How to ask for wedding gift

This is a new one. For this, I got nothing.

Why are your guests tipping you?

Thank you guys I'm getting married this coming April 2018. I'm still looking for a Venues for ceremony I'm looking for a state park in Central Florida with a nice Lakes or River I love outdoors I live in Orange County but one of my friend invited me to her church to do a free wedding ceremony for free . What do you guys think I only have 40 people?

I can't.

@Gemma, it is great that she offered, but I would still something in writing to confirm it.

Gemma, most churches require you to be a member in order to have your wedding there. Do you

Mean she invited you to attend the church?

There's a lot of state parks in Central Florida, they require permits.

Here's an interactive map:

https://www.floridastateparks.org/parks-regional-map/central

Finding venues or vendor for April is going to be exceptionally difficult.

Did OP edit the post? I don't see anything about gratuity.

MrsMcK- yes. She originally asked how can she ask for gratuity from her guests

A free wedding in a church is never free. Find out about the charges.

I can't even get into the guests contributing to vendor gratuities. I've heard a lot of horrible ideas, but this one is in a league of its own.

OP, instead of worrying about what to print on your invitations to get your guests to bring you money, perhaps you should be more concerned with what to print on the line that lists the venue. You don't have one, so you shouldn't be worried about invitations yet.

And as far as a "free church wedding" is concerned -- never gonna happen. They may call it a donation instead of a fee, but money will change hands. Staff don't tend to show up to open and set up a church for free.

Oh my stars.