: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/;_ylt=...

During the 'confirmation' calls I describe, most of these people will ASK YOU what you might like for a gift. So long as they bring the subject up on their own, with no prompting from you, there's nothing wrong with telling them that your greatest lack is cash, cash, cash.

Answer 6

It is the height of tackiness and rudeness to dictate to your guests what they should bring as gifts.

If you are asked by your guests what would be an appropriate present,you can give them suggestions.

But, to tell people what kind of gifts you would like-(on the wedding invitation or in the wedding invitation) rude, rude, rude.

Answer 7

*Never mention gifts (gift choices or gift registry) on the invitation.

Family and friends will usually tell each other. You know? Friends ask "what do they need?" and they tell each other that you're hoping for cash.

The point is: you can't assume you'll recieve a thing from anyone. You're inviting them to share your special day. It looks presumptuous to mention gift giving in an invitation, and that isn't pretty.

Answer 8

You can't do this without sounding crass - so don't do it. Simply tell people, if they ask where you're registered or what you would like, tell them that you and your fiance would prefer money as you're saving for a house, etc. etc.

It's inevitable that you'll receive some stuff you don't want, but it's incredibly tacky to request money in lieu of gifts on your invitations!

Answer 9

That's tacky, requesting money. Even though you don't want presents, it should be up to the person who's giving to decide what to get a couple. It's just bad manners to tell someone what to buy you, let alone tell them you want money. You should just be glad they're getting you something at all. Remember the saying, it's the thought that counts?

Answer 10

Asking for money is just plain rude. There is absolutely no polite or cute way to ask for money. Just don't do it. There is something very wrong with a couple who are thinking this way, rather than accepting, gratefully, gifts which others have chosen for them. Don't do this!