Cash vs. wedding registry.. tacky?

My fiance and myself have recently moved in together and have established a home with everything we need. Our wedding is 5 months away, and we really don%26#039;t want a wedding registry. We%26#039;d rather have cash to save for a downpayment? Is this tacky? How can we word this in our invitations?

Cash vs. wedding registry.. tacky?loan

Firstly, you should never include any registry or gift preference in an invitation. Guests will ask your parents or bridal party about registries etc. Some guests are just adamant about giving actual material gifts, so it would be nice if you and your fiance could come up with just a couple things you would like... maybe upgrade some things you already have, get an extra set of sheets for the guest room etc...

When your registry is wiped out, guests will most likely just give you cash anyway.

Cash vs. wedding registry.. tacky?

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There is no polite way to ask for cash gifts.|||I wouldnt word it in any sort of way b/c 1. Its kind of rude.

I would just not put any registries with your invitations and that way they have no choice but to give money or a gift and if you dont like the gift, then return it for cash or a gift card. good luck!|||My husband and I were in a similar situation. We had almost everything, so we made some registries with things like nice towels, sheets, other bedding, cookware we would use but not normally buy, as a joke we scanned cat treats and toys at Target. My aunt who loves animals actually bought them too! If you like to camp you could register for camping stuff. Most people gave us cash or checks and bottles of wine.

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Vanessa said that when your registry is wiped out, people will have no choice but leave cash. That is what happened to us. Ours got wiped out from two showers.|||You cannot say anything at all about gifts in your invitations. That%26#039;s rude and tacky to the extreme. But if all you want is cash, then don%26#039;t register anywhere. Guests will ask your parents and friends, %26quot;Where did they register?%26quot; when looking for gifts to buy for you. Let your parents and friends tell them you%26#039;d rather have monetary gifts to save up for a down payment for a home. Your guests will get the message without you or your fiancee being rude about it.|||Just don%26#039;t register anywhere. Cash is the biggest gift people give at a wedding anyway. But you cannot ask or even hint that you want cash. You are never supposed to mention gifts in the invitation. It is very tacky.|||Don%26#039;t say anything if people know your living together they figure you own everything allready so people will probably give you cash anyway, but me personally would think it is tacky to ask for money as a gift.