Gift cards vs registry

Why don’t you just skip the registry? Then people will gift cash that you can spend wherever you want.

Zola lets you add gift cards and experiences that people can purchase for you. I also added charity and gifts as well. I like that it's a combination of all things so check it out!

I agree with the advice to not "ask for anything" or give any direction at all (unless people ask you directly, and then I'd probably respond with, "because of the wedding is far away from home, you chose not to register for physical gifts"). Most guests will write a check as a wedding gift, which like pp said, is better than a gift card because you can spend or save the money anywhere you want without any limitations.

I think all of these are great ideas. You could just not register at all, and people will get the hint. Or, you could register for the few things you need and guests can just have them shipped to your home rather than traipse across country with them.

How do I phrase that on our website? "Due to the nature of our wedding, instead of a registry we are requesting gift cards to X, Y and Z"?

View Quoted Comment Thank you so much for this suggestion! We have a Zola page, and I had no idea you could register for experiences! I like that this gives guests different options, and makes them feel as though they are contributing to a gift, rather than just handing over cash.

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I wouldn't put that on your website. Just don't register and people will give you cash.

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We didn't put a registry on our website, thinking people would get the hint. But instead we're getting lots of texts/emails/phone calls asking where we're registered. When we say we purposefully didn't register because we didn't need anything, they are not accepting it. I thought it would just sort itself out and people would get the hint that cash would be fine. We've reminded people gently that their presence is all we need, but if they would like to contribute to the honeymoon we would graciously accept.