Money 'poem' help please

Does it have to be a poem????? cant he settle for a simple sentence about requesting money to help towards HM/Home??????

I think the third one is nicest IMO.

Someone at worked asked for travel vouchesr from like Thomson/Thomas Cook. You could do that alternatively

Believe me i have tried, i dont want to put anything in, but what do you suggest? i mean for the sentence??

thank you

There was another thread about this on another forum recently and it got a bit heated! Apparently people's opinions vary quite a lot on this so I'd say do whatever suits you both personally.

My opinion is that it's tricky asking for money for a present even when disguised in a cute/funny poem. We've set up a Trailfinders giftlist ourselves and are just going to put the flyer in the invites and a link on our wedding website. The note on the website page just says 'The best gift you can give us is your company on our special day. It means the world to us. However, if you'dlike to buy us a gift we have set up a gift list with Trailfinders as we'd love to take our son on holiday after the wedding' or something along those lines. We're not mentioning it on the invites.

There's a short poem that goes something like:

We'd prefer your presence

rather than you presents

but if you really do insist

see our enclosed gift list

which I thought was quite catchy but everyone I asked said it was cheesy so put me off using it!

Seriosuly just do whatever makes you happy - it's your day after all x (sorry probably no help whatsoever!)

Louise, I understand what you are trying to do - but in my opinion it just sounds awful - OH & I have a v v v small gift list and we have been honest with our family that other than my traditional Nanny who wants to buy us a gift, we would really appreciate some vouchers towards our honeymoon. on the invites I wrote something like

Gifts: If you would like to buy a gift for the bride and groom please contact them on **** for further details.

That way if people decide to buy us a gift and call us I can be honest and say we have a small list at Debenhams, once the list is "bought" we will not be adding to it as we have everything but we would be very grateful for Vouchers from Thomson to help us pay for our honeymoon . You really do not need to dress it up in a poem. Just be honest.

I found these ones:

A)

If you were thinking of giving a gift, to help us on our way,
A gift of cash towards our honeymoon, would really make our day.
However, if you prefer to purchase a gift, feel free to surprise us in your own way

B) A funny one

We don’t want to offend but we have it all,
All household goods and so much more.
To save you shopping, sit back and rest,
A gift of currency is our request.
Don’t go overboard or rob any banks,
Any little thing will make us smile with thanks.
We supply the wishing well,
No wrapping, an envelop who can tell.
Now that we have saved you all the fuss,
It would be appreciated if you would come
And celebrate with us

There must be something wrong with me - all of these poems make we want to vomit ?

Louise - I had forgotten that you are my date twin!! How are you doing?

When are you sending the invites?

Sara,

My Date twin, did you put anything in or not, as i said i would rather not but have lost my fight!!!

louise

Thanks Louise lol ? It's hard I guess as you wouldn't want to offend anyone. I will have to cross thsi bridge eventually as we are saving for our first home and would prefer money/vouchers to go towards the deposit.

Found this one too although it's a bit long winded:

The date has been set and we'd love you to come,
To our wedding in (place name), a long way for some,
All you must do, is decide what to wear,
Then polish your jewellery and comb up your hair.

Don't worry about gifts, don't buy us a yacht,
The things that we need, we've already got.
Our home is quite compact, we may have to move
Then our storage and space will surely improve.

Don't go out shopping or get yourself stressed,
Don't alter your plans for a pre wedding rest.
If you want to be generous, despite what we've said,
Then save all the hassle and do this instead.....

Don't know how to word this but will give it our best shot..
Contributions are most welcome, we'll go somewhere hot!
A honeymoon would be marvellous, to start off our life,
In our long winding journey, as new husband and wife!

My best mates wedding invite read

Between them, A & B have accumulated enough sh*te over the years but would like to concentrate on their new home. If you would like to contribute to their list of DIY then that would be appreciated.

I couldnt stop laughing, never seen the SH word in an invitation before!

I wanted to have sent them out by now but the printers keep making spelling mistakes and then take 2 weeks to rectify them grrrrrrrrrrrr, plus i cant decide on this stupid money poem thing. RSVP date 14th july so want them to go out by the 1st of june by the latest, had my aunt make up three for distant rellies that i hardly see and their RSVP date is the 1st june so wait and see how that goes, when are you sending out yours?

how is your planning coming along??

Hello ! ?

In my first post above you'll see the sentence we decided to put in our invites. I did run it by a few people first, who were coming to our wedding and they all laughed at me for being so worried about it all - they all said they were going to give us some money anyway (which really shocked me as I do not expect people to give anything)

I have to befrank though, money poems make my eyes bleed - please, please, don't use one - just be honest & open with people and you'll probably be surprised by thier reaction!

S x

(Sorry if I come across as rude or blunt, it is 4 months today till the wedding and the wedding dres diet has well and truly started and I am STARVING HUNGRY!!!!! and not to mention a grumpy old cow bag!)

Our invites are by Prettywild a Hitcher on here - she is currently working her magic on them! As soon as we get them they will be sent out!

You have been really generous with your RSVP date - we have put RSVP by June 1st on all our invites ( I am sure that it will be ignore by everyone anyway )

just read what you put and thats a good idea, most of our friends and family know us enough to know that we would rather money for our honeymoon anyway so i would rather not put anything in, i will try and fight again lol.

when are you sending your invitations out?

know what you mean re DIET!!!! i have been good for days, then bought a 7up free and a 3bean wrap from boots and the lovely but horrid woman from behind the counter said that is 389 if you pick up a pack of crisps aswell thats a meal deal and will only be 299!!! the crisps were the big eat packs, and i ate them, man i hate that woman, am starving now though and am not going to eat anything for the rest of the day.

Hi, if you visit us at www.lilypondweddings.com and follow the wedding wishing well link you will find a poem page with a few suggestions.

HTH

Andrea

Louise I know you've said you've lost the battle on the poem but seriously you are sending these invitations out to your friends and family so don't use something you personally don't like. Tell your h2b to come on here and he will soon realise just how darn pathetic and offensive poems are. If I ever get one I'll be buying the couple a single sliced toaster as revenge!

I think your all being a bit unfair here.

Im not a money poem lover but i dont think that they are that hideous that i would delibertly buy a presant out of spite if i read one in an invite.

I have actually never received one in real life and the first i heard of them was on here.

Yeah there cheesy but at least a bit more thought has gone into finding the poem rather than writing 'pay for our honeymoon/give us cash!

Its your day, do what ever makes you and oh happy!!! I put one in my invites, and people really didn't mind. If they did then I wouldn't really care anyway, its my day...!! I thought it was cute and 'fluffed' it up rather than just writing it in a sentence!!

I think weddings are all about 'fluffing' it up anyways!!!

Mine wasn't about 'giving me money' mine was about having a good day with loads of laughter singing and dancing. How we didn't want presents because we have everything we need was our friends and family being there! IF they wanted to give us money then it would go towards our honeymoon!

Do what ever makes you and OH happy, I think your right though, you have to do some things what oh wants! It's nice that he feels he wants one and is making a point of it!!

Good Luck!

P xx

i know i just wish it was not this lol.

thank you all for your advice, all taken on board, less than 4 months now for me, getting nervous now

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Are honeymoon / travel vouchers an option rather than cash? I know it's odd but most people I've spoken to about this feel more comfortable getting vouchers than giving actual cash.

I wouldn't have a poem in a million years but I don't think there's anything wrong with simply putting a sentence in saying words to the effect of 'if you would like to give us a gift we have set up a honeymoon list with Thomas Cook (or whatever).' Then give the details of how people can contribute.