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Asking For Cash Gifts Instead because of Destination Wedding

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Oct 07, 2010
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Cash Gifts/Destination Wedding
by: Dandelion

There is no non-tacky way to ask for cash gifts.

However, shipping may be less of a problem than you think. Many guests ship the wedding gift to your home before (or after) the wedding. Those who are traveling and bringing a gift will not necessarily want to bring something unwieldy.

If you have a responsible and dependable person who has volunteered to help on the wedding day, set aside a shipping budget and ask them to collect any gifts that may have been brought to the wedding and arrange for their shipment to your home. Research rates and methods of shipping from WA to GA and make sure there is plenty in the budget to cover all possible costs of the postage (you wouldn't want your friend to be on the hook!) You can also do it yourselves--boxes pack very flat in suitcases. Print up the address labels in advance, throw in a role of packing tape, and you can do everything as you're collecting the presents from the reception and drop them off at the nearest post office the next morning.

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