You CAN'T do this without being rude. Asking for money from your guests IS rude no matter how you try to dress it up. Wishing wells and whatnot like that are the worst kind of tacky.
You NEVER mention gifts on the invitations. You don't assume your guests will give you gifts! And, when guests ask what you'd like for a gift you can't say you want money!
How awful would that look?! Don't register for gifts and you are liable to get money, but you never, ever ASK for money! Geesh!
If you can't afford a honeymoon, that's too bad. Wait to get married til you can, but it is NOT your guests responsibility to fund your honeymoon.
I got maybe 15 gifts out of 100 guest Why insult people and ask for money I would give less, if you ask for money There are people me So, be careful, asking you could get less money then not asking and a few gifts Since most people give money, why ask Going to a wedding, you do not have to give a gift It's up to the guest I have given present, because we could not afford to give money, we could get something on sale and cost twice as much then we spend. You should not make people feel they should not give gift I got a card from a cousin, who paid for a babysitter for over night, a day off from work for her and her husband and an hotel room plus gas. That was our gift.
If you ask for money, if you have someone like that going to your wedding. With all their cost, they could not afford a gift. That is fine It's rude and does not take people financial problems in consideration.
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