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WHO would do such a rotten thing? Omg that's terrible!
To the OP, it's considered tacky to ask for money, but it wouldn't bother me if someone told me that's what they wanted. I always give money at weddings anyways!
Generally its someone in the family. I've read some doozies on motherinlawstories.com where the in-laws held onto the money for the newlyweds while they were on their honeymoon only to come home and find the money gone.
In Boston it is known as a "Greenback Wedding" although I have no idea why, but I do know to give money.
"Greenback" is another name for money.
The term greenback refers to paper currency that was issued by the North during the American Civil War.[1] There are at least two types of notes that were called greenback:
It really could have been anyone...their reception was in a restaurant/reception hall. That was a least 15 years ago.
I felt so bad for my cousin...luckily we just wrote out another check but they never told people at the time because they did not expect another gift from a soul.
When my daughter got married we made sure the table and the locked wishing well was nowhere near a door.
She was also grateful for the gifts she received as well and still proudly displays them all.
I am a bridesmaid for a friend and the wedding is black tie. From the looks of it no expense is spared and it's a destination wedding for most people involved. When I asked the bride where she was registered she told me that they aren't registered but have a website where you can give money for their honey moon in Bali. Now, I would of given money anyways, but the fact that they are asking for money just seems tacky to me.
Also I told her that my family and I would not be attending the engagement party, which is in a month, in San Francisco since she asked me in a text. She still sent my family invitations which my mom is seeing as some kind of ploy to get gifts.
Everyone from Miss Manners to Letitia Baldrige will tell you that a bride and groom asking for money for anything other than a donation to charity in lieu of gifts is nothing short of greed.
Dude that's Ghetto and Tacky! Sounds like something the Bridezillas would do on the show!
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Tacky or Not?
