Best way to hint for cash for gifts?

Don't register people will get it. If they ask you say your saving up for furniture

Have a very small registry, people will get it. Don't ask for it directly.

Some registries allow you to register for gift cards. We are registered at Crate and Barrel and they allow you to ask for gift cards. I purchased several furniture pieces for my house from there and really love them. If this is the only thing on your registry, people will probably take the hint that you want the money to buy bigger ticket items.

We started a registry on the Deposit a Gift site. My mother said she'd rather just give us a check so that's what she's doing. She actually got the hint lol. You can customize it so they can directly "contribute" towards a down payment, furniture, a honeymoon, anything that you can come up with that you'd spend the money on they can put towards that.

Have a wishing well! I used this poem on the registry part of our website: We've been together for many years now

and at last we've decided to make that big vow.

Our worldly possessions they do us just fine

so our wedding gift list is only one line.

To save you looking, shopping or buying

here is an idea, we hope you like trying!

Come to our wedding, to wish us both well

and make some use of our little wishing well.

Just put some money into a card,

now make a wish...see that wasn't hard!

Now that we’ve saved you all that fuss

we hope you will come, and celebrate with us.

Please don't be offended at this type of request,

as our day will be complete having you as our guest.

But more important we ask of you,

Your prayers of love and blessings too!

Don't use a wishing well. It's screaming tacky, "cute" poem or not. Sorry.

Have a small registry and spread your wishes by word of mouth.

I'm in the same boat with wanting to ask for cash without asking.. We are not doing a registry and on our website we are reminding people that we live 2 hours away from the wedding location so prefer small or flat gifts

Oh would not do that poem.

Any time you need a "cutesy" way of saying something iit's because it's so rude to flat out say it. Don't register for gift cards either that's completely asinie. Really just don't register no one needs to be told you like cash

Register for gift cards if possible; don't out right ask for money. I've been to several weddings with no registry or a small registry, I always just give cash in a card.

^^^that is asking for cash.....

So what did you register for Emmy?

I also used a wishing well. As I do not need any gifts and I did not register for anything. Below is what I am sending with my invite to my guest.

If you are thinking of giving a gift

To help us on our way,

It is our reqeust

As part of our wedding day

A Wishing Well

Only if you wish to participate

Share with us

Your prayers of love, cards, letters

Warm wishes, cash, and your blessings

To place in our Wishing Well.

1. Don't have a registry, or have a small one.

2. If anyone asks what you want or where you are registered, say you really don't need household items, but are saving up for furniture.

People will get the idea. And you're far less likely to offend them that way than if you send them cutesy poems, register with a honeyfund, or otherwise ask for cash.

Good lord, do not include any of those horrific poems or do a "wishing well". So incredibly tacky. A small registry and word of mouth are

your best bets.

We just did a small registry. We are saving to build our own home, so we are hoping for money, but I'll just be glad if our families show up & we have a good time. I was opposed to a registry at first, but then I realized a few people really wanted to get us something & aren't comfortable (& this is something I hate doing to) giving cash or gift cards, to some people giving a gift is special to them, to contribute to their home & giving them something they have put some thought into. We also live away form our venue (not 2 hours, about 96 miles though) & I hope for not a lot of big gifts though b/c it's gonna be hard getting them & everything else back!

The tacky meter is rising every time I see these poems. UGH! Its bad enough that it comes across asking for gifts, but you outright ask for cash. And registering for gift cards? That gauges the same on the tacky meter as a honey/house/cash registry, which in my book registers the same on the meter as putting gift info directly on your invitation.

Word of mouth is the best policy. "Actually, the couple hasn't registered anywhere, but if you would like to give them a gift, they are trying to save up for X."

Eeps. No poem- as the others said, only do a small registry and ask your family members to help spread the word *if* someone asks them. The poems are just uncomfortable to read.

I wouldn't use those poems because it's basically just asking for money. I would agree with the other ladies and not do a registry, people will get it. The only way I directly say "We want cash" is if someone directly ask "do you prefer money or a gift."

I'd just sell tickets; it's more direct.

Honestly, seeing 'cash' on anything associated with 'wedding' makes me just cringe. And it'll have that effect on your guests too. And portraying it as a convenience for them is even worse.