{"id":12690,"date":"2011-04-20T16:20:12","date_gmt":"2011-04-20T09:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/wedding-gifts-we-take-cash-and-cheques\/"},"modified":"2016-05-11T18:30:59","modified_gmt":"2016-05-11T11:30:59","slug":"wedding-gifts-we-take-cash-and-cheques","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/wedding-gifts-we-take-cash-and-cheques\/","title":{"rendered":"Wedding gifts? We take cash and cheques"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nThe traditional wedding list is being usurped: the royal wedding might be opting for charitable donations, but its cold hard cash that is catching the eye of many betrothed couplesA survey by First Direct shows that more than a third of engaged couples (35%) opt for hard cash over traditional wedding presents, with just 3% following William and Kate’s example by asking for money to be donated to charity. Just under a quarter (22%) choose to register a wedding list, a fifth ask for a gift of the guest’s choosing, and a generous 19% do not ask for anything.The impact of the recession, the struggle to save for house deposits and the fact most young couples cohabit for a number of years before tying the knot have all been given as reasons for the shift towards cash gifts. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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