Poll: What do you usually bring to a wedding, money or physical gift?

It depends on the couple. Some of my friends getting married are saving for a house - they'll get cash. Others really need stuff for their houses - they'll get something off their registry.

$$$ always!

I always buy a gift for the shower, and it depends on who the person getting married is. I have crossed stiched pillow cases and given two new pillows for my closest Friends, and family, otherwise something off their registry. Then money for the wedding. Im in the midwest.

I usually give cash for the wedding, but even people that do give gifts still usually have them shipped to the persons home rather than lug a box to the wedding

I always give cash at the wedding (200) and then a gift at the shower. Since you are not having a shower maybe people will just start sending you stuff from the registry? I would probably buy you a gift anyways...

I usually give money. It may be impersonal, but it's easier.

A gift off the registry for the shower & a check for the wedding, like someone said before I was always taught to "pay for your plate" and we're in NYC so we usually give around $200 depending on the couple.

Usually a physical gift unless it's a destination wedding or I know the couple is moving in the imminent future.

For our wedding we got probably about 50% physical 50% cash.

We asked for no gifts of any kind but the doc suggested a basket for cards (do you remember the one my coworker made me as a joke, hihi ?!) and a small table. We received less than ten boxed gifts and many, many cards, most with cash, checks or gcs.

So my advice would be to have a small table, as gifts can be stacked and placed on the floor around it, but put something else on it along with a basket or cage with cards, so it doesn't look like you're expecting something. We put our placecards on it.

xox miss ya!

I usually always give a physical gift. The only times I've given money was for my cousin who didn't really have a registry and my best friend because I knew they preferred cash.

Cash always

I even give cash for the bridal shower. I give cash for every event. I'm to lazy to shop for gift.

Always money. I've never given a physical gift at a wedding...its also not too common in my area to bring anything but a card with cash or a check

I'm with you, MoonRide! I had never, ever heard of giving cash until WW. It's so funny how different wedding customs are state to state.

I give money, and I buy a blank card and write something heartfelt and personal inside.

I'm usually the asshole who goes off-registry and it's probably not the most PC, but I usually send it a couple weeks after the wedding, when things die down a little bit. The last wedding gift I bought was a wine club membership and they get little shipments throughout the entire year.

My circles don't do showers, so we bring physical gifts to weddings. It's usually a mixture of both money and gifts.

I guess I'm out of the norm here...from Lancaster, PA and I always see lots of physical gifts at weddings.

And the only time I would bring cash is if there were only super expensive gifts that I couldn't afford left on the registry. Otherwise, I get an excuse to shop for stuff

Physical gift

Cash/check at wedding...lately w/FH we do both-send a gift off registry to house if we know about a registry, and cash/check at wedding with a beautiful card...and the total is based on the "cover your plate" habit.

I usually give money or a gift card. If I'm traveling that is definitely the case. All of our guests are coming from out of state to our DW and we have already received quite a few things off of the registry. I think you will get early gifts from the people who want to give physical gifts since it is difficult to travel with them, and they are also likely concerned about how you would get them home.