Wedding Registry Wording Ideas and Examples for Every Type of Registry

Creating a wedding gift registry is an exciting part of your wedding planning journey and a helpful way to let guests know what you need for your new life together. Wondering how best to inform loved ones of your wedding gift wishes? Try these carefully crafted wedding registry wording ideas. After all, it's a privilege to get gifts when you tie the knot. It's not your right to receive them, nor your guests' obligation to give them, so it's really important to strike the right tone and follow modern registry etiquette.

From gift registry wording on your wedding website to popular poems for requesting cash gifts, these registry message ideas communicate just the right tone and sentiment to your guests about the wedding gifts you'd really like to receive (if any). The key? To be authentic, gracious and helpful.

Remember, you don't have to choose just one type of registry. Many couples have a traditional gift registry, a honeymoon fund and other cash funds, so feel free to pick and choose one or more of these wording examples to suit your needs.

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In this article:

• Wedding Registry Wording Ideas
• Wedding Cash Fund Wording
• Charity Wedding Registry Wording
• No Wedding Gifts Wording

Wedding Registry Wording Ideas

It's considered bad etiquette to include registry wording on your wedding invitation, which totally makes sense—you're inviting that person to join your celebration, not inviting them to buy you a gift. Furthermore, there's already a lot of event information to be communicated on an invite and special formality around wedding invitation wording you don't want to mess with.

Historically, couples would rely on bridesmaids and family members to tell guests about their wedding gift registry. Fast forward to today and the best ways to notify guests about registry information are on a wedding website, by word of mouth and on a wedding shower invitation.

Wedding Website Registry Wording

Your wedding website is the communication hub for all of your wedding details, so it makes sense to use this as the primary place for listing registry information. It's commonplace (and proper etiquette) for couples to include the URL for their website on their wedding invitation to direct guests to the web page to RSVP and to find more details, including your wedding registry.

In fact, most wedding website templates offer a registry tab. This is the perfect place for engaged couples to list their registry information—if guests navigate to that section, they're actively seeking your registry to buy a wedding gift. The wedding details section of your website is also a good spot. Simply create a "Wedding Registry" section.

Wedding Registry Message Examples

A wedding website is less formal than an invitation, so feel free to make the registry wording sound like you! Make it as personal and as specific as possible. Here are a few wording examples to get the ball rolling:

We're looking forward to celebrating with you on our big day. Having you attend our wedding is the greatest gift of all, however, if you're looking for wedding gift ideas, we've registered here for things that we need to outfit our home: [insert details].

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We've moving in together for the first time after the big day, so we've put together a gift registry of things we need to complete our home and for our new life together. You can find our wish list at [insert details].

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Your presence at our wedding is the greatest gift we could ask for! If you would like to honor us with a gift, we have registered a list with [insert details]. Gift cards to [insert details] are also appreciated, as we are moving into a new home after the wedding.

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We're thrilled that you're coming to celebrate with us—and that's the best gift of all! But, if you'd like to help us spruce up our place, you can find our registry at [insert details].

Bridal Shower Registry Wording

This popular prewedding event is intended to shower the couple with gifts. Unlike on a wedding invite, it's absolutely appropriate and encouraged to include registry information when wording wedding shower invitations. Keep the information short and sweet with a message like this:

The happy couple [or their names] have registered at [insert store details]. You can find their gift list online at [insert store URL] or in-store with registry ID number: [insert registry number].

Some gift registry retailers provide the couple with gift registry cards that have the registry ID number and URL printed on them—the wedding shower host can insert them into the invitation. Shower hosts can also order wedding registry insert cards online, which offers much more leeway when it comes to selecting an attractive design or adding helpful custom elements like QR codes. The Knot offers a wide selection of gorgeous enclosure cards that you can easily customize to showcase the registry link and a sentence of text. We also love the options over at Zazzle, Basic Invite and Etsy.

Wedding Cash Fund Wording

A great alternative to receiving physical gifts is to set up a cash fund wedding registry. You can create one or multiple cash funds to gather money for different goals you're after as a couple (home improvements, a down payment on a house, big-ticket items like major appliances etc.), just be sure to be specific about what you plan to use the money for, so that guests can appreciate what they're giving you. There are lots of online platforms that let guests know what their cash gift is going towards and that accept payments. But of course, we're partial to The Knot Cash Funds because they make the guest experience so seamless.

