Wedding guests criticize ‘honeyfund’ trend, calling them ‘tacky’

Sites like GoFundMe have made honey funds popular in recent years.

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Let’s be honest, weddings are expensive and sometimes there may not be much money left over for a proper honeymoon, so many couples are turning to their guests to fund their post-wedding vacation.

In a blog post, social media website Pinterest explained the way weddings have changed on their platform this year and noted that searches for “honeymoon funds” have increased by 200 percent. 

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However, people on wedding discussion forums on The Knot, a website that serves as a virtual wedding planner, firmly believe that honeymoon funds, also known as “honeyfunds” are “tacky” and “rude.”

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“I think you will find here that most people do not find it acceptable or common. I would not create a honeymoon fund site or ask people directly for money,” Knottiej said in a January 24 forum.

“Any request for money, either straightforward or disguised as a travel experience, is tacky and wrong,” MobKaz said the same discussion page on The Knot.

Another user on May 9  commented along the same tune saying, “You are asking for money which is tacky and gross. Honeymoon registries are not “traditional.” Asking for money is not “traditional.” And a honeymoon registry is doubly rude because not only are you asking for money.

“A honeymoon is not a necessity. If you can’t afford to pay for one, don’t have one. Your marriage will still be valid. Or save up the money yourself and take a belated honeymoon,” they continued.

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Other users suggest simply not having a registry and opting for a cards-only policy because guests usually give a check or cash with their cards – thus an unofficial “honeymoon fund.”

What do you think about honeymoon funds? Do you think they are acceptable or not?