What percentage of your guests gave physical gifts/registry gifts and what percentage gave cash?

travelerkris · November 2012

I was wondering- for any of you who are already married, what percentage of your guests gave you physical gifts or ordered off your registry, and what percentage gave cash? I know this may be a regional/cultural thing, but I was trying to get a sense. Thanks!

TiffanyT816 · November 2012

I don't think a general consensus will get you anywhere with this. I think it just depends on your group. I personally am not the biggest fan of giving cash, I'd much rather give a gift.
My friend was recently married and they didn't get much cash at all, mostly gifts from their registery.

travelerkris · November 2012

Yes, I recognize that everyone will have a different experience, but having some idea would be useful. Thanks!

itzMS · November 2012

25% registry
65% cash
10% nothing

gabriel0915 · November 2012

We had a really small wedding (60 ppl) and we got mostly cash. Our guests that were our age gave us gifts and family gave us money and gift cards. Personally, H and I like giving gifts more than money so that's what we are giving our friends in their up coming weddings.

cwaggoner07 · November 2012

Wow! The high % of cash surprises me.

For us:
10% Nothing
60% Registry
30% Cash

daria24 · November 2012

I got married in Central PA

80% cash

10% registry

10% non-registry physical gifts

For my shower I got most of the items on my registry, so I'm sure that was a factor for the wedding. Also we are in our 30s and live in a small apt, so I imagine our guests took that into consideration.

EDITED TO ADD: We got a high percentage of cash and we didn't have a cash registry, nor did we even "spread the word" that we wanted cash. Without us having to do anything most people knew that cash was a good gift and decided to give us money. Which is one of the reasons it boggles my mind that people think they need to create a Paypal account, HM registry, etc in order to get cash.

Avion22 · November 2012

If I had to guess, I would say:

Registry: 60%

Non-Registry: 30%

Cash: 10%

Edited to add: This is of the gifts we received. I don't know how many of our guests didn't give us anything, because I didn't keep track of that. A lot of guests went in together on gifts (like members of the same extended family),so it wasn't 1 for 1 gifts for guests, you know?

AddieCake · November 2012

It was about 50/50 for us.

HobokensFury · November 2012

It's largely a regional thing. We got 100% cash.

hoffse · November 2012

Obviousl not married yet, but most of my friends seem to get a ton of registry gifts. I typically see maybe 8 or 9 cards at the wedding itself, for weddings that are hosting a couple hundred people.

sunshineinne · November 2012

Out of 120 guests, we received about 3 gifts from our registry...the rest was all cash. Shocking -, since I love giving china for weddings! Most of the gifts from my registry were given to me at my showers.

HobokensFury · November 2012

I will add I got about 95% registry items at my shower. That's the norm around here.

PJSPJS · November 2012

I'd say we got about 65% physical gifts and 35% cash/checks.

travelerkris · November 2012

Thanks so much. Yes- we're in out mid-thirties and both own our own homes (before moving in), so cash would be most useful. When my sister got married several years ago she primarily received gifts from her registry (but she was in her mid-twenties an needed house things), so I'm not sure if my family will mostly give us things off our registry as well. Wedding is in two weeks, so we'll see soon enough. Thanks again.

B2Z728 · November 2012

I received 99% of what we registered for at my bridal shower, 2 months before the wedding. The only thing we didn't receive was a Le Creuset dutch oven we put on there because it went out of stock quickly and was eventually discontinued in that size.

Out of 130 guests who attended our wedding, I think we received less than 5 boxed gifts. The rest was cash or checks. I agree with HobokenBride, since we're from the same area of NJ, that it's totally the norm in our area.

souptin · November 2012

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_registering-gifts_what-percentage-of-your-guests-gave-physical-giftsregistry-gifts-and-what-percentage-gave-cash?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:34Discussion:05363505-a006-4706-9b14-2f5252173a1aPost:fd0ec793-4c6a-49da-ab07-0c77428e6374">Re: What percentage of your guests gave physical gifts/registry gifts and what percentage gave cash?</a>:
[QUOTE]I got married in Central <strong>PA 80% cash 10% registry 10% non-registry physical gifts </strong>For my shower I got most of the items on my registry, so I'm sure that was a factor for the wedding. Also we are in our 30s and live in a small apt, so I imagine our guests took that into consideration. EDITED TO ADD: W<strong>e got a high percentage of cash and we didn't have a cash registry, nor did we even "spread the word" that we wanted cash. Without us having to do anything most people knew that cash was a good gift and decided to give us money. Which is one of the reasons it boggles my mind that people think they need to create a Paypal account, HM registry, etc in order to get cash.</strong>
Posted by daria24[/QUOTE]

I am in Toronto Canada and it was the exact same for us.
I also fully agree with the below bolded.

Ali092011 · November 2012

We got physical gifts from I think six guests. Three of those guests gave small physical gifts in conjunction with cash or a check, while three of them gave us strictly physical gifts. Half of the physical gifts we got were not from our registry (and those have become our favorite gifts--I can see them from where I'm sitting right now!).

We got mostly cash--I wanna say at least fifty to fifty-five cards with various amounts of money inside. We had 84 guests total at the wedding.

In other words, not many people give physical gifts in my area. I did get a ton of registry items at my shower.

Peledreamsofrain · December 2012

Hrm... We roughly got:

50% envelope-based gifts (includes gift cards/cash/checks)
39% Registry Gifts
10% No Gift
1% Outta nowhere physical gifts (heart shaped beer bottle opener, say what?!? lol)

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