"Greenback" Bridal Showers...tacky or...

I can understand where your coming from!!! Just wanted opinions..thanks girls for helping me make my decision!!

Why not use depositagift.com? it was a nice happy medium for us because you still create a registry but it's for money towards what you want. similar to a honeymoon registry but better because you can register for anything in addition to travel, so it's great for big ticket items like furniture, saving for a home and other hobbies and experiences. i read this article on their blog about how to use it for a shower and gave it to my MOH to help with the planning: http://www.depositagift.com/blog/weddings/ask-dana-how-do-you-throw-a-shower-with-a-non-traditional-gift-registry/ the nice thing is that they offer a printable gift certificate to use for the shower and they show you how it works here: http://www.depositagift.com/blog/weddings/how-to-give-a-dag-gift-for-a-shower/

I am currently planning my sisters bridal shower with the other bridesmaids. We are thinking of having raffle baskets to raffle off at the shower. We will give everyone 1 free ticket and sell other tickets. My sister has been with the fiance for 8 years and they have a home together. She is starting a HoneyFund account for a kitchen in the house. We are going to inform the guests of the raffles on the invitations as well as the day of the shower we are going to have a board showing the dream kitchen they are helping purchase. My sister and her wedding are very low key laid back kind of things so we figured this would fit with her personallity as games she would be called as center of attention for and she would not feel comfortable.

I am absolutely appalled to see the reactions here! Coin showers have been around ever since I can remember! When I was a kid, I remember my mom mentioning the first one I had ever heard of, and I thought; "wow, that's kinda cool, and WAY less work for us!" No going to some store to print out a pesky registry, then trying to FIND an item on the registry, then remembering to let the cashier know to REMOVE said item from the registry... all that hassle! And exactly HOW is creating a registry not "telling people what to buy for you"?? I'm so confused by a lot of these responses. It doesn't matter what you give to the bride and groom, be it money, or some home-made picture frame! If they are the kind of people you like to acquaint yourself with (friends), or the people you love (family), they will be happy you chose to celebrate their occasion with them.

My friend is in her 30's. I am going to be a bridesmaid, and we are HAVING A COIN SHOWER for her! GASP!

I am attending a 'greenback' shower this weekend. I just don't get it! I don't think there should be a shower at all, as they don't need anything. They are saving for their honeymoon. But we planned on giving money for the wedding. So... we will just divide what we were giving, and give half at the shower. Someone (mother in law) is paying for brunch for everyone, and it just seems like the money could have been put to better use. Wish is was just a get together to celebrate the bride. I don't like feeling 'forced' to give money....