Millennials would rather receive monetary wedding gifts than appliances

MILLENNIALS WOULD RATHER RECEIVE MONETARY WEDDING GIFTS THAN APPLIANCES

In true millennial fashion, the envelope-pushing generation’s latest trend is bypassing traditional gifts at their wedding.

Instead, millennials are more interested in monetary gifts than receiving china or cutlery. Besides money, millennials are also opting for home repair gift cards or all-inclusive honeymoon adventures. Nina Vitale told The New York Times, "It’s a generational thing. During the past two years, guests have been bringing mostly envelopes, no gifts."

One couple told The NY Times, they registered at Bloomingdale’s for older friends and relatives who were not tech-savvy or felt uncomfortable giving cash as a wedding gift. However, for their friends who were the quite the opposite, the couple created an account with Simple Registry, a site where guests can financially contribute towards a couple’s honeymoon daily activities.

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Jason Dorsey, who serves as the chief strategy officer and millennials researcher at the Center for Generational Kinetics, revealed the changes being made to how millennials celebrate their wedding is due to student loans, later marriages, purchasing property or conceiving children before marriage. Because of these other expenses, millennials crave experiences rather than shelling out funds for materialistic appliances.

Dorsey continued saying, "Less is more. This generation of couples live in smaller spaces and don’t need gifts. They would prefer a visit a yoga retreat or tickets to a concert. They want more personal reflections of what they value."

An assistant professor of sociology, Dr. Arielle Kuperberg also gave insight on this new trend. "When people have lived on their own for years, it is hard to register when they marry," she said. "This generation of couples also cohabitate in great numbers, entertain casually, marry later. We call this the ‘independent life stage’ in sociological terms. They don’t need anything more for the house."

When reading the case studies of couples via The NY Times, many still create registries in order to appease those who aren’t ready to break with tradition and buy a proper gift. In order to bridge the various gaps, couples seek different types of gifts from family and friends who will support their wishes, whether it be helping them with their honeymoon fund or purchasing fancy china for future family dinners.

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