using the traditional anniversary gifts by year as a guideline is a wonderful place to start,” says Jodi R. R. Smith, a wedding etiquette coach and the president of Mannersmith Etiquette Consulting.

But is it acceptable to ask for money instead of a traditional gift? According to etiquette expert Mariah Grumet, it's absolutely okay to request cash for your wedding—how you do it is what ...

"They love to do their own take on traditional wedding gifts," a source previously told PEOPLE. "The first anniversary was paper, and Meghan wrote out the wedding speech and had it framed for him." ...

Most traditional wedding registries now offer the option to also collect cash as gifts. “I advise couples to offer a mix of traditional gifts along with either a cash or honeymoon fund,” says ...

Today, however, it's more popular than ever for unmarried couples to live together, meaning newlyweds are likely to already own traditional wedding gifts like kitchenware and home essentials.