Bride and groom slammed over ‘tacky’ request on wedding invitations: ‘So embarrassing’

An engaged couple has sparked outrage after adding a ‘tacky’ detail to their wedding invitations.

The bride-to-be and her fiancé have been together for six years, have a three-year-old son and had already ‘built a life together’ before the wedding.

So instead of wedding gifts, the couple prefers money to finance their honeymoon.

“We just skipped the steps and got married last so we don’t need any wedding gifts,” the bride wrote in a popular Facebook group, sharing a draft of the invitation.

The request read: “In lieu of traditional wedding gifts, the bride and groom have requested gifts for their honeymoon fund.”

A bride and groom have been criticized for asking for money for their wedding invitations (photo: invitation concept)

The couple wants to send out the invitations immediately, as the ‘Great Gatsby meets fairy forest’ wedding takes place in mid-October, but the bride says she is having trouble with the right wording.

“One issue is how to request that we do not need wedding gifts, but prefer gifts from the honeymoon fund,” she wrote.

“Please help, I’m so lost and don’t want to sound rude at all.”

She also confirmed that they have already exceeded their wedding budget.

On Facebook, the bride shared a draft of the wedding invitation and said she’s struggling with the right wording. The small detail caused a stir on Facebook, with many slamming the couple for the request (stock image)

The small detail caused a stir on Facebook, with many slamming the couple for the request.

‘Don’t ask for money or gifts. There is no non-sticky way to ask for money or gifts. The end,” someone said bluntly.

“However, it’s so easy to ‘ask for’ money without getting clingy. Either you don’t make a register at all and people read between the lines, or you make a register with two things you really need,” said another.

‘This is so easy: you don’t say anything. You just put a card in the invite with a link and QR code to your honeymoon fund,” a third added.

But others saw no problem with the invitation details.

Others were much more confused about the wedding theme.

Last month, another couple divided opinion after sending out wedding invitations with an ‘aggressive’ dress code request.

Guests were asked to wear ‘black cocktail attire’ and ensure they wore no signs of any color or white.

The bride and groom outlined the dress code on the invitation and in the subsequent question and answer portion. They also asked guests to confirm that they saw the request in the digital RSVP.

The tactic was quickly branded “aggressive” and “unnecessary” by dozens of people after images of the invitation were posted to a popular Facebook group.