By the Modern Weddings editors
Updated October 20, 2026: we checked every registry’s discount, fee and return terms.
The best wedding registry for most couples is Zola: it holds gifts from any store plus cash funds on one page, Zola keeps none of your cash gifts, and its 20% completion discount works as many times as you like for six months after the wedding. If you’d rather register at a store you already shop, Amazon has the longest return window, Target gives you 15% off storewide twice, and Crate & Barrel throws in free bonus gifts from brands like Le Creuset.
To compare them, our editors read each registry’s own perks pages, completion discount terms, cash fund fee policies and return rules on October 20, 2026. Below are the 11 registries worth your time, what each one is best for, and the fine print that changes the decision. Shopping for someone else’s wedding? Skip to our wedding gift ideas off the registry.
11 registries in this guide. Jump to: Compare | All-in-one | Stores | Cash | How many | FAQ
Wedding registry sites compared
The two numbers that matter most: the discount you get on what’s left after the wedding, and what it costs to receive cash.
| Zola | 20%, unlimited orders, 6 months | 2.5% card fee or free via Venmo |
| The Knot | 20%, one order, 6 months | 2.5% card fee or free via Venmo |
| MyRegistry | Keeps synced stores’ perks | 2.5% plus a handling fee |
| Amazon | 20%, one order, 90 days | No fee, but Amazon credit only |
| Target | 15% storewide, two uses, 6 months | None listed |
| Crate & Barrel | 15%, 6 months, plus bonus gifts | Gift cards only |
| Williams Sonoma | 10%, unlimited orders, 6 months | Group eGift card |
| Macy’s | 10% to 20%, plus bonus gifts | None listed |
| Bloomingdale’s | 20% | None listed |
| Anthropologie | 15%, one use, 90 days | None listed |
| Honeyfund | None | Free to spend; fees to cash out |
What’s the best wedding registry overall?
An all-in-one registry (also called a universal registry) lets you put gifts from different stores, experiences and cash funds on one list, so guests click one link from your wedding website instead of four.
Zola: the best wedding registry for most couples
Zola does the most things well. You can register for gifts from its own store, add items from any online store with its browser extension, link a registry you already have elsewhere, and set up cash funds for anything from airfare to a new couch. Gifts from the Zola store ship free, and you decide when: right away, later when you have room, or swapped for something else before they ship (guests never know). Cash is the other draw. Zola says it makes no money on cash funds; credit card gifts carry a 2.5% processing fee that guests pay by default, and you can choose to absorb it instead. Link your Venmo and guests who pay from a bank account, debit card or Venmo balance skip the fee entirely, though they have to come back to Zola to log the amount. The 20% completion discount covers anything left on your registry from the Zola store for six months after the wedding, as many orders as you want.
The fine print: the completion discount skips a long list of brands (Breville, Brooklinen, Dyson, Fellow and All-Clad among them), cash funds and anything added from another store, and your registry has to be at least 30 days old with one gift bought before the wedding. Your first cash transfer can take up to 10 business days; after that it’s two to four.
The Knot: the runner-up for an all-in-one registry
The Knot works a lot like Zola: gifts from its own Registry Store, synced registries from stores like Amazon and Crate & Barrel, experiences and cash funds, all on your free wedding website. Shipping and returns on its store gifts are free, and Shared Gifting lets several guests split a pricey item at checkout. The Knot takes no cut of cash gifts. Guests who send money through Venmo from a balance, bank account or debit card pay nothing; card gifts made directly on The Knot carry a 2.5% processing fee that the guest always pays, and money usually reaches your bank within five business days after you cash out.
Where it trails Zola: you can’t choose to cover the card fee for your guests, and the 20% post-wedding discount applies only to The Knot Registry Store items you added before the wedding. Its help center says you can use it once in the six months after your event, so fill the cart before you check out.
MyRegistry: best for linking the store registries you already have
If you’ve already registered at Target, Amazon and Macy’s, MyRegistry pulls them into one list and keeps syncing as you add things, and you keep each store’s completion discount and perks. Its browser button adds items from any website, and you can list things from brick-and-mortar stores too. The registry itself is free. Cash is the weak spot: the cash gift fund runs through PayPal, which takes 2.5% of each gift, guests pay a handling fee of $3.95 to $6.95 depending on the amount, and contributions are held five business days before they move to your PayPal account. Use it to organize store registries, and put cash somewhere cheaper.
Start a registry at MyRegistry
Which store wedding registry is best?
Store registries win on returns, in-person help and completion discounts on that store’s full catalog. Pair one with an all-in-one registry (both Zola and The Knot can link it) so guests still have one place to start.
Amazon: best for everyday basics and easy returns
You can register for anything Amazon sells, guests get free shipping on eligible registry items, and you have 180 days to return a wedding gift, the longest window here. Group Gifting lets guests chip in on pricier items, and gift card funds take contributions with no fees. The catch is how both of those pay out: as an Amazon gift card balance, so the money only spends at Amazon. The completion discount is smaller than it looks, too. It’s a one-time 20% off a single order of items shipped and sold by Amazon.com, capped at a $1,500 order ($300 off), and you only get it if guests bought at least $500 from your registry. It expires 90 days after the wedding.
Target: best for budget-friendly gifts and in-store shopping
Guests can shop your list online or in any store, you can scan items in person, and returns or exchanges on registry gifts are good for up to 365 days. The completion perk is a 15% off storewide Target Circle offer (Target Circle is free to join) that arrives the week of your wedding, works twice, and expires after six months. Storewide is the key word: you can spend it on anything Target sells, not just what’s left on the list. Your registry has to be active for at least 14 days before the offer is generated, and Target’s registry page lists no cash fund, so add one through Zola or The Knot.
