Money Registry?

Im curious to know this too. both my fiance and i are established dont need glasses and stuff but could sure use money. is there a way of asking for money instead of gifts without sounding cheesey?(sp)

This is not somethig I have come across. However, an alternate option could be to register for a Honeymoon. This could free up cash flow for you. Ccontact Christi at Travel Bug for more details (www.travelbugllc.com)

You could do the honeymoon registry which lets guests pay for events or aspects of your honeymoon. This lets them feel like they've given you a real gift (example: a snorkeling trip) but in the end you are just cut a check. I did mine on www.thehoneymoon.com. If you are not having a honeymoon you could do www.ourwishingwell.com or I'm sure there are others like that. you could also have mom's spread the word nicely, so if anyone asks where you are registered they can explain why you don't prefer the traditional gifts. Remember you never put gift info of any kind on invites.

It is totally inappropriate to ask for a wedding gift, let alone money. If people want to give you a gift, be it something you need or already have, be gracious, accept it and by all means be thankful that they even took the time out to send you a gift. In most cases the people that you are inviting know you have everything and they will probably ask people in your wedding party or your family members what they can give to you. At that point it could be mentioned that you are struggling with honeymoon expenses. Believe me, people get the hint.

When we were married one of the places we registered was for a cash account at RC Willey, a home furnishings store. People could go to the store, put a certain amount of money on the account (we never knew who gave how much, the store made sure of that), and then a few weeks after the wedding we went and saw how much was there, and picked out a really nice TV. It was great and I'd do it again in a heartbeat!

My sister and her hubby really wanted to buy a house, so they went to their bank and set up an account just for the wedding. People do this all the time for charities. You'll hear on the news "An account has been set up at Zions Bank to help with the victim's medical bills if anybody would like to contribute." So, they set up an account, and put a little note in saying if you would like to contribute to their dream of buying a house, an account is set up at such-and-such bank.

Some might think it's tacky, and others think it's completely appropriate. To me, what's any different than registering for gifts? I say it's completely fine to do this, but others may not think so. You have to go with what YOU feel is right.

There are alot of questions about this on another specifically "wedding etiquette" site, the bottomline is the supposedly "wedding etiquette experts" on this site dont really recommend but suggest that is you set up a money contribution account such as a Honeymoon account or bank account anyway, then it takes some of the potential offense to also have a regular registry at a regular store. That way the people who are offended by the cash account could always go the traditional route, should they choose to give a gift at all. I hope this helps.

I am in the same situation. Me and my fiance have been married before, and are combining households. I searched online, and found some poems, one in particular that I used. It basically says that we have a small registry, but there is also the option to give cash. But that the most important thing was that they come celebrate with us. And we did registry at Target for odd things, like camping gear, house phone, storage containers, things like that. I know that wedding etiquette says otherwise, but I think you should be able to let your guests know what will help you out. I felt totally comfortable doing it, and I know my guests. Some will be more than happy to help, others that may not afford it know that I am not expecting anything, other than their support and being at the wedding. Go with what you feel comfortable with! Good luck!