Site for accepting cash wedding gifts?

[relaxandreflect]

I am engaged to be married and my fiance and I were thinking of requesting monetary donations instead of traditional gifts. Does anyone know of a service whereby I can have guests donate money with the amount of each donation remaining anonymous? Maybe some way to setup paypal or c2it?


"It's not rude to request money as a wedding gift," says Peggy Post, author of Emily Post's Wedding Etiquette. "However, it's extremely important to ask politely."


actually, we have everything we need and were wanting to add a deck or patio, something that everyone tells us we need anyway. we would still register at stores, but have this as an option.

 

[kranky]

It's considered very tacky to request cash as a gift. Unless you are very sure that your guests won't object to being charged an admission fee to your wedding, you might want to reconsider. Some of them will give nothing just on principle.

Not to mention anyone who is uncomfortable or unfamiliar with sending money online will be left out.

 

[djheater]

Originally posted by: kranky
It's considered very tacky to request cash as a gift. Unless you are very sure that your guests won't object to being charged an admission fee to your wedding, you might want to reconsider. Some of them will give nothing just on principle.

Not to mention anyone who is uncomfortable or unfamiliar with sending money online will be left out.

Agreed.

Take the gifts. Or don't have a wedding at all.

It is VERY obvious that you're just trying to capitalise on the occasion. I'd be pissed.

 

[dquan97]

You could always take the gifts back and get GC in return.

 

[relaxandreflect]

"It's not rude to request money as a wedding gift," says Peggy Post, author of Emily Post's Wedding Etiquette. "However, it's extremely important to ask politely."


actually, we have everything we need and were wanting to add a deck or patio, something that everyone tells us we need anyway. we would still register at stores, but have this as an option.

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: djheater

Originally posted by: kranky
It's considered very tacky to request cash as a gift. Unless you are very sure that your guests won't object to being charged an admission fee to your wedding, you might want to reconsider. Some of them will give nothing just on principle.

Not to mention anyone who is uncomfortable or unfamiliar with sending money online will be left out.

Agreed.

Take the gifts. Or don't have a wedding at all.

It is VERY obvious that you're just trying to capitalise on the occasion. I'd be pissed.

Agreed.

Do yourself a favor and register for online registries, most companies offer this FREE service online.

What stores do you normally shop at?

 

[dabuddha]

Originally posted by: djheater

Originally posted by: kranky
It's considered very tacky to request cash as a gift. Unless you are very sure that your guests won't object to being charged an admission fee to your wedding, you might want to reconsider. Some of them will give nothing just on principle.

Not to mention anyone who is uncomfortable or unfamiliar with sending money online will be left out.

Agreed.

Take the gifts. Or don't have a wedding at all.

It is VERY obvious that you're just trying to capitalise on the occasion. I'd be pissed.

Agreed.

 

[cchen]

I think its rude to ask.... but its definitely ok to ask for money instead of gifts

in chinese weddings, you're supposed to give money instead of gifts....