House reno fund for registry

I usually get the hint that if the bride isn't registered anywhere, they want cash.

now if you are having a bridal shower. whomever is hosting could put a blurb about maybe wanting home depot gift cards, so you would get those over things.

We only just bought a house this past July so we are still on the fence about a registry - but with that being said we will most likely have only one registry and then on the wedding website also mention that we have mostly everything that we need and that what we would appreciate is something towards building our family like $$ as we want to have kids and those tend to be pricey

I agree with Valerie! We "registered" our honeymoon. So on our wedding website I added a collage of photos of where we are going (Caribbean), and then this blurb:

"Over the course of our 6 years together, we have built a wonderful life and home together. We have no need for more pots, pans or dishes. The one thing we are missing, however, is the experience of travel together. Through work and school, we have been unable to have time away, with just us two.

Our wish, is that we will be able to take a beautiful honeymoon together. We will be taking a cruise through the Caribbean, soaking up the sun and waves. As we sail on the Serenade of the Seas, we will visit Aruba, Curacao, Bonaire, St. Lucia & Antigua. We are excited to be away together, enjoying our time as newlyweds.

Contributions towards our dream honeymoon is the greatest gift you could give us, and the memories we will make will last a lifetime."

If you wanted to do something similar, for a house reno, you could do a similar starting blurb "been together X years, have all we need, etc..." then say something like, "We could appreciate nothing more than a contribution towards building our next chapter in our lives!"

There's always a cute way of saying "give me money", haha... just takes a minute

Hi Stephanie,

That's a great idea! We're doing something similar, by asking for gifts of moneys to put towards a downpayment on our first house!

We have a cute blurb on our website letting our guests know. We won't be registering on a website, so if they want to give us anything, it'll be by e-tranfer or by including it in their card. You can communicate how you'd prefer the gift, by letting your parents and bridal party know. They'll relay the message to the rest of your guests!