News Summary

• A recent poll from Zola found that 27 percent of couples were paying for their wedding with the help of cash gifts from guests via their registry.
• “We were up front with our guests that instead of gifts, we were going to be asking them to pay for their own meal.
• Sure, but we hope you’ll forgive us” — Jamie, 34, a graduate student in Philadelphia.
• "We paid about $1,500 total for all our wedding stuff, including our outfits, my flowers, some booze that we brought, our cake, and our rings"