You could also forgo the online cash fund and set up a wishing well at the reception, where guests can put their cash gift inside a wedding card and drop it into a decorative box that you can DIY or buy online.

Whether you're looking for registry greeting examples to ask guests to contribute to a new house or home improvement, or even honeymoon fund wording, you'll need cash registry wording (or an adorable wedding money poem) to put on your wedding website. We suggest that you put this tasteful message under the "Wedding Details" tab or a "Registry" tab, if you've set up a cash fund online.

Money Registry Message Examples

We are so excited to have you join our special day and your presence at our wedding is the best gift we could ask for. However, if we are to be honored with a present from you, a monetary gift towards our [insert how funds will be used] would be very much appreciated.

We have set up a cash fund wedding registry at [insert URL] under registry ID [insert ID number].
OR
A wedding card box will be at our reception.

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Thank you for being a big part of our wedding day. If you feel inclined to give us a wedding gift, a contribution towards our [insert item] would help get our newlywed life off to a great start.

We have set up a cash fund wedding registry at [insert URL] under registry ID [insert ID number].
OR
A wedding card box will be at our reception.

Cash Fund Poem Examples

On [insert wedding date] we will celebrate,
That we have found our lifelong mates.
We are so excited to become spouse and spouse,
And, in the near future, buy a house.
We have a small registry as you can see,
But money would help grow our family tree.
We would love a place to plant our roots,
Donations from you would help buy us a roof.
But if you prefer presents with bows,
Click the link to see the gifts we chose.

We have set up a cash fund at [insert URL] under registry ID [insert ID number].

OR

A wedding card box will be at our reception.

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As we've lived together for a year or two,
We really don't need anything new.
But if you were thinking of getting us a small wedding gift,
Some money for our [insert item] wouldn't go amiss.

We have set up a cash fund at [insert URL] under registry ID [insert ID number].

OR

A wedding card box will be at our reception.

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We'll soon be saying "I do,"
And for a gift, if you haven't got a clue,
Then we'd really love some cash,
So we can really make a splash,
With a brand new bed [or insert another item] for two!

We have set up a cash fund at [insert URL] under registry ID [insert ID number].

OR

A wedding card box will be at our reception.

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As we're getting married we thought it would be fun,
To move into a brand new home—we need to get it done.
As wedding gifts are bulky and we're a little short on space,
Some money would be the ideal gift to help us buy our place!

We have set up a cash fund at [insert URL] under registry ID [insert ID number].

OR

A wedding card box will be at our reception.

Wishing Well Poem Examples

We're tying the knot and we just can't wait,
We knew it would happen on our very first date.
As we've got our home dressed up with accessories,
We don't really think that a gift registry is necessary.
But if you did want to give something to help us on our way,
Some money in a card would truly make our day!

A wishing well card box will be at our wedding reception.

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More than just kisses so far we've shared,
Our home has been made with love and care.
Most things we need we've already got,
And in our home, we can fit a lot!
A wishing well we thought would be great,
if you wish to participate.
A gift of money is placed in the well,
Then make a wish, but shhh don't tell.
Once we've replaced the old with the new,
We can look back and say it was thanks to you.
And in return for your kindness, we're sure,
That one day soon you will get what you wished for.

A wishing well card box will be at our wedding reception.

Charity Wedding Registry Wording

If you've included a charity on your wedding registry, here are a few wording examples:

Thank you for being a big part of our special day. If you feel inclined to give us a wedding gift, it would mean the world to us if you made a donation to [insert charity name], a charity very dear to us.

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In loving memory of [insert name], we'd be deeply touched by a donation to [insert charity name] in lieu of a wedding gift.

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We are determined to make a difference by supporting the work of [insert charity name]. If you'd like to give us a wedding gift, the best gift of all would be a donation to this organization.

No Wedding Gifts Wording

Guests usually want to give newlyweds a wedding gift, but what if you really, really don't want any gifts at all? Make this desire clear in your registry message to family and friends with some simple and concise wording on your wedding website.

Having you join us for our celebration is the only wedding gift we want or need.
These precious memories will last a lifetime, so no gifts, please.

If you're planning a destination wedding, your guests are already investing a fair amount of money on travel expenses to join you. Oftentimes, couples acknowledge this by requesting no gifts. Explain this with a short and sweet note on your wedding website.

We're so thrilled you're making the trip to [insert location here] to share in our joy. Celebrating with you after we say "I do" is all we could ask for, so, in lieu of gifts, please bring your hugging arms and dancing shoes.