Whats the best way to ask for money on a wedding invitation?

funnyguy

My daughter who has been living with her partner for 2 years is getting married in August.All they need is money for a honeymoon.How best is this to word this?.Would it be good to put account details oninvitation?

MrsDrink

In my opinion they shouldn't, not on the invite.

74jax

This topic is rather popular on here..... I will try and hunt out the most recent thread.

Personally I wouldn't ask for anything, especially on an invitation If a guest would like to know what gift to give they could tell them then when asked, but I wouldn't assume a gift is coming.

McKneff

No, not on the invite, most guests will ask you, or your mums/dads, thats the time to do it.

74jax

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/3733203 actually this latest thread is only about evening invites but might be worth a read.

SplanK

We are after money as we already have a house and lived here for 3 years so have everything...

we did not put any gift request on the invites at all in the hope that most people will see this as we are after cash, or would ask us and we can tell them!

Raksha

My son was in the same position recently. They said something along the lines of 'Most of you know D & P have been living together for some time now. As a result they already have most household items. If you would like to make a monetary contribution to the deposit for their house, this would be most welcome (but not expected)

spongybobby

me and Mrs SB want a new kitchen..

in our wedding invites we put in small writing at the bottom....

We do not expect gifts from our friends on our wedding day, We will both be overjoyed to just party hard in to the night surrounded by family and friends.
If you feel a compelling urge to buy us gifts, we would greatly accept Ikea vouchers.


our invites where very informal though as we are not pompous, we just want to make sure that everyone has a great evening!

arbroath_lass

Sorry, there is no good way to ask for money. Certainly not on an invitation!

daisiegg

Aren't there online wedding list websites where guests think they are buying you items but actually you just keep the cash? Not sure I agree with them...but sure they exist as my ex-OH's sister used one when she got married. My parents were actually quite upset when they found out she never actually got the fancy vase they thought they bought, she just kept it as cash instead.

74jax

daisiegg wrote: »

Aren't there online wedding list websites where guests think they are buying you items but actually you just keep the cash? Not sure I agree with them...but sure they exist as my ex-OH's sister used one when she got married. My parents were actually quite upset when they found out she never actually got the fancy vase they thought they bought, she just kept it as cash instead.

I have never heard of these sites either, I think I would be upset too. You'd think the site would state it, mind how would it even explain it :rotfl: