Top 65 ideas on how to give money for a wedding in an original way + bonus ideas

Top 50 best ideas: how to give wedding money to newlyweds in an original way

Imagine a wedding where a long line of guests follow the newlyweds, each of whom is in a hurry to congratulate and present a gift. The words can be read from the postcard, the envelopes are similar to each other, because they were “bought with love” in the same store. Trite and unlikely to be remembered by young people. The guests begin to get bored on the fifth card, the hosts of the event - on the sixth. What if you use your wits? We hope our tips will help you decorate your gift creatively.

Envelopes and boxes

These are classic options for decorating cash gifts, but you can also approach them with imagination:

The easiest way to beautifully package a monetary gift is an envelope, but not one that is stamped in large quantities, but a handmade one. Using the scrapbooking technique, making such an envelope is not difficult: just take 1 sheet of beautiful scrap paper (sold in craft supply stores), fold it into an envelope and decorate it to your liking. You can make a commemorative inscription on the envelope about the date of the celebration, and put a postcard inside.
Using the scrapbooking technique, you can make a gift box in which you can put banknotes and a card with wishes.
Magic-box is a gift box for a small gift or money that opens like a flower bud as soon as the lid is removed. Inside, on each wall of the box you can write a congratulation to the newlyweds and attach banknotes. In the central part, add figures of doves, angels, or place a small cake-shaped box, inside which you can also put a banknote.
You can make a combined version - both a postcard and an envelope, folding a sheet of paper so that it looks like a postcard, but when opened it turns into a box. All that remains is to decorate it with scrap paper and write a congratulation.
The postcard can be decorated by attaching banknotes to it, folded in the form of a man’s shirt and a woman’s dress - a kind of symbolic image of the bride and groom.
A kind of “matryoshka” can be made from several boxes. Banknotes are placed in the smallest one, then it is placed in a larger box, and so on. Bringing a huge box into the wedding reception hall will be spectacular. And don’t forget to wrap each one in beautiful paper!
If you don’t have time to make original packaging, you can take any ready-made box in the shape of a heart, house, chest, etc., put banknotes in it in a neat pile and tie it with a beautiful satin ribbon. Add a beautiful handmade card to your gift.
Take a box or casket (and souvenir shops also sell special wooden banknote holders) according to the size of the banknote. Connect the money itself in small pieces in the form of a ribbon, fold it like an accordion. Glue the top bill to the lid so that when you open the box, the entire accordion opens.

Culinary theme

Common, now classic ways of arranging cash gifts for a wedding:

It is recommended to store money in a bank, but you can play on this association and give the newlyweds a glass jar filled with coins and banknotes. Hide the lid under a nice cloth and tie a ribbon. Such a gift will become a symbol of prosperity and abundance in a young family.
Variant of the previous one. You can present not just money in a bank, but monetary conservation. Color printing capabilities allow you to create beautiful stickers with original inscriptions on packaging:

“Salting for luck”;
“Canned greens”;
"Cauliflower", etc.

You can make stickers with a photo of the newlyweds and the “preservation date” - the wedding date. The bride and groom can take an oath that they will open the jar only when the first child is born in the family.
A wish for a sweet life - presenting the newlyweds with a box of chocolate “Kinder surprises”. You will have to try a little, because each egg needs to be freed from the foil and very carefully divided in half without damaging the chocolate. Then remove the toy and put a banknote in its place. Fold the chocolate egg halves together, running a hot knife over them for a second, and wrap again in foil.
As a simpler version of the previous one, print out wrappers for chocolate bars with photographs of the newlyweds, replace the store-bought wrapper by placing a banknote under it. The main thing is to warn that the sweet life can bring surprises, so you should not give chocolate to children without making sure that its contents are “safe”.
In a box of chocolates, you can place banknotes under the chocolates or between them, carefully rolling them into a tube and tying them with ribbons. To make the gift original, you can replace the wrapper on the box of chocolates by printing a colorful congratulation and photographs of the newlyweds.
You can make a cake out of banknotes. Take a round base (box or foam). Roll the money into tubes and secure with thin multi-colored rubber bands (the girls use them to weave various crafts). Carefully place the tubes around the base and secure with a beautiful satin ribbon. Secure the bills together with paper clips.
You can go even further and present the bride and groom with a two- or even three-tier cake, decorating it, in addition to money, with artificial flowers and various decorative figures.
Another option for a wedding cake is to make boxes based on a template, which, when put together, will create an imitation of a confectionery product. In each you can hide printed wishes, small symbolic souvenirs and banknotes. Decorate the top of each box to your liking - with artificial flower arrangements, beads and rhinestones.
If you develop your imagination further, you can present the newlyweds with a fruit and chocolate “cornucopia”, using banknotes as components. The skill of experienced florists will be required, although you can make such a gift yourself.
Continuing the “culinary” theme, you can give a head of “cabbage” for your wedding. The cabbage will be real, and the young housewife will then be able to cook borscht from it. And banknotes need to be carefully inserted between the leaves of the cabbage. Before doing this, each bill should be wrapped in cling film or cellophane to avoid damage. Wrap the finished gift in transparent floral paper and decorate with a beautiful bow.

