CASH or GIFT?

[Beng01]

Yes sa bride mismo ibibigay yung cash pag pupuntahan kayo sa area sa recepcion to say congrats and best wishes :-)

May pouch din ako na kapartner ng wedding gown ko, kasama na siya pinatahi 

[valhiei_11]

Ahh. Hehe thanks sis beng01 and teyish

[shiels21]

If hindi mareach yung quota na amount sa www.weddinglab.ph registry, couples will still get the total gift fund. sa kanila na kasi yung gifts eh

[zandystar]

gifts are good but for us, we prefer cash..

[sweet_cherry]

cash pero naka receive din kami ng mga non-cash items buti walang umulit

[dzelibean]

Most of our guests our very probinsya-ish, they don't exactly know how registries work.
Kami ni fiance ko, we opted to put a cute poem lang on our invites indicating that we prefer monetary gifts. We'll also indicate na we're moving to our own home in a few months kaya mas practical itong option na to.
I don't see anything wrong in this kase personally, when I am invited on weddings, dito ako hirap na hirap, sa kung anong ibibigay na regalo na matutuwa ang bride and groom. And for them to simply put that they prefer cash, makes my life easier, hehe. So I don't think it is tacky. Just my two cents!

[Purple_Power]

Sa iba I totally understand of what they indicate monetary gifts and of course case to case basis that they would rather be practical. Ang hindi ko lang maintindihan sa iba minsan, alam mong luxury at bongga yung pupuntahan mo pagbasa at pagtingin mo pa lang sa invitation tapos bigla mong makikita na they are asking monetary gifts, minsan mapapaisip ka tuloy kung para saan yun, like kung pambawi sa mga ginastos sa mismong kasal. We all know the objective here is for future needs nila pero in my case lang kapag alam kong magarbo ang kasal isama mo pa honeymoon it is like helping them to spend it sa miscellaneous rather than important things. 

[shayshay]

Kami ni hubby cash din.. But we said it in the invites politely. Dont remember the exact wordings though

[cheriesanges]

we prefer cash too, that's what we wrote in our invite as we reside overseas

[j.adore]

Sis Purple_Power, same lang yun na instead of getting tangible gifts, better if money so they can choose what to buy. Just because bongga or mayaman, doesn't mean hindi na sila reregaluhan ng guests di ba.

[hime]

@cheriesanges tama ka sis. we preferred the same as well since overseas din kami. we put something in something like this sa invite. from our honeyfund account:

More than just kisses, so far we've shared,
our home has been made, with love and care.
 
Most things we need, we've already got,
And in our home, we can't fit a lot!
 
A wishing well, we thought would be great,
But only if, you wish to participate,
 
A gift of money, is deposited into a well,
Then make a wish... But shhh don't tell!
 
Once we've replaced, the old with the new,
We can look back, and say it was thanks to you!

Though may mga nagbigay pa din ng material gifts that we appreciate, we were unable to bring them to where we reside since furnished na yung house namin now. 

[graZiousa]

@katrinac... ang galing2x naman ng ideas na binigay mo.. nice one.. (y)

[may12]

Ako nalang yata ang nag-iisang tao sa mundo na mas prefer ko wrapped gifts kesa cash. 
Ang saya lang kasi isipin yung marami kang bubuksan na regalo, at di mo alam kung ano laman nun.
Kaso feeling ko hindi na uso ngayon ang ganyan. Ang dami ko kasi na-attendan na weddings lately na halos wala nang wrapped gifts. Cash nalang.

[Purple_Power]

Sis Purple_Power, same lang yun na instead of getting tangible gifts, better if money so they can choose what to buy. Just because bongga or mayaman, doesn't mean hindi na sila reregaluhan ng guests di ba.

I got your point there. Though in my case parang mas gusto ko na lang talaga silang regaluhan na materials needed rather than money, dahil example sa katulad kong hindi mayaman makakabili ako ng murang gift I'll just make sure na necessity, matibay saka maganda kesa bigyan ko ng pera in which ako rin mismo nangangailangan rin. 

[pinkalicious]

we prefer cash pero hindi na namin nilagay sa invitation, nahihiya kasi kami ni h2b. Pray na lang ako na sana maiisip ng mga guest na cash ibigay.

[wangchisan]

Heto nilagay namin sa DIY invitation. Malaking tulong samin yung nareceive namin same with gifts. It depends pa din sa guests minsan kung ano ang feel nila iregalo  .

"Receiving wrapped gifts from you is heartwarming, opening them is truly exciting but we find cash gifts more appreciating to start our married life that’s worth fulfilling."

[muriel1]

kami rin we prefer cash pero sabi ng coordinator ko huwag ko na lang daw ilagay sa invite. ang gawin ko daw sa mga circle of friends namin pwede sabihin tapos word of mouth na lang. usually naman daw sa mga weddings na nahandle niya, most of the guests would prefer to give cash na. i also asked my colleagues and sabi nila mas gusto na rin nila na cash na lang ang ibigay. if ever naman sa rustan's pwede naman iexchange pag pareho ang gifts na natanggap namin.

[rics]

how much money ba to give?
minsan mas madami pa money yung ikakasal kesa sa min na guest lang.

[c_a_k_e]

^ as far as I know it's at least 2k if you're not that close with the couple. If you're close friends higher than that kaw na bahala 

[Adam1025]

We put in our invites na we prefer cash, pero as usual ang guest di talaga binabasa whole invites just like with RSVP  some of my close friends are still asking me ano gusto namin gift, so obviously hindi nila nabasa mabuti invitation  pero kahit ano na ma-receive namin na gift, happy na kami dun