Cash always. The couple can’t pay for the reception with vouchers!

I say cash. Most couples getting married these days could do with a few bob. Helps pay for the big day too!! Cash is King!!!!!

I don’t think a voucher is any more thoughtful than cash in fairness and it also limits what they can use it for!

I’m getting married on Friday Aggghhh so excited and couldn’t care less if our guests give us a present at all as long as everyone that’s invites make it on the day I’ll be happy :)

I find vouchers just like cash , that you can’t spend everywhere and sometimes go out of date, so don’t understand giving them.

Why would you take cash, that can be spent absolutely anywhere at anytime, and turn it into a voucher that can only be used in certain stores and will eventually run out of date and become worthless?

It makes no sense, none whatsoever.

Check your bank balance and have the wedding you can AFFORD. If some guests give you cash to recoup some of your savings great! If no one gives you anything, youve lost nothing if you stick to your budget. If you end up with 25 toasters, bring out a shiny new one on your anniversary and remember the great day you had! (and yes i say this as new married with a little sense and a willingness to take responsibility for my own financial situation) our guests were invited because we wanted to have the chance to thank them for their part in our lives, not for what they brought in gifts!

Had my big white wedding that I always wanted. Got gifts & cash and was equally happy with both. Did not matter what guests gave as a present. I invited them because I wanted them there (-:

I always give a small token like a pottery bowl as well as cash. One of my friends who got married years ago commented after the wedding that all the cash was great, but that she had very few gifts to remind her of the day and the guests. One of the best gifts I have ever seen was a series of photographs taken by a friend of the couple in the place where they got engaged (Botanic Gardens) and captions underneath that were very touching. He was unemployed and the cost was minimal but I know of everything they got that meant the most. I’m getting married in Oct and would far prefer a personal gift like that from friends and family over Cash.

Definitely cash, vouchers limit where you can use them and presents are usually house related stuff that you dont really need.

Giving cash doesn’t cover the cost of a wedding, nowhere near it actually. I think the reason people get cash as gifts now is because couples already have their home several years before they tie the knot unlike our parents who needed everything to make a home after they married. I don’t even think about it, I always just give cash because I know it’s the preferred choice today. It’s typically €100 if you go alone and €150 if you go as a couple. I always give more to a family member though.

Cash is a voucher that can be used in any shop around Europe, and can be converted in any bank to be used even outside Europe. Why would anyone convert such a universally excepted present into a voucher which can only be used in a very limited number of shops? I’ve never understood it.

I bought 20 toasters in clara market a while ago so i am good on the gifts front.

I remember hearing of a father in law giving the groom a present of a set of drain rods. The groom was a bit taken aback, and didn’t know what to think. Years later, and after several emergencies successfully dealt with by the drain rods, he had come to think of that wedding present as one of the best and most thoughtful presents he received.

Eddie Hobbs said 200 guests minimum to break even on cost of a wedding.
I’m a cash man too, €200 per couple. Crazy money and I’ve seen many people cut back on that too, along with the new dress shoes and hand bag!!
Weddings went crazy in this country, about time we had a wedding recession!!

Saw an invite once (in Germany) where the reply card stated ‘invitee – dinner €35, invitee plus guest – dinner €50. Present optional. Please enclose cheque with reply’. Awful but honest.

I always give a toaster. :)

Next survey should be “What’s the worst Wedding present you got “. Bet that would be a good laugh.

If you hate being invited to weddings… Go to one…. Give nothing and word will soon spread, thereby sparing you for the suffering of being invited to further nuptials,.,.

Cash,Spend the way they want, can b likes or dislikes with gifts

Getting a wedding invitation is as appealing as getting a court summons!!!!!

CASH!! And don’t wear white… Seems like obvious advice but there are always two idiot women who turn up looking like ejits!!

Attending a wedding next month and giving cash I’d say I’ll give €200 as I know the couple are hoping the cash they get will cover the cost of the wedding.

CASH!!! With the amount of companies going out of business you might as well be just giving them a piece of paper sometime

When I got married all we asked for from our guests was that they take lots and lots of pictures and send them back to me. We had an amazing time and will never forget it. 12 years on and I’m divorced. We still love to look at all the pictures, none of them professional but all of them full of life and joy. If I get married again (ya never know, lol) I would do the same. I know what it’s like to struggle and would not like to put that burden on anyone especially my family and friends. My attitude is come celebrate with us no strings attached. I personally love inventive or homemade gifts and homemade cards (no matter how bad :D )

Geez, doesn’t anyone give gifts any more??
Don’t get me wrong, when we got married we most definitely appreciated the cash/vouchers, but you don’t remember cash or vouchers, the best gifts we got were the presents, a nice set of cutlery, a nice vase, etc and every time you use a present you think of the person/people who got it for you, even now, 6 years later – much better than cash.
How about a gift with a gift receipt, if they like the gift they keep it, if not they can change it.

