Is It Cheeky To Ask For Cash Wedding Gift?
By admin • May 6th, 2010Times have changed from when our parents’ generation were getting hitched, with many couples living together or even buying their own home several years before they get round to tying the knot.
For this reason, many grooms and brides-to-be may believe that doing away with the usual wedding present list and instead asking for a cash gift is a logical step, particularly if they already have everything they need for their homes.
However, Darren Noel, commercial director at hitched.co.uk, has warned that such a choice could lead to awkwardness for both the newly weds and their guests.
"Cash is probably the word that couples have the biggest problem with when it comes to their wedding present list. They feel awkward asking for cash and quite often their guests feel awkward giving it," he explained.
Mr Noel advised that one way around this dilemma is to not use the word cash, but to instead ask for a contribution to a honeymoon fund or for house renovations.
He suggested when compiling a gift list - which can still be useful for younger couples with a small cashflow - that a wide price range is covered in order to cater to all the guests’ budgets.
Including clear instructions for how to purchase a gift is also important and makes everyone’s life easier, he added.
Recent research by Wedding magazine revealed that couples getting married today are eschewing the traditional wedding list in favour of receiving cash from their wedding guests, with 45 per cent of women preferring their guests to give them money as opposed to 29 per cent wanting gifts.
Would you ask for cash at your wedding?