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Money in lieu of gifts (IV)

My boyfriend and I are due to get married in February and having lived together for 2 years we dont really need anything for the house present wise. We would like to ask for money instead but are worried about offending people. We were wondering how to go about this and if there were any little rhymes we could pop into the invites that wouldnt be offensive but get the point across.

Very difficult. Gift- lists are just starting to become acceptable where once they were considered rude. Asking for money is not quite there yet. The difficulty of buying for the 'couple with everything' can be dealt with in different ways. One particular travel agent offer gift vouchers to pay for the honeymoon from guests, or maybe choose a store that you do regularly use and ask for vouchers, that way you will have the money you want for when you need it. If you want to know more about gift lists in general, give me a call to discuss it.
(Answered by Emma-Jane Bennet)