Is This Acceptable??

No, its not tacky. Alot of couples have this at their weddings. Register for a few things, that you do need. Just so there is something tangible at your wedding, because not all people are crazy about giving money. On the invitation, write something like "in lien of gifts, the couple asks that you share in their joy by giving a gift of monetary value to put towards the ultimate gift, a new home." And for the bridal shower, make sure you put the same thing on that invitation as well. Another idea is at the actual reception, have your wedding party block off the dance floor with just the 2 of you on it. Each member of the wedding party has a bowl/basket/jar/bag. The maid of honor or the best man (or both) get on the mic and annouce that for the next 3-5 songs, people can pay to dance with the happy couple. Doesn`t matter if its a dollar or $50. Then they tell everyone that what they are paying to dance with the couple at this happy occasion will go towards the couples dream home, and kiddingly say "SO BE GENEROUS!". What makes this fun is that alot of the time at weddings the couple barely sees 65-85% of their guests, and this makes that possible. Its a game I plan on playing at my wedding. Hope this helps.

I found with experience from my own wedding, as well as two friends of mine (we all got married within the last year) that the VAST magority of wedding gifts are cash. We had 112 guests at our wedding and got six `gifts` along with over $9000.00 in cash. We were not expecting that but were delighted to say he least. My friends also got very few gifts and were showered with cash. I don`t know if this is just a growing trend or if we just got lucky.

I don`t think it`s tacky wanting just cash, however I wouldn`t know how to start going about asking for it. I would just let family and friends know to pass the word along to those guests asking for suggestions on what to buy you. Also, register for very few items, and most likely guests will give you money if there is nothing left on your list. They find it easier to do that than to worry about what they are going to by you.

Thank you so much I appriciate all the info Ive gotten.

First of all it is wrong to advertise it in your invitations that you want money......guests aren`t required to bring anything. Most likely since they know that you have been together for a long time they will probably give you cash anyway. You can do things at the reception that are entertaining and receive money at the same time. You could try the kissing box. Make a decorated box and announce to the guests that if you receive the box you must kiss someone or put money in it. A lot of times they will do both. You could do the dollar dance also. Make it fun.

The dollar dance and the kissing box are the definition of TACKY! While I agree that you shouldn`t put in your invitation that you would like cash, the dollar dance is also a way to blatantly ask for money. You can, however, register for items such as a down payment on a house. I can` t think of the sites off hand, but there are sites that will let people give a gift of any amount that will go towards a large purchase, such as a home or a honeymoon.

Its not the definition of tacky, alot of people do it, I went to 3 weddings were they all did their own variation. So stop being so rude and calling other peoples ideas tacky bitch.

Hey Jenna- Alot of people have pink flamingos in their yard too, doesn`t mean it isn`t tacky.