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My boy friend and I has been living together for a while. We got everything that we want such as TV, AC, Wii, everything in kitchen, bathroom, living etc. The only thing that we do not have is a house, and I have been saving tons of money to become a house owner and move out from our small apartment. We will be paying our wedding bills together. I would rather ask for cash so that new gifts is not going to overwhelm our tiny apartment, and we are literary running out of space, but my boy friend think it is rude to ask for cash. I found some poem online here, and think that I can use this. Do you think is too rude?
"We are sending out this invitation,
And hope you will join our celebration.
If to send a gift is your intention,
In modesty we would like to mention,
We have already got a kettle and a toaster,
Crockery, dinner mats and coasters,
So rather than something we have already got,
Please give us money for our saving pot.
But, most importantly, we request,
That you turn up as our wedding guest"
I am Asian and he is Caucasian, and it is totally normal/ understood that new couples should get cash for their wedding in my cultural. I also think that it is convenient for my guests just to slip some cash into nice envelope with card instead of running to store to buy gifts and wrap them.
Please help! I am very sad about the situation now.
I got some advice online that even the poem itself is very rude and low-class. I just found this website:

http://www.myregistry.com/default.aspx

This website allowed me to have cash as wedding gift, I decide to name "my cash gifts" as "Down payment for a house in future", and my guests can pay money by credit card and buy a gift too, because my boy friend is going to register some gift online. What you think about this solution?
Hi Kimmy
I agree with you. In my cultural, it is very rude if we go to people’s wedding and doesn’t bring a red envelop with cash in it. In fact, I talk to my boy friend, how about no registry at all, and tell everyone don’t buy anything for us. But he said this is not a good solution either because people will think you want cash and you are very rude! Sigh!
I would like to have my guests to come to my wedding just because I want them here. I am totally cool if they bring no cash or no gift. In my opinion, if it is rude to ask for money, why is it OK to ask for gifts and having gift registry? That also means I no need to registry at any places. But remember that you told you that my boy friend said if I do not registry, people will think I want cash and they will think it is rude. Also, if I do not registry at any place, they will still buy "SOMETHING", and even worst, because I might really no need or want that "SOMETHING" that randomly bought by them!

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