Honeymoon registry etiquette with a courthouse wedding

I would say make a post on Facebook so you don't have to worry about repeating yourself. As for the registry, it is totally up to you if you want one or not. It should not been seen as "gift grabby" because newlyweds spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on weddings, so getting new appliances or stuff you need will be quite difficult. If you would like to make a registry, go for it. If not, no big deal. Worst case scenario is you make one and send certain things to people but have it as a Christmas/birthday list.

Hope this helps at all!

There really is no reason to register if you just want money (and a honeymoon registry is really just registering for money). A registry isn't to solicit gifts; it's to tell people who already want to give you gifts what you want. Since everyone wants money, your guests don't need a registry to tell them that.

And a honeymoon registry takes some of the money people give you. Since they would typically give you money in the absence of a registry, why register for a honeymoon fund and thus get less money than people would otherwise have given you?

1. The few people you invite may want to give you a gift. Beyond that, I assume no one will give you a gift since they aren't invited to the wedding.

2. I've never heard of a wedding website for a courthouse wedding.

I would just plan your small courthouse ceremony, and send out marriage announcements after to friends/family explaining you had a VERY small intimate ceremony with just immediate family. So they know you are married & know why they weren't invited. I'd skip the registry all together.

Agree with this. I would not even do a wedding website for a small courthouse wedding, just send the invites for the wedding celebration. When they ask you if you are registered you simply say you do not have a registry. Said people will then either pick out a gift at their discretion or just bring a monetary gift. You are going to have to repeat yourself! But think about this, would you show up to a wedding with no gift or money gift? So a party celebrating your wedding is essentially the same. People who show up empty handed are kinda rude.

I have even given FH's close work friend who we could not attend their wedding because FH had to work (it was his shift, nobody would switch with him) a monetary gift and card in the mail. But also remember that there's no rule a gift has to be given at a wedding/party! There's a grace period where it's acceptable to send a gift even after, I have seen up to one year, although I wouldn't wait that long!

Yes, this exactly!