People shouldn’t under estimate the value a nice gift holds long after the day is over.

I give cash. Most couples getting married nowadays already have all the things they need for the house

This s**t wrecks my head.. ‘hey let’s get married, throw a big party in our honour and get our friends and family to cover the costs.. Happy Days!’ I’m getting married in December and as, what I consider to be a logical thinking adult, don’t expect to have my guests pay for it! Everyone we are inviting we truly want to be there to celebrate with us.. not to make up numbers and increase the likelihood that we will ‘break even’ or maybe if we’re really clever about it we might even make a profit!

This article is interesting to see people’s views on what they feel is appropriate as a wedding gift.
I give €100 if on my own and €200 if going as a couple.
If I know the person well I add a personal gift, like a framed photo they can keep as a memory.
Couples need the cash nowadays – but a small personal item is nice for them to remember after the big day has passed.

The nicest wedding invite I’ve ever received requested our “presence not presents”.

Anyway aren’t there tax implications for the cash gifts received by the happy couple?

Cash, normally €50 if invited to the afters and €100 as a full wedding guest. As a couple so divide by 2. I think it’s fair. They get a wedding day and we basically pay our way. (on top of new clothes and hotel etc)

I tend to give an actual gift, usually a piece of art if I know the couple well enough. I hate giving cash as a present, especially since I’m broke. I couldn’t afford to go to the actual day if I had to give €100 on top of everything else- and at least with an actual gift the couple don’t have to know how totally broke you are.

I am also getting married soon. I own my own apartment and am very fussy about what I like. I don’t need for anything right now, and I will be saying ‘no presents’ on my invitation. People can make donations towards the cost of the wedding IF they want.

It’s a country v Dublin thing. Dubs give f all. They are as bad as the English when it comes to wedding gifts. Salt shakers and sheets. Scabs boy. Country people are very generous.

I got married last year in Nov, for us we got mainly all cash , thankfully,
We got married in london and 95% of our guests travelled from Ireland for the weekend, we had 240 sit down for dinner, so the thought of receiving lets say for example 120 other things for our house, for us would have been a nightmare! Our house is packed enough as it is! and honestly if I want or need stuff for our house I much prefer to choose my own stuff!
Alot of our very closer friends grouped together and paid for our honeymoon which made it very special!
The majority of the vouchers we received I haven’t used and am finding it very hard to spend them! Most are from shops that we don’t normally shop in or don’t sell anything that would interest us
For me it’s cash all the way!

Got married in May and wish that some of the guests had actually given a gift of any sort. I guess some people are just tight no matter how related they are to the couple

nothing….pity ;-)

I have always been led to believe that for a couple you pay for the cost of your meal which may be for example €40 per head. For a couple therefore you give € 80 plus your gift of whatever you choose. You may decide to give €150 or €200 depending on how well you know the couple which equates to a gift of €70 or €120 plus the cost of the meal. However you could argue that you don’t invite someone to your home and expect them to cook dinner so why should you pay for your meal when you have been invited as a guest.

Definitely has to be a clock carved into the shape of whatever county the couple are from, shaped from a solid piece of timber, with a picture of its most famous / best loved scenic spot stuck onto it ( a hill or a rock or a waterfall) . Just a beautiful, unique and memorable gift to give….

cash present is naff, in fact wedding lists are naff. Dont ask guests to a wedding expecting a present, some people just don’t have spare funds. A voucher is better option is you are giving a pressie, just make sure its an open ended one with no surprise conditions attached. Reputable stores will honour vouchers no matter how old.

I give One4All gift cards. That way they can use it on whatever they like, be it frivolous or something necessary.

What an old fashioned gift? Or something from a wedding list. I think cash is a bit crass to be honest.

I say either 1. Bed articles: pillows, comfy mattress (if in on a group pressie) or 2. comfortable shoes. Because you’re almost always in either one! Might just prolong the honeymoon period…

One 4 all paper vouchers accepted in more places than the card!! I’m a voucher person

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