Cash gift... Bridal shower

Nope.

No...that's called a fundraiser, not a bridal shower.

No. Asking for cash is rude and it defeats the purpose of having a shower (showering the couple with gifts).

No.

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

I just really don't see the difference in the two. It's ok to put a registry, but not ok to say, monetary gifts are preferred.

Nope. Tacky.

Just make a small registry and let people know by word of mouth.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/miss-manners-asking-for-wedding-cash-poetically-doesnt-make-it-right/2012/10/26/633ac5ec-1ecb-11e2-9cd5-b55c38388962_story.html

https://www.weddingwire.com/wedding-forums/miss-manners-on-asking-for-cash/43d35025aac3b6a6.html

Thanks spazzy. That was a very enlightening answer.

Skip the shower, don't register, people will give you cash. Problem solved..

Nope.

I actually thought Spazzy's answer was funny AND enlightening!

I'd buy OP one of those cheap robes that EVERYONE loves.

The registry is more like a guide to offer suggestions if someone wanted to buy you a gift. Asking for money straight up is greedy and tacky af.

The point of a bridal shower is to shower the bride with gifts. If gifts are wanted, then don't have a shower.

@Spazzy- Yikes! You don't think that's a little much?

I would not be attending that shower

Negative. Point them in the direction of the registry.

I think it's considered tacky because you're pretty much telling your guests you can't afford something and need money, whether it be the wedding, buying a house, etc. It's a more indirect way of asking for money by either not registering or making a small registry.

Hey OP, my birthday is coming up, and monetary gifts are preferred.