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Samantha
Just Said Yes July 2022

honeymoon shower

Samantha, on April 21, 2021 at 2:08 PM Posted in Registry 1 17

Hello everyone!

I need suggestions.. My Fiance and I bought a house last September. So naturally we have bought everything we needed and more. We have more than enough. A little background on the two of us. We are both under 40 years old. we have children from previous marriages. I had a wedding and a shower all planned by my ex mother in-law. I had no say in anything it was horrible. I was only 23. I married a drug addict. My Fiance was married also to a drug addict. They went to the court house and got married. He only agreed to marry her to get custody of his son. He was married less than a year. He didnt have a wedding like i did. He really wants a wedding. It being our second marriage we didnt ask for help we are paying for everything ourselves. Im sure our families are going to help. we havent asked and arent planning to. Please no judging we both had to rebuild ourselves and lives. Now we have a beautiful life our first home together. Our kids happy, save, and healthy. The past of drugs is in the past and staying there. So like I said I had the wedding and the shower. Like i also said we bought a house six months ago and dont need anything for our new home. My fiance works so hard and im home taking care of the kids since the virus. He wants to go away on a cruise after our wedding. Weve spent so much money buying a home and everything in it. And now spending alot on a wedding. I brought it up to my wedding coordinator that we dont need gifts. She suggested a honeymoon/ fund shower. I am looking for thoughts and ideas on this. I loved this idea but i dont want to come off rude asking for money instead of gifts we dont need.

Thank you for reading i know i wrote alot !

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Latest activity by Samantha, on April 24, 2021 at 5:17 PM
  • Grace
    Super February 2022
    Grace ·
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    I don't have a lot of advice on the honeymoon fund. Personally, I would not be offended by it but I can't speak for the general opinion.


    I did however want to say I am glad the two of you found eachother and that your kids are happy, healthy, and safe! And congratulations on the house!
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  • Samantha
    Just Said Yes July 2022
    Samantha ·
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    Thank you so much!

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  • Catherine
    Expert March 2023
    Catherine ·
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    A lot of people on this forum this honeymoon funds are rude but I think they’re great. If you already have what you need, as a guest, I’d rather give you what you want than towels or a pan you aren’t going to use. I would use the search function to search around the site about honeyfunds and get an idea for yourself. There are websites that help with this also, though most take a credit card processing fee (you can usually though, have your guests pay that or you can pay it when you transfer it to your bank account). I say do what makes sense for your family. We’ll be doing a house down payment fund and a very small registry and we aren’t letting anyone bully us into thinking that’s rude! Good luck!
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  • H
    Devoted August 2023
    Hhh ·
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    Honestly I would question why you are having a shower at all?? Showers are typically meant to help a couple get started on their life together, but you already have a home, great kids, and all of the physical things you need. This may be my circle, but most of my friends got married late 20’s after living together already and none of us had a shower. Especially for a 2nd marriage it feels off-putting to hold an event asking for money.
    As to the honeymoon fund, for the wedding I think it is fine to have instead of a registry. The wedding isn’t an event specifically designed to receive gifts, like a shower, so you are just expressing an opinion if people want to gift you something.
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  • M
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    Maggie ·
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    This is how I feel. I genuinely don't understand holding a pre-wedding party to ask for money from guests and then asking for more money from those same guests for the wedding. But I didn't want a shower, so there's probably something I will never understand about showers in particular.

    It's absolutely fine to spend any and all wedding gift money on your honeymoon. But I think people who want to give you a gift will know that money is a good choice without being told twice, for two separate events.

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  • K
    Expert September 2021
    Ka-Rina ·
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    Is someone throwing you a shower? If so - people will be asking for the registry which is where you say we have everything but if you want to gift us something here’s what we really need or want
    If you are throwing your own shower - I’m not sure it is appropriate - maybe use the money that will be gifted to u at a wedding to pay for the cruise?
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  • Samantha
    Just Said Yes July 2022
    Samantha ·
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    My maid of honor and brides maid are going to throw me a shower. I like how you worded that thank you for both good ideas.

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  • Michelle
    Rockstar December 2022
    Michelle ·
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    If you don’t want gifts and are not registering then skip the shower. Those are for physical gifts, not cash or equivalent.

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  • Hanna
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    Hanna ·
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    I think honeymoon funds are fine for weddings, but they're not appropriate for bridal showers.

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  • W
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    Willow ·
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    I'm not one to be offended by a cash fund, although they can be somewhat tacky. Cash is a default gift for a wedding? But you do you for your wedding. The wedding is the main event.


    However, a shower where you're asking for cash would be super tacky and inappropriate. A shower is an extra, optional party to celebrate you, and an extra occasion to get gifts. To ask for cash a second time would be overboard. Also, the purpose of a shower is for everyone to watch you open gifts, hoot over the lingerie you get, and awww over the sentimental presents. Cash doesn't have that effect. A shower is not a fundraiser.
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  • Vicky
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    Showers are for physical presents, not cash. Also, you shouldn't be throwing your own shower.

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  • Samantha
    Just Said Yes July 2022
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    Why would I be throwing my own shower ?
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  • Leah
    Beginner October 2021
    Leah ·
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    I’m doing the same thing! Even though my future in mother in-law insists I do a regular registry 🙄 she’s very materialistic and doesn’t think money’s is a gift. But we are sticking to our guns and doing a Honeyfund. I wrote something based on this on our wedding website under the registry page so people knew we aren’t doing a traditional registry.
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  • Sarah
    Master September 2019
    Sarah ·
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    I’m with the others that say I’m always fine to give money at the wedding (and I do), but I wouldn’t give money at a shower. If the couple doesn’t want things for their home and is just looking for more money, I probably just wouldn’t attend the shower.
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  • R
    Dedicated April 2022
    Rachel ·
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    I think a honeyfund is a great idea! My fiancé and I are doing the same. Every couple is different and your needs are different since you already have a home and everything you need for it. It’s your day, don’t feel bad. People that still want to give you a physical gift, will but a lot of people would rather give you what you want/need!
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  • Vicky
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    Sometimes people do, even though they shouldn't. You said your coordinator suggested a honeymoon shower to you; you didn't say anything about who has offered to throw you a shower.

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  • Samantha
    Just Said Yes July 2022
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    Yeah no I’m not throwing a shower for myself lol my wedding party is throwing ideas around.
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