Wedding Finance, Loans, Insurance, & Money Q&A

Why is asking for money as a wedding gift so improper?

My fiance and I have been together for 7 years, and lived together for 4 of those years. We have accumulated enough stuff to furnish a whole other apartment, so we don't need any more dept store gifts. We could really benefit from money as gifts for our wedding to help us start saving to buy a.... [Read more]

Is there an elegant way to ask for money instead of gifts?

My fiancé and I would like to ask for money instead of gifts. We don't really need anything extra for the house, and the few things we could ask for is not enough to fill up an entire registry. Our current apartment is too small to fit anymore stuff. We would prefer to receive money to put.... [Read more]

Second Wedding Money Dilemas HELP!!!

This is a second wedding for both my Fiance and me. So.. naturally we are paying for it ourselves. However neither one of us had a wedding the first time around and would like to make this as much of a "regular" wedding as possible. Due to the budget we are on, (very very small), we cannot.... [Read more]

Money tree?

Recently I attended a reception where the couple had a money tree. They had a display that explained the money was for the honeymoon and the display also gave entertainment options of their destination city. The guests were very generous and I gave also, feeling that I was a part of their.... [Read more]

Budget issues, etiquette of contributions.

I know the etiquette is to have the hostess (in this case, me) pay for the bridal shower. The problem is that I am not certain that I'll be able to pay for a catered event, given that I am a college student with next to no money, and what little I do have is going to be going into college, a move,.... [Read more]