I heard the horror story of someone who did not write a gift list and ended up with 10 photo albums. Recently, a work colleague of my fiance gave us a £100 voucher at John Lewis. Whilst the gift was so thoughtful, when you have a voucher, you end up walking around in the shop hardly finding something you really want. 

So instead of noting down a gift list, my fiance and I will be asking for money. I know this is looked upon in horror and my fiance’s friend suggested very loudly that she’d rather have money than presents at the wedding. But to be honest, money is the most useful present because the wedding bill is so high (currently £160 per person for our wedding) and it is more useful than having a voucher for a specific store. 

So, I’ve been looking all over for alternative ways to put the word out that we’d prefer to have money rather than presents. I thought I’d make a joke and say that any present we get will be sold of ebay but I think a short and sweet note on our wedding invite will do the trick. 

For those brides facing the same dilemma, I’ve collected a few:

1. Your presence at our wedding is present enough!

But if we’re honoured with a gift from you,

May we respectfully request a gift of money

To help the dream of our new home come true!

2. As our home is fully established

a monetary gift would be greatly appreciated towards our honeymoon

3. If you were thinking of giving a gift,

To help us on our way

A gift of cash towards our honeymoon

Would really make our day

4. We hope you wont think we are cheeky

If we ask you for $$ to spend

then our honeymon will be extra special

With memories that never end

So how about that? I like the first and the third one, although I wouldnt want to use the world honeymoon in case some people give us Thomas Cook gift cards.