No gifts

Just tell them

You shouldn't mention gifts on the invitation.

Don't mention gifts.

You should never mention gifts in any way on an invitation.

No mention of gifts on the invite, but don't register and let people know you don't want gifts if they ask!

Ha.

We had people show to our wedding without a gift, so I'm guessing if your guests cant afford anything they just won't bring anything. No need to mention it at all.

Gifts don't get mentioned in any way on the invite.

Agree with pp, gifts should never be mentioned on an invitation. You can always use word of mouth

As Susan said, do not mention gifts. But feel free to let your immediate family know so they can pass it along to your guests.

One of FH's friend was super stressed about attending our wedding because he was worried he wouldn't be able to afford to dress up or give us a gift. Thankfully, he came to us directly with this concern and we told him we just wanted him to be there, and to wear what he had. We are already doing business casual dress to make it more affordable so people don't feel like they have to rent suits or buy new clothes.

If someone can't afford to give a gift, they won't. Hopefully they will still show, because it sounds the same as our situation where we literally could care less about getting a gift, we just want to celebrate with our nearest and dearest.

One of my friends put "no gifts" on her save the dates and it was kind of obnoxious... love her but it was really unnecessary and I wanted to get her a gift! Mostly because I'm happy for her! I think she realized because she has stopped talking about it. People will get the picture if you don't have a registry.

I think Ella nailed it.

Thank you for all your help. We are not going to register.

You can put it on your wedding website. I think the only problem with not registering (and mentioning it no where) is that people will buy you a gift anyway or assume you want cash. The Knot lets you choose a charity that guests can donate to in leu of a gift (and you can put a link to the charity on your wedding website where the registry is normally listed). I thought that was a really nice idea.

Charity is a nice idea, but a lot of people won't give to a charity they haven't vetted out, or to a cause they might not support. They will want know where the money goes, etc. They really just want to give the couple something.

I realize this is not always the case, but in this instance, I think knowing your crowd helps.

Don't mention gifts !!!

No mention of gifts period on an invite. Put it on the wedding website or word of mouth only

No mention of gifts anywhere at any time.

We didn't mention gifts on the invite but on our website we stated that as 30+ year old adults we didn't want gifts and their company was gift enough but if they felt compelled asked them to donate to a charity of our choosing on our behalf. It allows those who can't afford a gift to simply focus on coming without feeling awkward and it allows those who want to to do something, too. We live a pretty minimalist lifestyle though and are moving out of state following the wedding so really didn't want anything.