This Saintly Soiree blog post is inspired by dear St. Matthew, the tax collector. Here is a snippet of my St. Matthew the Tax Collector Pinterest board which includes all the links for items mentioned in this blog:

Of course, my first thought when I thought of Matthew was — have the reception at an old bank! There are so many “old banks turned reception venues” out there. Think of how unique your wedding reception vibes would be!

In my research, I also came across a couple from Maharashtra, India who sent out stock market themed wedding invitations to their “merger” (wedding) to all their “investors” (guests). How cute and hilarious!

I found another blog post about a couple who sent out custom “bank booklet” wedding invitations since they were getting married at the historic Williamsburg Savings Bank Building in Brooklyn, NY.

If you look at Etsy, there are tons of antique/vintage bank ledger notebooks or bank paper that you could use for a DIY confetti cone for dried flower confetti! One couple, whose married name would be “Banks” even made a bank themed card box and gave out mini piggy banks as their party favor!

Other ideas include decorating with lots of gold everywhere, including gold flakes in drinks, setting up containers with chocolate gold coins and gold bars… or getting a custom non-profit donation box made on relicwood.com to support your preferred organization instead of accepting gifts at the wedding (in the spirit of St. Matthew and giving up worldly possessions!).

The same authors from the book referenced above also wrote a “Drinking with your Patron Saints” book (also highly recommend!) and they have an “Income Tax” cocktail recipe — also vintage, from 1913 — using gin, orange juice, dry & sweet vermouth, and aromatic bitters. Delicious! I linked some takes on this cocktail in the board.

Finally, I thought some “For Richer or Poorer” chocolate coin wedding favors from Etsy would just end the wedding on a sweet– and punny — high note!

Notes/disclaimers: Saint and feast day information on customs and our Catholic culture is sourced from a series of books including Drinking/Dining with the Saints, The Catholic All Year Compendium, The Companion Book of Catholic Days, The Catholic Home, Living the Seasons, and A Saint a Day. I also utilize catholicculture[.org] blog: Liturgical Year Calendar and https://catholiccuisine[.blogspot][.com]. Photos free for use under the Pixabay Content License.