Let's become florists

A cash bouquet of banknotes will decorate the event and surprise all guests:

Rolling up money by making paper flowers out of them is not easy, without experience and skill you can ruin them, but you can either entrust this to hand made craftsmen, or make flowers from imitation paper bills, and simply carefully insert real money into the bouquet as decoration (greenery) .
Variation of the previous idea. In a bouquet of fresh flowers, wrap the stems in banknotes, after wrapping them in cellophane or cling film to prevent them from getting wet. The main thing is not to forget to warn the newlyweds about the surprise in the bouquet, otherwise after the wedding celebration, when the flowers wither, the gift may go into the trash container, and with it a monetary surprise.
Money Tree. It is a symbol of wealth and financial stability. You can use a living plant as a gift, on which you can carefully place banknotes. You can use the gift in the following way: explain to the young people that money is not given for nothing - in order for a tree to always bear fruit, it needs to be looked after: watered, fertilized.
As a variant of the previous idea. Using wire, a foam ball and a flower pot, make a topiary in which you use not only flowers and other decorative decorations, but also banknotes. You can make a craft from souvenir bills, inserting real ones between them.
You can make a money tree with your own hands in different ways: make a paper applique in a frame under glass, where you can attach banknotes. You can cut a tree out of foam rubber and make slots in it for money.
A simple design option is a florarium. Buy a large glass goblet or a small round vase. Place artificial plants, decorative stones and beautifully folded banknotes inside.
You can present a money tree in an unusual way: place a pot of soil in front of the young couple and offer to plant coins. Then let them pour the “magic” water over them. Blindfold the bride and groom and say the words of the spell: “Cracks, fax, pex.” During this time, you need to replace the pot with a money tree. Magic, and that's all!
You can embroider a panel with a money tree and attach real banknotes to it. If you don’t know how to embroider, draw or make an applique.

We build a house, we launch a ship

The tree has been planted - it’s time to build a house. Not in the literal sense, of course:

You can build it from “logs”, which will be banknotes rolled into a tube. You can secure them using ordinary paper clips; they will also help to fasten the “logs” together. You can strengthen the “walls” with wooden skewers. The foundation will be a box of chocolates, the roof will be two banknotes folded in the shape of a triangle.
Another option can be played out as follows: to build a strong house, you need bricks. You give the first one at the wedding, the rest should be collected by the young people themselves. The brick can be cut from polystyrene foam - the main thing is that it is made up of two halves, in which recesses are made inside for banknotes. The more the “brick” resembles the real one - shape, size, color - the more interesting it will be. Tie the gift with a beautiful ribbon and decorate it with a bow.
It is not difficult to build a ship on which a young family will sail across the ocean of life. You can make a figurine of a ship out of paper or buy a small souvenir model of a sailboat, on which the sails can be replaced with banknotes. The gift should be celebrated by wishing the young couple a happy voyage, seven feet under the keel and complete calm.

Emergency cash assistance

To make your gift memorable for a long time, you can choose options with home decor:

Panel. A panel is laid out from paper bills and coins attached to the base using double-sided tape. Place it in a frame under glass and hand it to the bride and groom. You can also give a small hammer with instructions: break the glass in case of extreme financial need.
You can simply arrange the money beautifully in a photo frame - like a fan, checkerboard or other pattern. Having taken out the bills, the newlyweds will insert their wedding photo into the frame.
Another variation of the previous idea. You can use a photo album for this purpose, where you can place banknotes in place of the photos. Gradually, the newlyweds will fill the album, replacing money with colorful photos.
An “injection of happiness” can be given to a young family by taking the largest syringe (without a needle) and putting money rolled up into a tube. Place the syringe on velvet in a beautiful box and hand it to the heroes of the occasion.
A money carpet can be “woven” from banknotes. Lay them out on plastic wrap, sew them so that each bill is inside its own “envelope,” and sew a ribbon or fringe along the edge of the carpet.
Give the newlyweds a certificate for a large amount, framed under glass. In fact, there may be 2,3 or more bills of 100, 200, 500 or 1000 rubles, folded so that the first one has a visible denomination, and place the rest under it, leaving only the zeros visible.
Money map of the world. It can be made by cutting out the outlines of continents into cards and attaching banknotes to the back. You can play by wishing the young family to visit all continents.
There is no such thing as too much money: give young people a case filled with money stoves. Make a “doll” out of souvenir banknotes, supplementing it with real banknotes.

