Wedding Invitations

The next few days I want to discuss what is appropriate to be included in the body of your wedding invitations and what is not. Here is an example of a question we sometimes get: My fiancé and I are trying to save money for a down payment for a house. Can we ask for money in lieu of gifts?

Even though occasionally a bride and groom establish a money tree
and ask their guests to contribute to it, it is still considered
incorrect and in very poor taste to ask for money in the copy of your wedding invitation. It is presumptuous to show that you are expecting a gift in the first
place. Also, some guests would really like to give you a special gift
to be remembered by.

The best way to let people know that you would
prefer money is to instruct parents and some of your friends, expecially those in your wedding party, that if they are talking with any
of your guests who have received a wedding invitation from you, ahead of time and asked about what you need or where you
are registered, they can let them know that you prefer money to a gift. We will discuss more on this topic next time.