We here at Utah Gossip have been slacking quite a bit…a full week since the last post! So for all you avid readers, I thought I would satisfy your cravings for more bizarre, fun, and random Utah news with a quick rant about something that is apparently very popular (and accepted) in the Beehive State.
As I am getting married in six weeks (for your impending congratulations…thank you), I was browsing through a Utah bridal magazine (that was free of course) and came across an article titled “A wedding gift that no couple will return…” Sounds intriguing, right?
Well, this “gift” is actually what is called a matrimoney wedding registry. Couples can register at a participating bank or credit union where a secondary checking account is set up. The couple then puts matrimoney registry cards in their wedding invitations so guests can deposit money directly into the account.
Now, I was not born and raised in Utah, but I don’t know of anywhere else where it is appropriate to put registry cards in wedding announcements, let alone ones asking for money. Am I the only one who thinks this is way beyond tacky?
4 responses so far ↓
1 RC // Aug 28, 2007 at 2:14 pm
Tacky? That is absolutely beyond tacky. It is tasteless and clearly has no place in an invitation. What’s the matter with these people?
Being in Connecticut, the only time we receive one of those is from someone in Utah. Of which, it then goes in the trash… right where it belongs.
2 Jen // Aug 28, 2007 at 2:18 pm
I have to say, I think putting where you’re registered (i.e. Target or wherever Utah couples register) in your invitations is tacky…but this is way, way too much. Why don’t these couples just go to downtown SLC with a plastic cup? Except the homeless people are more tactful than that, and they would probably kick them to the curb. Pathetic.
3 Peter // Aug 28, 2007 at 2:29 pm
Yep, I agree. Begging on the street is far more noble…. UNBELIEVABLE! This is way over the top and should not be done on any level.
4 Wedding Etiquette // Jun 4, 2008 at 10:18 am
[...] Invitations * Only the names of those you are inviting to the wedding should be on the addressed envelope, the invitation, and the RSVP cards (if you have them). If you do not want children attending, leave their names off. * Do not include registry cards in the invitations – in the world of wedding etiquette, doing so is considered extremely tacky and rude. You can include where you are registered on the bridal shower invitations and traditionally, guests are supposed to ask the mother of the bride for registry information. This most definitely applies to those obnoxious matrimoney cards. [...]
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