Here in Pakistan, there is hardly the concept of mentioning no boxed gifts. I will be moving outside Pakistan after marriage so my preference is that if some one has to gift it should be only cash, boxed gifts wouldnt come in use and we wouldnt be able to carry them.
Do you think it looks rude to mention it? Or will people actually take care of it if a symbol exists on the card?
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Also, Cash amount must be equal or more then the expense occurred on lunch/dinner per head :cobra:
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If you are inviting ppl who are sensible and know you really well and aware of the fact that you are moving abroad after getting married then they themselves wont bring "boxed gifts". To me, mentioning it straightaway looks a little weird and impolite as far as our norms are concerned. A gift should be a choosing of the person who's bringing it as per his/her convenience. I have seen many weddings where bride was supposed to move abroad but there were not any such kind of notes or what ppl may call, instructions on the invitation cards.
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I agree; it is considered impolite here. But there is a lot of waste otherwise because lots of distant relatives dont normally know where you'll be going.
But yeah the stuff could be left here and nothing be mentioned on cards as well.
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The very first time an aunty did that, many were offended by this statement and sniggered about it through out the wedding, and not a lot of people took notice and still walked in with boxed gifts 
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I know, but you cant mention this too:
“wedding invitation
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PS. The bride is moving abroad” 
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AND The candidates who want to go abroad please submit their CV with fresh photograph having sky blue back ground :cobra:
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I had that written on my card here in Pakistan. I still got quite some boxed gifts, funny part was that a lot of people came at home ahead and gave the gifts rather than bringing them to the venue.. Funny part is no such thing was written on the valima card and I don't think anyone gave any boxed gifts on the valima-only salamis :D
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I am laughing my head off, Ppl would’ve thought it would be difficult for you guys to keep the “boxes” at venue
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I disagree with this concept.
If someone wants to arrange and event that costs £25/head or £65/head, that’s their decision.
As a guest I should be expected to give a gift of what is comfortable within my means, or how well I know the hosts.
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this happens in a lot of weddings, some times the gift are 'useless'. it's better if you give a reasonable amount of cash/
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This has been discussed a few times already, rather intensely:
http://www.paklinks.com/gs/wedding/277836-no-boxed-gifts-please.html
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i came across this website today and thought of this lengthy- and passionate!- discussion on asking for cash… http://www.depositagift.com/
according to this website, you can do just that via a registry and it isn’t tacky anymore. here are some sample registeries to see how it works- http://www.depositagift.com/sampleRegistries