Asking for money is not okay

There has been an influx of asking for money poems on the knot recently. Apparently these very misguided brides refuse to accept that under no circumstances, there is no polite way to ask for money, so you JUST.DON'T.DO.IT!

Example 1:
We know it's not traditional,
it's not the way its done, 
but instead of a wedding list
we'd like a bit of sun!
Please don't think of us as rude,
Please don't take offense,
We do not want to upset you,
That's not the way its meant!
We've lived together quite a while;
We've got our plates and our pots and pans,
Our plans have all been made. 
So if you'd like to give a gift 
to help us celebrate, 
some money for our honeymoon
we'd sure appreciate. 

Example 2:
For a couple of years we've lived in sin
We have a toaster, a kettle and a stainless steel bin.
Saucepans and towels, we have many,
Corkscrews and flannel, we don't need any.
We just want you with us to celebrate our day, 
But if you insist on a gift anyway,
What we'd really like is the gift of money,
We hope you don't think we're being funny!
We'll put it all together and buy something that's best,
as a reminder of our day and of our wonderful guests!


Honestly, there are just too many posts about this to really include all of the horrendous poems that people come up with to try to justify being rude.

And now for my favorite response, by knottie BecW2B:

I know you want cash, but times are really tough,
you tried to avoid being rude, but the poem was not enough.
So here's my gift to you; a little piece of good advice,
there's not a way to ask for cash that's polite or even nice. 
I do wish you the very best on your honeymoon,
I hope you don't come back knocked up with a tyke, 
While you're away I'll be drinking from the crystal I bought you,
that I thought you wouldn't like! 

I couldn't help it. Really, ladies, just know that you don't want to do this unless you want to receive a poem like Bec's on your RSVP card with DECLINE on the front.