How to Set Up a The Knot Honeymoon Fund (and Why You Should)

When you imagine a wedding registry, visions of knife blocks and fine china might come to mind. But maybe you're a globetrotting couple that exchanges experiences instead of gifts, or maybe you've cohabited for so long that you have enough pots to open a Williams Sonoma. The Knot's honeymoon fund is a great option to add to your registry if you fall under either of those categories (or if you'd just like some cash toward your honeymoon with or without other presents). Yes, The Knot has a honeymoon fund and it's the easiest way to ask guests for cash while letting them know their dollars will go toward a meaningful milestone.

In this article: Fees | How to Set Up | Add a Honeymoon Fund to The Knot | How it Works | Reviews

Does The Knot Take a Percentage of the Honeymoon Fund?

Your honeymoon fund on The Knot is entirely free for couples—that means no set up fee and no percentage taken out of your final cash total. The only fee incurred is a 2.5% credit card transaction fee—one of the lowest out there, by the way—that's tacked on to each guest's total. (This percentage is much lower than the typical shipping costs associated with tangible registry items, so we bet your guests will appreciate your no-gifts approach.) If you're looking for a way to subvert fees altogether, The Knot now has an option where you can link a Venmo account to your registry, so the typical processing fees won't apply. (Though, The Knot is not affiliated with Venmo and use of Venmo is subject to Venmo's user agreement and all other applicable terms and conditions and/or policies.)

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How to Set Up a Honeymoon Fund

Creating and using The Knot's honeymoon fund is easy for both you and your guests (a win-win!). (By the way, registry tip: For couples looking for a tactful way to ask for money as a wedding gift, cash funds like a honeymoon fund are great options, but you can also register for gift cards and even start a house fund—whatever feels most comfortable and important to you!) Follow these simple instructions for how to create a honeymoon fund or other cash fund:

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1. Make an account on the Knot.

2. Set up a The Knot Registry. Create a registry on The Knot by navigating to our Registry tab, then clicking the button that says "Start your free registry."

3. You'll be met with a few prompts, the first of which will ask how you'd like to customize your registry. Select "Creating cash funds" from the list. Continue answering the prompts with your relevant interests. Once you arrive at the page prompting you to add gifts from The Knot Registry Store, you can hit "Skip Adding Gifts" if you're just looking for a honeymoon fund.

3. Now that you have a registry, you can navigate to the black registry toolbar and select Cash Funds. You can also find a Cash Funds section by scrolling down the registry overview page.

4. Select the option for a honeymoon fund, you should then see a pop-up box where you can input your details.

5. Customize your honeymoon fund with a photo and note to your guests. You'll also have the option to set a goal amount (which you can choose to be visible or not visible to guests) and also the choice to have set contribution amounts (say, $50 etc.) or let guests contribute the dollar amounts of their choosing.

6. Click the Add button and then see your honeymoon registry fund displayed on your wish list.

How to Add a Honeymoon Fund to The Knot

Adding a honeymoon fund to your existing The Knot Registry is super easy. Here's a quick breakdown:

1. Log in to your The Knot account.

2. Scroll down your registry overview page until you find the Cash Funds heading, or select Cash Funds from the toolbar above.

3. Select the honeymoon fund.

4. Customize your fund with personalized details like a note and photo, set your goal amount (if you'd like) and determine your guest preferences.

How Does the Honeymoon Fund Work on The Knot?

The Knot's honeymoon fund works by connecting your bank account (or Venmo account) to your registry, so guests can pay via credit card through our platform as they would if they were buying you a tangible gift. Once you create your honeymoon fund, you'll see it indicated at the top of your registry overview page under the heading: Cash Funds. Below, you'll see a prompt to add your banking info written in red text. Once you input your account details, you're ready for guests to start contributing.

Note: You can make one single honeymoon fund for general contributions, but you can also use our other travel-related cash funds or our custom cash fund feature to create individual experience gifts for your honeymoon. For example, you could use our fund option for round-trip airfare to cover your flights and then create a custom cash fund for the very specific Greek wine tour you're planning to go on. Making use of these extra funds is a great option if you know your friends and family might miss having a list of traditional presents to select from—providing a slate of experience gifts will let them know exactly what they're treating you to and give them that same warm-and-fuzzy gifting feeling. (Pro tip: Hop on The Knot Marketplace to scope out some stellar travel specialists to help you pick out experiences and plan the honeymoon of your dreams.)

And yes, one of the most important questions after "How does The Knot honeymoon fund work?" and "Does The Knot take a percentage of my honeymoon fund?" is "How and when do I get my money?" The moment a guest contributes to your honeymoon fund, you'll get a note saying so via email (so you can thank them for their generosity ASAP). Each contribution is sent to your bank account automatically on a rolling basis, so you won't need to go back into your registry and manually deposit the funds. However, it will take a window of five business days for the dollars to show up in your bank account. This time frame is a safety and security measure to make sure that the money transfers to you and only you. But rest assured, your sensitive information is treated as such and is simply required as a landing spot for your guest's generous contributions.

The Knot Honeymoon Fund Reviews

With the average cost of honeymoons increasing year after year, it's no wonder why couples are gravitating toward The Knot honeymoon fund (68% of couples to be exact, according to The Knot's 2023 Wedding Registry Study*) and why that number continues to rise each year. See what real couples that participated in our 2023 Wedding Registry Study had to say about The Knot's honeymoon fund, plus intel from one of our editors that's using it on her registry right now.

"My fiancé and I have loved using The Knot's honeymoon fund. The set-up process was very simple and only took a few minutes, I was even able to do it from my phone! Plus, it's been super easy for our guests to donate and leave their well wishes." — Lauren Whalley, Fashion Editor, Beauty and Inclusivity at The Knot.

Respondents from our 2023 The Knot Wedding Registry Study said:

"I created a registry with The Knot because it offered the opportunity to have a cash fund for our honeymoon. I also liked the feature where you could add things to The Knot using a simple link. We registered for things like a zoo membership using this feature."

"I chose the Knot because I couldn't seem to find anywhere else that would make creating a honeymoon fund easy and communicate to our guests that cash gifts were an option."

"I really like that they have the ability to add custom cash options. This allowed us to add in specific excursions that we would like to participate in on our honeymoon, so that guests could feel like they were making a more meaningful impact with their gift."

*The 2023 Wedding Registry Study represents feedback among over 5,000 respondents ages 18+ in the US. The survey was sent to couples in April 2023 with an email address on file with The Knot.