A honeymoon fund is one of the easiest gifts to ask for and one of the most awkward to word. You want guests to know that a contribution towards the trip is welcome, without the note sounding like a fundraising pitch. The trick is the same as any wishing well: lead with their presence being the real gift, keep it on a separate details card, and tie the money to something they can picture.
Below are honeymoon fund wording examples you can copy straight onto your invitation insert or registry page, grouped by tone. Swap in your destination and you are set. For the broader etiquette, our wedding wishing well guide covers it all.
Short and classic
We are lucky to have a home filled with everything we need. If you would like to give, a contribution to our honeymoon fund would mean the world. Your presence is the only present we ask for.
In place of a gift, we have set up a honeymoon fund to help us celebrate our marriage with a trip to remember. Thank you for being part of our day.
Naming the destination
Guests give more when they can picture where the money goes.
We are off to Italy after the wedding, and we would love your help making it unforgettable. A contribution to our honeymoon fund, in place of a traditional gift, would be warmly received.
Our honeymoon fund is taking us to Japan. If you would like to give us a little adventure, a contribution would be gratefully accepted, though your company on the day matters most.
Fun and relaxed
Help send us on our honeymoon. We promise to raise a cocktail in your honour from a beach somewhere far away. A contribution to our honeymoon fund is all we are after.
We do not need more towels, we need more sunsets. If you feel like chipping in towards our honeymoon, our fund would love you for it. If not, just bring your dancing shoes.
Experience-by-experience
Some couples list small experiences guests can fund, which makes giving feel concrete.
Our honeymoon fund lets you give us a moment rather than a thing: a dinner in Rome, a snorkel on the reef, a night under the stars. Pick one, or simply contribute what suits you.
How to present a honeymoon fund
Keep the request off the main invitation and onto a separate details card or your wedding website. Lead with the line that their presence is the real gift. If you are running named experiences, a hybrid registry that holds a honeymoon fund alongside a few real items gives every guest a way to give. For more wishing well lines, see our wishing well poems and wording guide, and for pooling in general our group gifting guide explains the mechanic. If a guest wonders how much to give, our how much to give guide has the answer.
Common questions
How do you politely ask for honeymoon fund contributions?
Put the request on a separate details card, lead with their presence being the real gift, and keep it light. A line like "in place of a gift, a contribution to our honeymoon fund would mean the world" works well.
Should a honeymoon fund go on the wedding invitation?
Keep it off the main invitation. A separate details card or your wedding website is the right place, which keeps the invitation focused on celebrating your marriage.
Is a honeymoon fund tacky?
Not in Australia, where cash gifts are now the norm. Worded warmly and framed around a trip guests can picture, a honeymoon fund reads as thoughtful rather than grabby.
EasyRegistry lets you set up a honeymoon fund with named experiences guests can contribute to from anywhere. Start a free fund at EasyRegistry.