Honeymoon and Cash Fund Registry Etiquette
If you’re like many engaged couples these days, you already have an apartment or house full of what you need to live daily life. You might have even already combined households with your spouse-to-be before marriage, so it may feel a little silly to ask everyone for new towels or a fancy set of silverware when you already have those items. However, when you run into the world of wedding gifts, you also run into a world of delicate etiquette choices.
These days, it’s popular to wish for cash in lieu of traditional wedding gifts?whether for your honeymoon or other large purchases. It’s hard to blame the impulse, but there are definitely ways to make this modern move more palatable to wedding guests who have different expectations about gift-giving. Follow these simple guidelines, and you’ll be able to get the honeymoon or cash fund to fulfill your dreams without offending along the way. Establish that the Cash Gift Still Has a Purpose
As silly as it sounds, making it clear that a gift of cash contributes to a specific purchase or experience may soften the blow to older or more traditional guests. For instance, if you and your spouse can list activities for your honeymoon (wine tasting, parasailing lessons, enjoying a bottle of champagne) on your registry as something they can contribute to, guests may still feel like they’re giving you a “thing”?rather than just being judged based on the amount of money they give. The same is true f...
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