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Holly
Just Said Yes October 2023

Help with Wording

Holly, on March 4, 2023 at 1:11 PM Posted in Etiquette and Advice 0 4

My fiance and I are getting married in October 2023. It is both of ours second marriage. About 36 family and close friends are invited. We rented a large house for five nights at the beach (which is about four hours from home) for the ceremony and accommodations. The house has 9 rooms but are made for multiple people to stay in each room. It is optional for guest to stay with us since that may be awkward for some people. How do we word all of this on our website? Do we say 1.) If you choose to stay at the house it is a certain amount a night per person? 2.) Just ask for donations to pay for accommodations if you stay? 3.) Don't ask for money at all? We have paid for house, so the option to pay the venue is out. They will need to pay us. 4.) Since this is our second marriage, we do not need any material gifts. Should we just say ask for cash gifts - which I think is weird, too. HELP!!!

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Latest activity by Jacks, on March 6, 2023 at 12:32 AM
  • Erin
    Super May 2022
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    I suggest not asking for money at all. It’s sliding into the area of you essentially asking guests to pay for a component of your wedding. If this was a thing where a venue/hotel is collecting payment and you aren’t involved/getting a cut, then that would be different.
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  • C
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    I agree with PP. Any costs you incur cannot politely be passed along to your guests. You'd be asking them to subsidize something that you want for your wedding. In this case it would be even worse since you are also using the house as your ceremony venue.

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  • Holly
    Just Said Yes October 2023
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    Thank you!

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  • Jacks
    Champion November 2054
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    Yep don’t ask for cash gifts, it’s impolite to do that. I would avoid asking for money for the house too, because it skates close to people subsidizing your venue choices.
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