What do you think of this- odd wedding related

[txgrandma]

Very odd. Sounds money-grabbing and tacky!

[rosiedozie]

Really, really odd.

[thedude]

Apr 7, 2014 21:07:09 GMT -5 @amoosed said:

Apr 7, 2014 20:25:09 GMT -5 thedude said:

Ick. I would not donate to a student loan fund for a wedding gift. I don't mind registries at all (in fact, I prefer them bc then I know the couple will use/want it), but to me a wedding gift is more about celebrating the start of your life together. Ten years from now, you're not going to remember who gave you $50 towards your student loan.

$50 is the suggested amount for the student loan registry. How did you know??

Lol!

But seriously, if this type of gift grabbiness is ever deemed socially acceptable, I want a wedding do over. My guests could've kick started our retirement funds or something!

[katfco]

Apr 7, 2014 20:22:27 GMT -5 @melissainabq said:

I am sort of growing ok with the travel registries but the student loan thing is tacky. If you don't need anything, don't register. But don't use a wedding as a way to cover your expenses. What's next - registering for mortgage payments?

It's been done.

[Waffles]

I'm not offended by honeymoon registries in the slightest, but asking people to pay off your debts is just crass.

[RoxMonster]

I don't like it (the loan payment one). They can always just take the cash people give as gifts and put it toward that. I can understand a HM one for a wedding, but I don't think that just because you get married, people should be funding your new car, a house, your student loans, etc. That is weird to me.

[frannyr]

Tacky. Really just do a light registry and people will give you cash anyway. Just don't ask for cash.

Gofundme rubs me the wrong way too.

[bonquiqui]

Bitches be crazy

[candreco]

I don't mind the honeymoon registries (confession- we had one, because we already had a house full of stuff and didn't need more, but we tied ours to specific experiences during our trip), but the student loan repayment strikes me as kind of weird since it's not really wedding- or marriage-related.

But I guess I can kind of see it as helping them to start their life together. Reducing the debt they start off with, maybe they can buy a house/have a baby/whatever sooner? I don't know, I'm torn.

[adhdfashion]

That is so tacky. Shameless

[gmail]

I have decided that I need a pair of Jimmy Choo's to help me achieve my life goals. I am sending out the registry link so that you all can fund my dreams.

I also take cash.

ETA: Here you go. Support my dreams.


www.gofundme.com/85zwbg

[sergey]

I think if you have everything you need you just don't register, or you just create a small registry to get the point across and people will normally default to sending checks.