Honeyfund?

We included our wedding website info, as well as a "gift write up" with our invitations. It said:

Your presence at our wedding is gift enough, but if you do wish to get us something,

a contribution towards our honeymoon would be greatly appreciated.

We are also registered at....

Our registry has hardly anything on it and I've heard that Bed Bath and Beyond is going out of business?

We were considering using HoneyFund but would prefer to get 100% of our guests generous gifts. So probably just going to find kind wording for the invites.

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That's a really nice message

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Thanks so much for all this great info!

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Great idea - thanks!

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Thank you so much for this info!

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Good point - thank you!

Usually if you don't mention a registry people assume you want cash. You can let anyone who asks know that you'd love a little help with the honeymoon/kitchen renovation/down payment etc.

We set up a Honeyfund account, however included a note on it saying that for those who wish to give monetary donations, it would be best to pledge the gift on Honeyfund (choose the category they want their gift to go towards), but give actually give the gift offsite (cash, cheque, e-transfer, etc.) to avoid fees.

We are indicating this on our website and also using word of mouth through our parents as previously suggested!

By the time my fiancée and I get married, we'll have lived together for 2.5 years, so we're definitely at the same point of not needing traditional wedding gifts.


Using a site like MyRegistry, they have an item you can select called "The Honeymoon Fund"! No matter which way your guests sort the registry, it always seems to appear on top, so it's right there infront of them.
While everyone is definitely free to do what they wish, putting a few gifts on a registry is never a bad idea. There's always going to be people who want to get a physical item as opposed to giving cash.
As well, make sure to let your parents and wedding party know! Chances are, they're all going to be asked "Hey.. what do they REALLY want as a gift?". It's a great way to spread that word, without outright saying it out in the open.
Best of luck with your wedding, and whatever option you choose to go with!

My fiance and I are writing a little message in with our invitation so people know that we'd like cash instead of gifts.

"We don't have a gift list for all of you to see. As we have everything we need in our home. Your presence at our wedding is a gift by itself. If you desire to give nonetheless, a monetary gift is one we suggest."