The couple asked the guests to pay for their own meals while encouraging them to give monetary gifts. A wedding is surely one of the most expensive things you’ll ever spend your money on, but ...

However, most couples now request for cash and cheque, as only gift items accepted at wedding parties. Such requests are written boldly on the wedding invitation cards and strictly adhered to.

Bride and Groom Invite Guests to After Party for Costco Cake and Cash Bar but Not the Wedding — and Asked for Gifts "These invites caused quite the uproar amongst the guests," a person wrote on ...

Others shared stories similar to the OP's. "I was just invited to a shower with a similar family member. Asked for cash only at the shower. Half the fun of the shower is watching the bride open gifts.

Advice; Dear Abby: When a wedding invitation states ‘no boxed gifts,’ it means ‘we want money’ Published: ; May. 13, 2023, 1:00 p.m.

So on their wedding invitations, Ms. Howe, 36, and Mr. Walsh, 38 ... says the preference for cash gifts over stuff has grown because modern couples are generally marrying later than ...

And I'm not the only one trying to figure it all out. In conversation with my friend Kelly, a bride-to-be from Boston, whose wedding invitation is currently hanging on my fridge, she told me she ...

Q. My husband and I have been invited to a wedding, and the couple’s gift registry has no merchandise — just lots of ideas of what they would do with cash gifts from their wedding guests. Call ...

How much should you spend? That all depends on whether the gift is off the registry, an experience, or cash. Upon consulting the experts, a wedding gift should range from $75 to $750—but most ...