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Frequently asked questions

Creating your wedding list

What is The Wedding Shop?

The Wedding Shop is the UK and Ireland’s best and most established wedding gift list and honeymoon fund service offering unrivalled choice, flexibility and exceptional service - all in one place. We’ll use our knowledge and expertise to make the whole wedding list experience stress-free for both you and your guests. We’ve been serving couples for over 35 years and we’re proud to be the most popular multi-award-winning wedding gift list and honeymoon fund service – whether you choose to build your list online or in one of our beautiful showrooms, you’ll receive the same exceptional personal service. Click here to find out more about our service.

How do we register for The Wedding Shop list?

You can register for your gift list online or in one of our showrooms. Registering for your list is free, and you’ll receive your own personal Gift Guru who will make sure that you never feel overwhelmed – just inspired. Once you’ve registered, you can start to add gifts straight away, select a profile image, choose a background and add a welcome message to make your list your own!

Is there a fee to use The Wedding Shop list?

The Wedding Shop is the UK’s leading wedding list provider, offering unrivalled choice, flexibility and exceptional service. We source your dream gifts from over 300 brand partners to make the gift registry experience stress-free for both you and your guests. You’re not restricted by one store’s stock levels, and can truly choose wedding gifts you love. We’re proud to provide this service completely free of charge to our couples, including storing gifts for up to three months, and two free deliveries in the UK at a time that suits you.

Guests also get complimentary service when they spend £75 or more. Gift purchases below this amount cost guests a £3.99 delivery fee* — which is a token contribution towards the logistical costs incurred assembling your personalised list from hundreds of suppliers, then storing and delivering it directly to you on a date you choose. During our thirty-five years in the wedding list business, we’ve found the average gift spend to be £108, so for most guests, delivery will be free.

Guests contributing to your honeymoon fund, or other cash fund(s), are charged a small transaction fee of 1.9%. This fee is applicable to all cash funds (except charity donations). Please note that we do not profit from this fee — it covers the transaction costs charged by our payment gateway provider, Stripe.

*There is no delivery fee for cash gift contributions in funds.

See our T&Cs for more information.

When should we set up our gift list?

We recommend that you should aim to publish your gift list before you send out your wedding invitations. We provide complimentary cards that you can include within your invitations to let your guests know where to find your gift list. We know how busy planning a wedding can be, so we offer a flexible and personal service giving you the freedom to set up your wedding list whenever you like, from over a year before the wedding to the very last minute. You can even manage and change your list right up to your wedding day!

Is there a financial guarantee?

Yes - we know it’s important to you to feel assured that all monies pledged by your guests are 100% secure. So, at The Wedding Shop we have established a separate Trust Account to hold the pledged monies to your wedding gift list. This means that you can have complete peace of mind, happy in the knowledge that whatever you choose to add to your list, it will always be honored in full. This level of financial security is unique to us and there isn’t a safer place in the UK and Ireland to have your list. Our website also uses SSL encryption technology so that you and your guests can be confident that all your credit card transactions are completely secure.

What if we already have a gift list elsewhere?

Some of our couples like to register for more than one gift list service. However, having multiple gift lists might get confusing for your guests. We are confident that at The Wedding Shop our service covers all your gift list needs. You can add unlimited items from our branded partners, up to ten custom products from any other UK retailers, plus include cash funds, honeymoon contributions, vouchers, experiences and charity donations all in one list. Contact us for more information.

What is Suprise Gifting?

Surprise gifting gives guests the opportunity to purchase anything from our brand partner offerings. You are, of course, under no obligation to confirm these gifts and can exchange them for anything you want within our brand offerings before you place your order. Some couples appreciate this option as they may desire a gift that reflects a guest’s personality. Additionally, it can be a useful tool if you don't have time to add gifts when the majority have already been purchased for you. You will need to opt-in if you want to benefit from this feature. You can turn this feature on and off from your dashboard.