What does MN have against money poems?

[ThanksIGotItInMorrisons]

Reading another post this morning where OP mentioned a wedding invite had a money poem in it. I don’t think it’s unreasonable, given that now days many couples live together and have kids before they wed. I totally get that they maybe don’t want to make a wedding list at a store , and don’t want to end up with 5 toasters and 6 kettles etc. It’s hard to think of a gift for a couple who already have a home and everything in it... it’s much easier to give them £10, £20, whatever you can afford surely than buy something they probably already have? Personally I think it’s a nice polite way of saying this, IF you want to get them a gift. So what’s the reason that a lot of us on here think it’s the worst thing you can do? I honestly don’t understand ...
YABU it’s rude and cheeky
YANBU it makes perfect sense to me

The poems are shit because they’re a twee way of saying “give us cash”. If you want cash, just say.

We didn’t ask for a gift, money or anything, and would’ve been fine if people didn’t give us anything. I didn’t want people to feel they had to spend a fortune to attend, I’d rather they just come and have a good time. Most people (in fact everyone) gave us money or vouchers anyway.

I’m so glad I checked back on this thread. Crying.

I find them tacky.

If guests want to contribute money to the honeymoon/house deposit they will (most ask the bride or groom). A poem makes it sound like a money gift is compulsory! Most guests nowadays stick £50-£100 in a card rather than lug a toaster to the venue!

If a couple are living together with kids, a mortgage, all the things they need etc it seems to make a mockery of the traditional gift list (items a young newly wed couple needed to set up home together).

Fair enough if people want to have kids first and get married in their 30s/40s, but cheeky to expect money gifts or contributions to a honeymoon!

I have never seen / heard of a money poem before... Feel like I must have been living on another planet!! The last wedding I went to was about 5 years ago. Is this a new thing?
When we got married my partner and I were already living together and had merged our two houses. We told people we didn't want / need any presents but loads of people gave us vouchers (mainly John Lewis) anyway, which was very generous and unexpected. I would never have dreamed of asking for money, either in a poem or otherwise..
Can someone post an example, I'm genuinely intruigued. Are they a common thing?

They are so cringy

broccolibush Poems that would embarrass a Vogon . That’s the funniest thing I’ve read today. I salute you

Absolutely!

It IS a bit twee @ThanksIGotItInMorrisons and borderline naff. But I can't get offended by them. Have received them from 2 couples in summer 2021 and summer 2022, and the couples are some of the loveliest people I know. They have been living together 3-4 years before getting married, so they didn't need ANYthing. Money was the only sensible gift.

Oh great another Zombie thread resurrected by a troll. 🤔

Oh no! Missed that thank you

Silly zombie troll

There's no magic money trees
With bees and nests and honey
But there is magic poetry
So give us loads of money

@Figgygal

The poems are twee and grabby.

I also hate the suggestion above. If you need people to give you money towards your honeymoon or your house deposit maybe have a cheaper fucking wedding in the 1st place.

Hard to disagree with that. But at the same time, it makes sense to just give money, rather than buy 'stuff' for the house when the couple have lived together several years or more, and already have everything.

Oh.

At least it's this year though!

POEM OBSESSED ZOMBIE

Yes slightly better than 2007 🤔

Zombie
Money
Matrimony
Poetry

Like many here.... Loathe the twee poems...

But how is contributing to deposit or a honeymoon ANY different to giving people other gifts?? It's still for their benefit....

AS ITS THEIR WEDDING... 😁

ZOMBIE THREAD

It was worth the revival of a ZOMBIE, just to read DustyDoods contributions