Creative ideas

These options for unusual design of cash gifts are for the most daring guests:

"Ice" gift. Place the money in a thick transparent bag, the main thing is that it is intact and does not get wet. Then put it in a container and fill it with water, preferably in layers so that the money is in the center. Along with the ice cube, present a hammer, which the bride and groom can use to break the ice block. The main thing is to have time to give before the ice melts!
Money umbrella. Rain made of money is good, but an umbrella made of money is original. Carefully attach the bills to the umbrella using a thin nylon thread. When presenting, open the umbrella over the newlyweds' heads.
Keep your money in a savings... book. You can do it yourself by folding several envelopes and signing each one for what purposes the money is intended.
The original version is a banknote printing machine. You can buy it in a souvenir shop, fill it with real paper money and demonstrate to the bride and groom and guests how it works.
Maybe among your friends there is a person who knows how to perform magic tricks? Can you imagine the reaction of the newlyweds and guests when an envelope with money appears out of nowhere?!
Balloons. Place banknotes rolled into a tube inside each or several balloons, then inflate with helium and give a bouquet of balloons to the newlyweds. The main thing is not to do this on the street, otherwise a careless movement will cause the balls to fly away along with the gift.
Piñata. This is a hollow figure made of papier-mâché, which is filled with banknotes and coins, small candies, and confetti. The newlyweds must break it, then the contents will spill out onto the floor. Let the children present at the wedding help assemble it.
Money garland. It can be made up of banknotes connected together with pieces of tape. Just check first to see how easily it comes off the paper! To make the garland as long as possible, “dilute” it with souvenir money.
Another variation of the previous idea is to carefully fold the garland into a transparent piggy bank so that the tip of the bill is on the outside and you can pull it (this is how paper napkins are folded in a box). You can use this tip to pull out the entire long garland.
The most creative ones rewind a roll of toilet paper, placing banknotes inside. An idea for those who are sure that such a gift will be appreciated.
"Bablomet". A humorous option for presenting a cash gift. You can beat him by dressing up as a cleaning lady, who comes into the celebration hall with a broom and begins to furiously sweep the floor. Coins and banknotes fly out of the broom, which are presented to the young people.
Garland option. Roll each bill into a tube, then fold them one by one into a long cellophane strip. Tie ribbons between the bills. It turns out to be an imitation of a garland of candies. You can decorate with flowers like a Hawaiian necklace.

Birthday money gift

Presenting cash simply in an envelope is too casual and official. Fortunately, there are more interesting options for presenting such a surprise:

Wallet. As you know, it is customary to give a wallet with cash inside. Choose a beautiful wallet that the birthday person will like, invest in it and give it as a gift;
Box of sweets. The filling in your box will be original. Instead of candy, we will put paper signs there. First, change the bills into smaller ones so that there are more of them, then roll them up and fill the box to the top;
Cigarette case. A great surprise for a man who smokes! This souvenir turns out to be two gifts in one - both the cigarette case itself and its contents - with which, again, we will have finances. We roll them into tubes again and carefully place them inside the box.

More bonus ideas: how to give money for a wedding

We present these ideas to support your imagination:

