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SoontobeMrsB, 25 June, 2011 at 11:28 Posted on Planning 0 5

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I'm in the middle of trying to decide on the wording for our "additional information" enclosure to go with our invitations. I've got to the bit about gifts. I know this is a very controversial subject on here and I really don't want to start WW3. We've decided to ask for money. I'm slightly uncomfortable with this for various reasons which I'm not going to go into and having thought long and hard it's what we're going to do. I don't want to use a naff poem so am putting something simple in the middle of the additional information. So far I've got this:

We are looking forward to your presence at our wedding, not your presents. As we have been living together for over 5 years, we already have everything we need in terms of household items and so we do not have a gift list. Some guests have however indicated that they would like to buy us a gift. We are planning to redecorate next year and so if you would like make a contribution towards a roll of wallpaper or a pot of paint, that would be really lovely.

I don't want to start a debate on the rights and wrongs of whether we should be asking for money but does this sound ok?

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Latest activity by Snuggle-bum, 25 June, 2011 at 16:14

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ForTheLoveOfMrsBrown · 25 June, 2011 at 11:32
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It's long, which signals that you're prevaricating. "For those who have indicated that they would like to buy us a gift, we would appreciate..."
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SoontobeMrsB · 25 June, 2011 at 12:03
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Much better, thanks! I've always been too wordy. My only problem with 5000 word essays was keeping to 5000 words!

FOOTLONG - you're right. You can probably tell that I'm a bit uncomfortable with it from my version.
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bec84 · 25 June, 2011 at 13:31
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I like toniwise's version - straight to the point!
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Vampyrbuffy · 25 June, 2011 at 15:27
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Hi there, we are the same as you would rather get money but not sure how to say that to our guests! we found some really nice poems on ebay that u put in with your invites lots of different really nices ones aswell
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Snuggle-bum · 25 June, 2011 at 16:14
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I wrote this in mine and all has been okay.

We know its traditional to provide a gift list for a wedding, but as we have been living together for sometime we have chosen not to do this. If you would like to mark the occasion then B&Q vouchers or Cash towards a new bathroom would be greatly appreciated. However, we do appreciate that weddings are expensive affairs and a gift really isn’t necessary. We would just be delighted if you could share with us our special day.
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