Asking For Money As Wedding Gift
February 11th, 2009. Published under Weddings. No Comments.
Couples getting married in the UK have traditionally been given household items as wedding gifts. This was to help the couple as they started a new life together and popular gifts included items such as kettles, toasters, dinner services and glassware. It’s not a new concept for newlyweds to be given money as a wedding gift even in some countries and cultures, couples are automatically given money by their guests.
Times have changed and in the UK many couples getting married already have plenty of household items and often ask for money. Perhaps the money will be used for the honeymoon, a deposit on a house, furniture or a new kitchen. Sometimes couples will only ask for money as wedding gifts and others will mix gifts of money with other wedding gifts.
Some people aren’t keen on wedding gift lists however friends and family will usually want to give a gift to the happy couple and most people want to give a gift which they know the couple will appreciate and get use from. Even at some wedding gift list service, the gift lists usually have a mix of gifts of money as well as other gifts. Guests will like to purchase gifts of money instead of more traditional wedding gifts and some guests like to purchase a combination of gifts and money.
Couples who are asking for money as a wedding gift should also think about adding some gifts to their gift list so that everyone’s preferences are accommodated. So whenever couples are looking for money towards the honeymoon, other suitable gifts which complement the honeymoon list could be photo frames, luggage, a camera or photo albums.
Besides couples should try to be specific about how the money will be spent in order that guests feel that they have contributed towards a certain item. Most gifts of money are used for the honeymoon where they put money towards certain items of the honeymoon like car hire, accommodation and flight upgrades. Once the wedding couples set up a honeymoon gift list, there are generally standard honeymoon gifts to add to their list like a romantic meal for two or drinks by the pool.
Another tip is to personalise your gifts of money whenever your gift list provider offers this service. Besides couples can customise their entire honeymoon list with their own gift prices, names, descriptions and pictures. So whenever couples want money to swim with dolphins then go on to have a romantic dinner for two at a specific restaurant and stay overnight in the local boutique hotel, these gifts can all be certainly added to their list. It’s also a great idea to personalise thank you cards to guests by adding a picture of what the guest contributed to such as a picture of the couple swimming with dolphins.