Church offering during the ceremony?

Carla1019

I just found out that some churches take an offering during weddings. This is crazy to me. Or is this something common depending on the religion?

I would be mortified if my church passed a collection plate during my wedding.

kittybutton

Oh my goodness, I've never seen that at a wedding but have heard of it. That's something I do not like.

MsAmeera25

It depends on your culture, my fiance explained to me that his side of the family doesn't buy gifts because they are used to an offering at the wedding. They expect it. Typically people bring cash as a giift. I hadn't heard of this until I went to his cousins wedding and they collected offering. The couple probably had 10 -12 big baskets of cash. She ended up telling me they collected 7K at the church. 

The offering was done after the pastor preached similar to church. My Vietnamese friend also had an offering. She said in her culture it is expected that guests help the couple with their house down payment so no one buys gifts. Everyone brings cash.

Carla1019

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/cultural-wedding-boards_african-american-weddings_church-offering-during-ceremony?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Cultural Wedding BoardsForum:400Discussion:e1a34f7c-92ae-4e09-b5d8-66c340772efbPost:a199090b-577b-46f2-81b0-27fbe3450a92">Re: Church offering during the ceremony?</a>:
[QUOTE]It depends on your culture, my fiance explained to me that his side of the family doesn't buy gifts because they are used to an offering at the wedding. They expect it. Typically people bring cash as a giift. I hadn't heard of this until I went to his cousins wedding and they collected offering. The couple probably had 10 -12 big baskets of cash. She ended up telling me they collected 7K at the church.  The offering was done after the pastor preached similar to church. My Vietnamese friend also had an offering. She said in her culture it is expected that guests help the couple with their house down payment so no one buys gifts. Everyone brings cash.
Posted by MsAmeera25[/QUOTE]

I can understand if the money is given to the couple but I'm taling about the church collects money for the CHURCH!

prettyfacegal

OMG....I would be horried!!

Ksk2012

Oh no... I wouldn't like that.

I sometimes don't even like Pastor's offerings, much less one during a wedding.

MrsBoss2012

I've never been to a wedding where that was done. I wouldn't like that.

mahoganieyes

And I would keep passing that plate on without my dollar....

kthowell

I never heard of this nor do I like it...I would tell the church nooooooo

MsAmeera25

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Church offering during the ceremony? : I can understand if the money is given to the couple but I'm taling about the church collects money for the CHURCH!
Posted by Carla1019[/QUOTE]<div>
OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Now this is some craziness I have never heard of!!!</div>

missowens

This is news to me, I have never seen or heard about a church offering during a wedding ceremony.  I would probably pass the plate right along when it was handed to me...lol

BluIvory82

That's crazy!! I have never heard of something like that.

M1ssJ

The one I went to I was pretty annoyed.  They asked for a collection towards their building fund! I was like what?!!! I thought it was tacky but I felt obliged to put something in when the basket came around. I think its different if its going to the couple and everyone knows that

A&STHOMAS

OMG!!! I've been in alot of weddings and I've never seen or heard of that maybe it depends on the church you attend.

2010Bride2be

I've heard of it in wedding 'horror' stories. I would be mortified if my church had done that. Then again they did piss me off anyway, so I wouldn't have found it surprising if they had done that.

SunnyBB

Wow, I would keep the plate moving....