My fiance and I will be getting married in 6 months. He is Cambodian and we are having 2 ceremonies (one Cambodian and one American) and one combined reception. It is the Cambodian tradition at weddings that the guests offer cash gifts to the bride and groom. During the reception, as is custom, we will be walking from table to table to hand out the wedding favors and also collect cash from each table.
I know that it is a HUGE no no to say anything about gifts, whether monetary or not, to any guests whether in the invitations or in person. I would like to find a way to share the Cambodian tradition with everyone from my side of the guest list but is there even a tactful or proper way to go about doing that? And if some of the guests show up and are not aware of the tradition, then will they feel out of place when we suddenly start coming around table to table collecting envelopes of cash? I don't want anyone to feel awkward or offended in any way.
Thank you for any suggestions!