Honest thoughts on Venmo for cash funds

I think it's ok haha. some of my friends did that for my wedding anyway when i told them that the cash fund i had from Zola had a fee charge

It is a good option for the younger generation, but I would recommend having another option for older folks that might not have Venmo or be resistant to using it. My mom is pretty tech savvy for her age but I have been trying to get her on Venmo for years with no luck, lol.

If people want to give you cash, they'll just give you cash -you' dont' need a fund. And you friends probably already have your venmo info so I wouldn't worry about this.

I agree with Lady, people who gift cash will do so without a fund. Although Venmo is handy and you can add a 1 sentence message and emojis, I prefer to bring a paper card and cash gift to a wedding.

The service fee was why we didn't bother with a cash fund. If people want to put cash or a check in a card then they're welcome to do so, and it cuts out the middle man. Could you maybe set up a wedding PayPal account and link it on your registry? That may come off a little more "formal" than listing a Venmo account.

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It seems that PayPal does have service fees for donations and for transferring to bank account

Oh jeez that's a bummer. Shows how much I use it 😅

People who give cash will put it in a card and not use online services.

"Younger guest" here and if I am giving a monetary gift I will always give cash with the card - even if I know I've transferred money, I hate the idea of giving an empty card except where it accompanies a physical gift.

I guess I’m too old for this too. I’d be off put if I saw this. I also don’t use cash funds. For my whole life I’ve given money at weddings. Always cash or check. And it’s worked just fine. And it’s what we received as well. So I’ll say, you know your guests— and their relative ages— best.

I'm a younger guest too and I'd feel weird showing up with a card without money. All of our friends ask for cash, not gifts, so we always just put bills in with the card.

I love Venmo & I am in the older crowd. However for a wedding, I would 100% of the time, give a card with cash.

As someone who is younger I would absolutely LOVE the option to give cash through Venmo. So much easier, I can do it the day of since I literally never carry cash.

If you're willing to transfer your website to "with joy" they have an option for you to add categories to your registry for which you can be paid directly via paypal/venmo/cashapp with no fees! Additionally, your guests can donate to your funds, but mark off that they will send a check by mail and/or bring one to the reception. This has significantly helped to offset regisrty fees for us. Also, I find the withjoy platform to be much more aesthetically pleasing and user friendly. Sorry Wedding Wire! Still love your budgeting application though

I've seen etsy honeymoon signs at gift tables!! no issue and not tacky!

Thanks for your question about Venmo. I can check into that for our wedding.

Great question! What did you end up doing and how did it work our for you?

View Quoted Comment From a security perspective, I have been to two wedding where the cash box went “missing” AKA someone took it when people got too liquored up 😫 and that’s two times too many for me to rely solely on the cash box….maybe it’s ok to have both?

Maybe it’s just me here but I’ve been to not one- but TWO different weddings both as a guest and as a vendor helper, and the cash box was STOLEN. So I’m definitely having both options and it’s gonna be right up front. I would say have both the Venmo AND the cash option and keep an eye on it

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Old thread but to me that's a good reason to have neither one. We had a secure place to lock away any envelopes. One of the parents periodically deposited them for us. Besides being a theft risk, a cash box signals to guest that you are expecting cash gifts as does publicizing a Venmo account.