LONDON–Tap-and-pay technology continues to grow—including at wedding receptions.
A couple in Britain had a tap-and-pay wedding reception, forgoing gifts and instead asking their 140 guests for honeymoon money to go directly to the bank, according to the Daily Mail.
That report said Chris Martin, 35, and Tasha White, 33, got married in their hometown of Buckinghamshire before heading off on a trip to Mexico the very next day — and “needed travel cash, fast. And after 14 years together, the couple — who share a daughter, 7, and son, 3 — had no need for the traditional housewarming presents typically found on a newlywed registry.”
“Tasha and I already have a house and everything we need — no one needs another five toasters!” Martin, who works at Mercedes, told the Daily Mail of their decision to install a credit card scanner and display a direct-pay QR code at their wedding reception.
“What we really wanted was help making our dream honeymoon to Mexico happen.”
‘Don’t be Tight’
According to the report, the sign next to the QR display read, “Don’t be tight, pay for our flight.”
“Our guests absolutely loved it,” Martin told the news outlet..
The idea may seem gauche, but it was allegedly a hit among their apparently utilitarian guests, the Daily Mirror stated.
“I think the card reader and QR code were a great idea,” one unidentified giver told the Daily Mail. “No one knows what to really do about wedding gifts nowadays, so it’s usually money. This was so much less faff than cash or a bank transfer.”
The groom furthermore noted that people don’t really carry cash around anymore, so they thought it would be something fun for guests while raising money for the honeymoon at the same time, the Mail reported.
“As you can imagine, people got more generous as the drinks started to flow!” Martin shared.
