CASH or GIFT?

[caterpillar-girl]

^May gift registry naman, like Rustan's, na idedeliver na nila mismo yung gifts to an address provided by the couple. Para wala nang bitbit both the guest and the couple It's super convenient. Kami ganun nalang gagawin namin. Rustan's provides you with little cards that you can insert in your invitation suite. Parang "We are registered at Rustan's." Something like that. And then we won't put anything else re: gifts, monetary or otherwise, in the invitations.

[missn]

Just married a month ago. We didn't put any info 'bout gift/cash-gift giving sa invites namin, I don't know, parang nahihiya talaga ako. Dinaan na lang namin sa prayers, hoping for a cash-gift instead, dahil mas makakatulong talaga sa'tin yun na mga newly-weds, and the result is, mas lamang yung cash gifts sa material gifts, tapos wala rin umulit na mga material-gifts, tuwang-tuwa talaga kaming mag-asawa.

[shiels21]

Hi mga sis. I'm a newbie here. similar probs with my friends. pano kung di mo na kelangang ng mga gamit? so we helped one friends to do a website then later on we made it into an actual website service for others to use. Wedding Lab (www.weddinglab.ph) pwede kayo magcreate ng wedding website and online registry. you can put anything you want sa registry nyo as representation of what you want to receive. yung guests nyo parang nagoonline shopping lang pag viniew yung registry nyo and they can contribute para naman di mabigay sa bulsa nila. they can pay via credit card. You just need a bank account under you or your fiance's name so we can deposit the cas gifts to you after your wedding day. kung gusto nyo ng sample, check out www.weddinglab.ph/ivyandjeff. thank you!

[chich01]

just married, exactly one month ago today!

ako naman, i wasn't comfortable putting registry/gift details sa invitation because i felt it was tacky and parang solicitation ang dating. (that's just me. but if you can word it properly, i think ok lang naman.) so instead, our gift and registry details, nilagay ko na lang sa wedding website namin. then yung website link lang ang nasa invitation. of course, not all of our guests are tech-savvy so we still got 2 rice cookers, 2 toasters and a few other small appliances (which are very much appreciated). Pero majority of our guests, cash na ang binigay.

my coordinator gave me this cute wording for gift preference in case you do want to include it in your invitation. share ko lang

"As love is what the night is all about
Your presence is one we can't live without
But should you still believe that a gift is worth giving
a small envelope for our future is a delightful blessing."

[maldita.anne]

Hi sis @j.adore!


yes, we still received some, 2 rice cookers, oven toasters, but the rest...cash.

[iamlanie]

i love reading your posts, mga sis! Prob din namin ito ni h2b since we are both professionals na and im sure, maraming mga negative feedbacks sa min. Until now, hindi pa rin kami makapagdecide whether to state in the invitation that we prefer monetary gifts kase si h2b, nahihiya daw. samantalang ako, praktikal as always, I am really pushing for it. hahaha

[teyish]

natawa ako sa you're pushing for it! lol @iamlhanie

[Beng01]

When we got married last year, we opted and included in our wedding invitation na we preferred cash.
Hindi naman nakakahiya kasi, last year also, we attended 3 weddings and two of them preferred cash as gifts as well.
This month my husband and I will be attending another friend's wedding, cash din ang gusto.
I believe mas practical na talaga ang cash ngayon as gifts kasi mas alam ng couple kung ano ang kailangan nila sa bahay (at sa buhay), que sa magkadoble doble ang rice cooker at iba pang applicance hassle pa, ilalagay lang karamihan sa bodega.

[i_am_zayda]

i love reading your posts, mga sis! Prob din namin ito ni h2b since we are both professionals na and im sure, maraming mga negative feedbacks sa min. Until now, hindi pa rin kami makapagdecide whether to state in the invitation that we prefer monetary gifts kase si h2b, nahihiya daw. samantalang ako, praktikal as always, I am really pushing for it. hahaha

sis, suggestion: may wedding website ba kayo? pwede mo dun ilagay. number 2: by word of mouth, sa mga close friends and relatives nyo, sabihin mo that you prefer cash instead of gifts. ganun na ang ang gawin mo kung hindi na talaga magbabago isip ni H2B na ipalagay sa invitation.

