Is it acceptable to add a money poem to wedding invitations?

I did a poem as well, we have a 6 months old baby and were spoiled with gifts then, also we have been living together for 2 years and have every kitchen gadget you can think of and a massive spare room just full of stuff. So we definitely didnt want gifts. We asked that if you wish to give us a gift we would appreciate money for a family vacation. We also had the parents spread the word as well!

We did a money poem, hoping the guests think it's cute!

Money poems are acceptable and it allows the guests to know your preference without coming off as offensive.

I think an insert would be fine. I have a poem on my wedding website on my registry page. We did a registry just for those who prefer to buy gifts, this way we will still get something we will like.

Thank you Melinda makes me feel better. I decided not to do the money poem. As you said if people are curious I will just tell them what we would like.

I've commented on this before for other people but I have mixed feelings about it as well. We are in a similar situation; we don't need anything and we aren't having a registry. We have decided not to mention anything about money or gifts in our invitations. If people are really curious about what we want, they will ask us, and we will tell them.

But I will tell you that my brother did a "money poem" on his invitation and nobody seemed offended by it. I mean, we all know that guests are going to give us something, so they may as well know exactly what we want. On the other hand, I think it is pretty standard now to just give money at weddings, so even if you don't mention that's what you want, if you don't have a registry, you'll most likely get money from most people anyways.

Hey Emma! Welcome to the community! I happy to see that you already got advice in here. You can take a look at these discussions to see discussions to see what other people chose to do:

To register or not to regist

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Let us know what you decide to do! Where do you want to go on your honeymoon?

It won't be on the actual invitation. I would have printed them and put it inside the envelope with. The invitation. I guess i will not write anything about it.... Thanks for your reply.

You would not put the money poem on the actual invitation... You could have the poem on an insert... Or just don't register for gifts... If there is no gift registry it is implied that the preferred gift is money... Your wedding party and parents can help spread the word by mouth.