Writing a check to give as a wedding gift seems so simple. You don't have to spend time scouting the registry; you just jot down the information, seal it in a card and dash off to the party. But if you don't take a minute to think about what exactly you're writing, your gift could cause a headache for the newlyweds.
My husband and I were exceedingly lucky to have guests who shared their generosity with us when we got married. But once we started trying to deposit our checks, we ran into snags and rejections based on how the checks were written. Some bank tellers required us to both be present to cash a check, and otherwise we crossed our fingers and hoped we wouldn't get arrested for identity theft using digital deposit.
