Wedding Gift/Money

Hello!

We are doing the honeymoon one where people buy trips etc and it's through honeyfund.com my friend used it and it was great - the money goes directly to your nominated bank account rather than risky holding accounts so the website never actually sees the money. You can tailor it as much as you like!

totally free and really easy to set up :-) xxx

Yellow Diamond

Thank you so much, just had a quick look and it looks like just what we need.

Sophie

That sounds great! How much do they keep of what they pay you? I know that my cousin set up something similar but it cost him a percentage!

Hunyfund doesn't take a percentage. All monies are paid directly to the bride and groom no holding account etc. gifters can choose to pay via PayPal or cash/cheque they print a voucher to give you on your day. I've looked in to doing this lol looks like they make their money by charging a fee if you want anything personalised so the standard site you can have for free but anything you pay around £30 I think.

Absolutely - totally free unless you want an all singing dancing personalised website, and I think they make some money through advertising.

Glad to have helped :-) I'm terrible with technology and even I've managed to set one up! X

You might also want to consider setting up a small registry for people that would prefer to buy things (older relatives?). Although for the most part I have everything I "need" a lot of the things I have are pretty basic because I bought them when I was younger, or I had to buy cheaper things than I would have liked because I had to furnish a flat all at once. Now that I'm married I definitely want nicer pots and pans, appliances, towels, bedding, that will last. (Grown up things for a grown up life ) I also plan on putting items on my registry that aren't necessities but are nice to have, like formal serving dishes for guests. Just don't be like my cousin who put a £20 toilet brush on her John Lewis gift list! There was definitely some eye rolling about that!

Thank you for all your help.
I do not know about these registry's. Can I set up one list that includes trips for honeymoon as well as a few additional items from John Lewis? (Not a toilet brush though!)

My asian friend tell me thats in their culture.. they usually give the money for bride and groom

with red envelope and put in on the big box

Yes, you can have multiple lists. If you have a website that is a great place to list where you've registered, or you can include a line on your invitation if that is appropriate in your social circle "We are registered at John Lewis and HoneyFund". Your guests will then be able to search the store website by your name and find your list. It seems like registries are a bigger thing in America. Many people register at multiple stores. I will be having one list for our UK guests with appliances or things that are a bit heavier, and one for our US guests with things that are easier to ship or carry in luggage. I think guests can also purchase gift cards for you as well. I think most people want to get you something you will really want, so a registry is a way to help with that and make sure you don't end up with five toasters!

John Lewis is the one I've heard mentioned the most in the UK, but you may also want to look into the Amazon Universal Registry. I think you install a browser add on, similar to the Pinterest button, and you can add any item from any online store to one list on Amazon.

We have two lists, one is with John Lewis and the other is with www.marriagegiftlist.com where you can add items from any website.