Is it ever okay?
How to ask for money as a gift without sounding that you're greedy? According to my cousins, put a small dollar sign in one of your invite's inserts and hope that everyone will catch on.
Unfortunately, I didn't catch on. Neither did many of the guests.
Is it still tacky to ask for money? It really depends on your traditions/culture. For Chinese culture (where I come from), it is completely normal to ask for money, but apparently I read that it's still tacky to ask for money in Western culture. This new trend is happening because young couple most of the time spend a lot of money on their wedding, and it's no fun to start your marriage with a debt. So couples nowadays start to request money more than just ordinary (mundane) wedding gifts.
Nowadays, cccording to About.com
( http://weddings.about.com/od/weddingregistry/a/moneyinstead.htm), companies have now created registries that are essentially veiled ways of asking for money. For example, at a honeymoon registry, a guest can give you the gift of "a nice dinner out," or "tickets to a play." You receive the cash, minus the site's fee, and can then use it for your honeymoon expenses. Suntrust Bank has even created a bridal registry for a down payment on a home. And TheKnot offers "Create-a-Gift", which allows you to ask for money for just about anything you can think of, in the form of American Express gift checks.
Will YOU, if you had the opportunity, ask for money as your wedding gift?
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