[iamlanie]

natawa ako sa you're pushing for it! lol @iamlhanie

Yes, sis! TO THE MAX! hahaha

[teyish]

Sa bagay sis! Ako din yan din ang balak ko i-push na sana pera na lang.. Mas magagamit pa yun sa ibang bagay kesa gamit. Hehe

[LGV]

Kanya kanya din talaga ng opinion haha actually both naman nakakahiya din pera man or gamit na hihingin using gift registry. Noon kasi kahit kutsara okay lang. Anyway kahit ano naman talaga okay lang pero nagbabago kasi ang tradition kaya nauso ang cash kasi natamad na magbitbit at mahassle mga nagattend and mas useful nga talaga. Kesa doble dobleng microwave and the like, pero the parents kasi are not in to it syempre nahihiya. So mahirap talaga magdecide kung maglalagay ba or wag na lang since tama naman ang iba na alam na ng guest yun. Some are right as well na walang kaso kung ilagay parin ang preference, so siguro pagkasunduan na lang ng couple kung ano ba talaga

[gharz412]

When we got married we actually include in our invitation that we prefer cash. So majority of our guest, ninong and ninang gave us cash plus our relatives both sides naman gave us rice cooker, washing maching and other appliances in which we use at home... Pinag isipan din namen yun kung tama ba na ilagay pa yun but me and hubby and also our wedding coordinator decided na ilagay na lang...

[Purple_Power]

Sa case ko naman mas gusto ko pa rin magregalo ng materials kasi someone like me na who is on the budget kapag mura lang yung regalo mo pero maganda at least naman hindi pa rin nakakahiya kaysa naman sa cash mismo na maliit lang na halaga. 

Hi mga sis. I'm a newbie here. similar probs with my friends. pano kung di mo na kelangang ng mga gamit? so we helped one friends to do a website then later on we made it into an actual website service for others to use. Wedding Lab (www.weddinglab.ph) pwede kayo magcreate ng wedding website and online registry. you can put anything you want sa registry nyo as representation of what you want to receive. yung guests nyo parang nagoonline shopping lang pag viniew yung registry nyo and they can contribute para naman di mabigay sa bulsa nila. they can pay via credit card. You just need a bank account under you or your fiance's name so we can deposit the cas gifts to you after your wedding day. kung gusto nyo ng sample, check out www.weddinglab.ph/ivyandjeff. thank you!

Ask ko lang, what if hindi na reach yung quota na amount? Meaning yung cash sa kanila na yun?

[ficklemind]

we prefer CASH but hinde ko kaya ilagay sa invitation yun.
 bahala na sister ko to tell my relatives, bahala na si fmil sa side ni h2b.
yan ay tanungin nila ano preferred namin,
kung hinde, pray ko na lang na maisip nila na money na lang. alam naman lahat ng guests ko nasa abroad ako then eventually susunod si h2b so hinde namin magagamit talaga mga rice cooker, oven toaster etc.

[hedera]

We opted to go for the Rustans Bridal Registry. I think our family/friends felt 'relieved' to know what stuff we really wanted. But we received a lot of cash gifts as well!:) As in, almost 20% of our gastos.

It's also super nice to receive gifts from the registry. I can identify our stuff around the house as who gave which, and it makes me happy because I remember our happy wedding day.

[babychellee]

hi mga sis, nilagay namin sa invitation yung usual message na any gift will be appreciated but mas prefer ang cash..then at the same time, naglagay din kami ng card ng SM BRIDAL REGISTRY.

i must say its very very effective. around 80% of the gifts that we got (na hindi cash) really came from SM dept store galing sa registry namin. ang naulit lang naming regalo is rice cooker (dalawa lang) and oven toaster (dalawa din), which obviously did not come from the registry.

we're very very happy with the CASH part. ang laki laki ng nakuha namin na cash gift. around 35% of our gastos. iba pa yung sa money dance  really unexpected!

[Mama G]

Pera talaga dapat irequest niyo kasi kung hindi, maraming rice cooker, oven toater, thermos etc ang matatanggap nyo hehe..

[valhiei_11]

Tanong ko lang mga sis, kanino binibigay ng guest yung cash gift nila? Sa bride ba mismo? Hehe

[teyish]

Sa tingin ko sis sa bride mismo. Hehe.. I know a bride na may pasadyang pouch.