Cash Registry with no designated purpose?

For my wedding I just didn't have a registry. If people asked we simply said we didn't have one. Some people got traditional wedding gifts anyways (picture frames, kitchen ware, etc) but most got the hint and gifted a check instead. In my opinion it's better than a cash fund because all cash funds take some of your money. In my opinion gifting people cash at at a wedding is much easier than buying them a gift anyway, it's always the gift I give people! Takes no planning, and can pop in the card the day of.

I think that’s fine. You could also register for gift cards as well to extend the options

If people wish to give you money, they will all assume you have a bank account, and will give you cash or a check. Funds all take 3-8% or more of funds for themselves , and exist to make money for the fund company. There is no need for a fund. Registries are suggestions for people who want a suggestion. But it is always right to buy a gift without consulting a registry, giver's choice, or to give cash or a check, and you need not tell people to do it.

I agree with pp who said just don't register. Nearly everyone knows that a good wedding gift is cash/checks -- especially if there isn't a registry for physical gifts. Those who plan to gift something will figure it out and you'll get the full value of your gifts without you or the giver having to pay a fee. Also, there may be some guests (especially older/more traditional) who find a cash registry in poor taste. At daughter's wedding those were the exact guests, who on their own without any prompting, gave very generous cash/check gifts -- possibly the very last guests one would want to offend with a cash registry. Added bonus? You don't have to do anything, so it couldn't be easier!

I just personally don’t believe in registries. I think it’s weird to go to a store and pick out gifts I want other people to buy me lol. We have been educating people via word of mouth that they are more than welcome to get us a card or cash if they insist. They seems to be working out very well

View Quoted Comment I agree with this 100%. Also, even with a physical gift registry, all of our guests minus 1 gave us cash/a check in a card. One guest brought a physical gift. Just don't register, and if people ask, just tell them "we're not registered anywhere." We lived together for years prior to the wedding to, but we made a small registry with upgrades (like nicer knives and cookware and new towels to replace some old, tired things).

If there’s nothing you need, then skip registering altogether. If guests want to give you gifts, they can send them to your address on the invitation envelope.

If you don’t have a registry, people will just bring a card with good old-fashioned cash or a check. That’s how it’s been for years, long before internet/virtual cash registries (which as others have pointed out, will take a percentage of your gift!). Just make sure to have a clearly-marked box for Cards at your reception 🙂

I think that's fine, whatever is easiest for you! My friend's registry is similar on Zola - she has a "Newlywed Fund" in addition to an Amazon registry that has only gift cards on it.