who's name is on the ck

Original post by hsacks23r

Feb 17, 2006 01:16 PM

WHen you give a ck for a wedding gift..whos name do you wrtie it out to?? I think it is usually the Bride.
And if that is true why????

NPbride Posted: Feb 17, 2006 01:44 PM

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Posted by JanuaryBride06

I put Mr. so and so and Mrs. bride's maiden name because you never know if she's done her paper work or if she decided not to change her last name.

I think this is the best option. Before I got married I always wrote it out to Mr. & Mrs. We got just about all of our checks written out to Mr. & Mrs. and I wasn't changing my name. So for checks we got after the wedding I had some difficulty at the bank (nothing major but I had to wait a while for them to figure out what to do-'cause apparently it was too complex for them )

DandS Posted: Feb 17, 2006 01:46 PM

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I always give cash.

After reading these posts, if I was to give a check, I would probably make it out to cash.

Beth1210 Posted: Feb 17, 2006 01:47 PM

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I didn't change my name- and I didn't add Jake to my account

and I was able to deposit all the Mr and Mrs jake's last in the account- with him standing next to me- signing them also

so no big deal really

but just make it out to cash- it's so much eaier

personally I give cash

BKtoLI Posted: Feb 17, 2006 01:51 PM

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Thank God for this, because I was wondering this myself!! I always wrote out checks to Mr. & Mrs. _____ or gave cash. Plus FH and I don't have a joint checking account.

I better tell him to notify his bank a week before the wedding that we will have checks to deposit as Mr & Mrs. J.

SPITSBRIDE Posted: Feb 17, 2006 01:51 PM

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I make it payable to: Mr & Mrs _____

October Bliss Posted: Feb 17, 2006 02:02 PM

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I always write check out to Ms. Bride's Maiden Name OR Mr. Groom's Name. If you write it out to cash and it gets lost, anyone can cash it. Some bride's don't change their name, and not all couples have joint accounts set up before the wedding. If you write it out the way I outlined above, either the bride or the groom (but no one else) can cash or deposit the check with one signature.

MalteseMommy Posted: Feb 17, 2006 04:33 PM

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Posted by hsacks23r

what if they dont have a cking account together??

We usually write it out to Mr. And Mrs. X.

When we got engaged we hadn't yet opened a joint checking but the checks we received were addressed to both of us. We were able to deposit the check into either one's personal account as long as both of us signed the back of it.

MissingTheBGene Posted: Feb 17, 2006 04:38 PM

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I remember giving a check recently as I addressed it as 'Mr. & Mrs.'

I remember the check coming back to me with three signatures on it, his name, her name with her maiden last name and her name with her married name. I didn't realize it would have been such a pain in the arse to cash it! I won't be doing that going forward.

pigs222seal Posted: Feb 17, 2006 04:42 PM

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both names

Ang&Rich Posted: Feb 17, 2006 04:42 PM

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We write it out to:

Mr. Groom's Full Name OR Mrs. Bride's Full Married Name.

The only exception is if I know the bride will not be taking her husband's last name - then I use her maiden name after the groom's name.

BrideChrissy Posted: Feb 17, 2006 04:50 PM

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for a wedding, Mr & Mrs.

jada2destiny Posted: Feb 17, 2006 04:51 PM

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I write checks to cash also, just in case they are not changing names or do not plan on opening an account together

Love4Eva Posted: Feb 17, 2006 04:53 PM

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I always give cash - but the one time I did write a check I wrote to mr groom and ms. bride's maiden name - I worked at a bank yrs ago - so i know abt all those retarted rules!

BHW Posted: Feb 17, 2006 05:42 PM

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DH and I opened up a joint account shortly before getting married. Just about every single check we received was made out to Mr. & Mrs. Married Name. DH and I both signed the back of each check and had absolutely no problem depositing the checks the next day into our account. I would never write the check out to cash. If the check ever got lost or stolen, anyone could cash the check and you have no recourse.