Crate & Barrel: best for kitchen gifts with free bonus gifts
Crate & Barrel Wedding Registry
Crate & Barrel’s real perk is its brand bonus gifts. Complete $500 or more of Le Creuset on your registry and you get a 2.5-quart covered casserole; $199 of Nespresso earns a $50 Nespresso credit; any full-size Vitamix blender gets a three-cookbook set. One registry also covers CB2 and Crate & Kids. Guests get free shipping on eligible orders of $49 or more, can contribute to a group gift fund for big items, and you get 15% off what’s left for six months after the wedding. Cash is limited to Crate & Barrel gift card contributions, so link it to Zola or The Knot if you want a honeymoon fund.
Start a registry at Crate & Barrel
Williams Sonoma: best for serious cooks (plus Pottery Barn and West Elm)
One Williams Sonoma registry account also holds gifts from Pottery Barn and West Elm, online or in stores, and guests only see the brands you chose. Each of the three gives a 10% completion discount you can use as many times as you like for six months, and registry gifts can be returned or exchanged within 90 days of your wedding or the purchase, whichever is later. Read the exclusions before you plan around the discount: it covers regular-price, in-stock items only and skips brands including Vitamix, YETI, Shun, Lenox and Kate Spade. Guests also check out separately for each brand.
Start a registry at Williams Sonoma
Macy’s: best department store for one-on-one help
Macy’s pairs you with a Gift Registry Consultant, virtually or in a store, which helps if your parents have strong feelings about fine china. Registrants get a 10% to 25% off perk coupon, Star Rewards points, bonus completion gifts and a 10% to 20% completion discount, and gifts can be returned up to 90 days after your wedding or the purchase. Macy’s doesn’t spell out on its registry page which purchases get 10% and which get 20%, so ask your consultant before you count on the bigger number.
Bloomingdale’s: best for fine china and luxury bedding
Bloomingdale’s Wedding Registry
This is the place for Bernardaud plates, Georg Jensen, Matouk sheets and the All-Clad pan you’ll keep for 30 years. Bloomingdale’s registry concierges help you build the list, completion offers run 20% off, and registrants get 20% off dresses and suiting, which covers a rehearsal dinner dress or a suit for the groom. It’s a smaller fit for couples who want mostly cash or casual everyday basics.
Start a registry at Bloomingdale’s
Anthropologie: best for a home with personality
If your registry leans more hand-painted dinnerware and pom-pom duvets than stand mixers, register here. After the wedding, Anthropologie emails a 15% off code (it arrives eight days after your event date) for what’s left on your list, good for one use within 90 days, online or in stores. Made-to-order and customized pieces can’t go on the registry, so check before you fall for a custom sofa.
Start a registry at Anthropologie
Where should you register for cash or a honeymoon fund?
If cash is most of what you want, Zola is still our pick, because you control who pays the card fee and the money goes to your bank. The Knot is close behind. For a fund that’s only about the trip, look at Honeyfund.
Honeyfund: best fee-free honeymoon fund
Honeyfund charges no platform or transaction fee on gifts. Contributions land in a Honeyfund Wallet, and you keep every dollar if you spend them through its Prepaid Mastercard (up to $2,500 per card, and you can load more than one) or as gift cards from more than 200 brands, including Airbnb and Delta. Moving the money out costs a little: 2.2% to PayPal or Venmo, or 3.5% plus $0.59 to a bank account, which has to be set up before your first gift. Guests may also see an optional add-on that supports Honeyfund at checkout; you can turn it off in your settings.
How many wedding registries should you have?
Two is the sweet spot: one all-in-one registry for cash and gifts from anywhere, plus one store registry for guests who want to shop in person or buy off a familiar website. The Emily Post Institute says it’s fine to have more than one but to “draw the line at three,” and The Knot suggests three to five places. Since Zola, The Knot and MyRegistry can all link outside registries, you can register at three stores and still hand guests one link.
Whatever you choose, give guests a real price spread. The Knot recommends at least two gifts per guest, and its price-point guide, built with Lara Mahler, founder of The Privilege Is Mine, puts about 42% of registry items at $49 or less. Our wedding registry checklist breaks down what to add, room by room.
Wedding registry FAQ
When should you start a wedding registry?
Soon after you get engaged, so it’s live before an engagement party or shower. Guests start asking right away (some will send engagement gifts for couples before you’ve booked a venue), and three of the completion discounts above (Zola, The Knot and Amazon) require your registry or first store item to be at least 30 days old by the wedding. If you’re still in the first month, our list of what to do after getting engaged puts the registry in order with everything else.
Do wedding registries charge fees?
Every registry here is free to create. Fees show up on cash gifts: about 2.5% on card contributions at Zola, The Knot and MyRegistry (plus MyRegistry’s handling fee), nothing on Venmo gifts paid from a bank or balance, and up to 3.5% plus $0.59 to cash out of Honeyfund to a bank.
Can you register for cash instead of gifts?
Yes. Emily Post’s advice is that cash gifts are “perfectly acceptable” if guests are comfortable with it, and to keep a small traditional registry for guests who’d rather wrap something. Naming what the money is for (a dinner on the honeymoon, a new mattress) makes it feel more like a gift.
Can you put your registry on the wedding invitation?
No. Emily Post says to keep registry information off the invitation and all its enclosures; share it on your wedding website and let family and the wedding party spread the word. Shower invitations are the exception, since the party is about gifts. If you’re mailing engagement party invitations, put the registry on your website and leave it off the card.
One last tip: whichever registry you pick, put the completion discount’s end date in your calendar the day you get back from the honeymoon. Six months goes fast, and the discount is worth the most on the big-ticket items nobody bought.