Building a house requires considerable expenses. Invite the young people to find the treasure. This could be a small quest in the form of riddles, where the bride and groom must guess where the treasures are hidden. Guests help solve riddles, and in the right place there is a box or chest with a treasure of money.
You don’t have to complicate the festive feast by solving riddles, but give the bride and groom a map that shows the place where the treasure is hidden.
The golden chest will fit into the pirate theme of the wedding. A small box, shaped like a chest, needs to be filled with chocolate coins, multi-colored dragees, and edible pearl candies. Wrap banknotes in film and place them at the bottom of the chest.
The treasure can be not only in the form of a chest, but also in the form of a pot of coins, at the bottom of which there will be money.
Write a letter of wishes to the young family, put it in a bottle along with the money and fill it with sealing wax. Paper can be “aged” by soaking it in tea or coffee infusion. Run a scissor blade along the edges to create a ragged edge.
You can also give a “golden” ingot made of foam plastic, inside of which you can place banknotes.
The traditional option is with a souvenir baby stroller - “for the first-born”.
Toy ATM. It can be “charged” with real money mixed with souvenir money.
Place the money in a small brocade bag and give it to the paws of a soft toy animal. Just warn that the toy comes with a surprise, otherwise there is a risk of losing the gift if the bear or dog ends up in the hands of a child.
Give the groom a test of accuracy. Attach several balloons to a wall or screen and place confetti and banknotes in them before inflating. You can shoot with darts from darts or bullets from a children's gun.
Sew several flat piggy banks from felt, make slits in each and label what needs the contents are intended for the young.
Wishing the newlyweds a sweet life and a good honeymoon, you can give them a barrel of “honey”, inside of which there is a monetary surprise.
It is also customary to give gifts on a wedding anniversary. The first is called a chintz wedding. Give money in a fabric bag.
You can sew several of these bags, fill some of them with rice, nuts, and chocolate coins. Or fill them with aromatic herbs. Pack everything in a beautiful box.
For a paper wedding (2 years) it is better to give money in a beautiful handmade envelope, for a wooden wedding (5 years) - in a wooden box.

Surprise inside treats

Perhaps this is the most interesting way of presenting money, because the birthday person does not know what awaits him until the very end. Let's consider several options for such a souvenir:

Kinder Surprise. A chocolate egg is, in principle, a gift in itself, especially for a girl. Especially if there are a lot of kinders. If you want to make her doubly happy, invest money inside this gift. This is quite simple to do: carefully remove the wrapper, break the kinder in half along the seam or cut it with a hot knife, take out the container for the toy and replace it with a rolled up bill. Then put the Kinder Surprise back together: to glue the egg halves together, you need to run a hot spoon over them. Then carefully wrap it back into the wrapper. It’s a lot of fuss, but the birthday girl will appreciate it;
Treasure inside the cake. To do this, you will need to put the cash in a small container (for example, a Kinder Surprise capsule) and place it between the layers in the cake. Do this carefully so that the container immediately visible when cutting the cake.

And here is a video tutorial on how to make such a kinder surprise with such a filling correctly:

What is better to refuse when giving cash gifts?

Do not give money in a regular postal envelope or in its pure form, taking it out of your pocket. This speaks of a disdainful attitude towards the celebration.

It is bad form to boast about how much you give to young people. Not all guests have equal financial opportunities.
You cannot give a gift that directly or indirectly hints at something that may be unpleasant for a young family - for example, in rompers or a stroller. A head of cabbage is also a gift with a hint, so it’s worth thinking not only about the originality of the packaging, but also about how the hosts of the celebration will perceive it.
There is no need to attract excessive attention to yourself through long loud speeches (especially “on a piece of paper”) - this is tiring. Respect the newlyweds and all other guests.

And most importantly, many options for designing cash gifts change from year to year from one wedding to another. Show your imagination - come up with your own idea for an original presentation.

When and to whom should you not give money?

It turns out that not in all cases money can be presented as a gift. They, of course, are a welcome gift, but it’s still worth considering some nuances.

Money cannot be given on the following holidays: New Year, International Women's Day, International Men's Day, Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, Father's Day. If you give a certain amount, the person will be offended and think that he is not morally dear to you. It is better to show love by purchasing some kind of memorabilia.
A man does not like it when a woman gives him money, thereby showing that he earns less. But this principle does not apply to blood people, for example, a mother can give her son money.
For the above reason, it is also not worthwhile for younger people to present banknotes to older ones.
Your chosen one or companion will not like it if you hand over money for the reason that they are just papers. It is more pleasant for loved ones to receive an ordinary thing than banknotes.
Many subordinates give their boss money, but this tone is incorrect and even funny, because the boss, in principle, earns more money than his subordinates.
You cannot give money to a friend alone. The friend will feel awkward, he may even be offended, thinking that he is being neglected and getting off with “empty” bills. So it’s better to raise money as a whole company and figure out how to present it in an original way. Or simply purchase a thing/item and solemnly give it as a souvenir.

Giving gifts, especially money, is an art, and in order not to make a mistake or upset the recipient, you must be able to present the gift correctly. You should not use simple cards and envelopes, because now no one will be surprised by such a gift. It is better to use the above ideas and methods to make it fun and pleasant for the hero of the occasion to receive banknotes. Only thanks to interesting options will the recipient never forget an original, bright and stylish gift.