Best Money Registry ideas

Just don't register - people know that cash is a good gift and will give accordingly. It's tacky to outright ask for money and all the website take a portion of the money (either charging guests extra money to give you a certain amount, or taking a cut of the part that comes back to you guys). Just don't register.

I agree with Lady. Don't register and people will take the hint to gift cash/checks

Agreed many people already know cash is the best offer.

I agree with others that any way "asking for" or "suggesting" monetary gifts runs a risk of being offensive to guests. If you don't register, it's likely many guests will give you cash/checks; however, some guests like to give physical gifts no matter what, so without any registry, you increase the odds of getting random (typically non-returnable gifts) of the guests' choosing. If there are upgrades and replacements that would be nice to have, I'd do a small registry for those items and then leave it alone. (Also, if you'll be having a shower, then a gift registry is necessary, since showers are for gifts.)

Don't register- people will get the hint to give you money. It's rude to ask for money outright. That being said, I've been invited to 2 weddings in the past year where they ask for cash and not gifts on their wedding websites. They tried to word it nicely... but it was still a bit off-putting in my opinion.

I used Zola for honeymoon fund but i agree with the other brides here that not registering is better. There's always a fee associated with the honeymoon funds

I personally don't see the difference between a gift registry and a cash registry in terms of etiquette. That being said, I've been on the receiving end of a cash registry... and dang
It looked super tacky. The site tried too hard to mimic the look of a gift registry, the wording sounded like that of an aggressive charity, and I could not help but feel a little put off, even though I am planning to gift cash anyway
Just don't register

Thanks so much for the feedback. Just to expand a little more on what we were thinking. We are planning a cruise for our honeymoon, the cruise line's registry makes all gifts on-board credits. We didn't want to see any of the credits go to waste if we got sick or were too tired and didn't go on the excursion, so we didn't want to do that. So we were thinking of writing the excursions that we would like to go on and what it entails and having people contribute to that and having a cash option. That way, people feel like they are still buying something, but we would just be getting cash and be putting it towards the honeymoon, and not losing anything if something happens. Does that sound like a good idea? Or should I stick with no registry?

Personally, I'd still skip the registry. Most guests will likely GIVE you cash without a registry, so you don't have to create a registry that guests aren't actually buying you something from -- some guests could potentially find that pretty deceptive. Basically, you are giving the cruise line access to a portion of the gifts your guests would give you on their own -- why? All Honeyfund-type registries are just a way for the company running them to take part of your guests' gift as a "middleman fee." That makes no sense whatsoever to me, and some guests might find it offensive. (FWIW daughter's older, "more traditional" guests gave her and SIL cash or checks ranging from a couple hundred to a thousand dollars, without her ASKING for anything. I can't understand why someone would risk offending the very guests who are more likely to give more substantial/generous financial gifts AND pay a fee for it. The only advantage to a honeyfund is to the fund-operator.)

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Just stick with no registry.