Wedding wishlist
You run the list together; guests open it from your invitation and reserve a gift. What to add and how to mention the list without awkwardness.
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- Sign in with Google or Apple
In short. Create a wishlist in GIFTbase, make it collaborative and invite your partner as a co-author so both of you can add gifts. Collect 15–25 items from $25 to $500 and put the link on your invitation or wedding website. Guests reserve gifts on the list page without an account, and bigger items are easy to split. No money passes through GIFTbase, so there are no fees.
No app needed
Your wishlist, right here in your browser
Make your list on this website: sign in with Google or Apple and start adding wishes. It's the same account as the GIFTbase app, so you can pick up on your phone anytime.
- Paste a link from Amazon, Target or any store, and the photo and price fill in on their own
- Send friends one link, and the list opens without signing up
- Friends reserve gifts, and you won't know who picked what
Why couples make a wedding wishlist
One list for two
You both add and edit gifts from your own phones. Nobody waits for the other to find time.
No three toasters
Reservations show up for every guest: whoever reserves an item buys it, everyone else picks from what's left.
Gifts for every budget
College friends pick the glasses, relatives cover the stand mixer. A good wedding list has room for both.
Any store, one list
Cookware from Target, a lamp from IKEA, a print from an Etsy artist and dinner for your first anniversary.
Where couples find gifts for the list
Wedding lists usually come from home, kitchen and tech stores. A pasted link becomes a card with a photo and price, so guests don't have to hunt for the exact model.
Amazon
Target
IKEA
Walmart
Etsy
Apple
A honeymoon excursion, a photo session or a cooking class go on the list as a link too.
How to build a wedding wishlist together
Start two to three months before the date: close family often shops early.
Set up a shared list
One of you creates a wishlist in GIFTbase, makes it collaborative and invites the other as a co-author. From then on it's your list.
Walk through your home
Kitchen, bedroom, bathroom, fun: write down what's missing or worn out. Add the model for appliances and the color and size for linens.
Spread the budget
About a third under $50, a third at $50–150, and a few bigger items guests can go in on.
Put the link on the invitation
The list's address fits on a printed invitation, a wedding website or the guest group chat.
How to mention your wishlist on the invitation: 3 ways
Tone matters most: the list helps guests and obliges no one. Copy and adjust.
Short
“If you'd like to celebrate us with a gift, we've put together a list of things for our home: [link]”
With a smile
“To avoid three toasters and zero skillets, we made a wishlist: [link]”
For cash-gift fans
“Your presence is the best gift. If you'd like to add something, we're saving for our honeymoon, and our gift list is here: [link]”
Can you ask for money on a wedding wishlist?
Yes, if you say it plainly and kindly. Plenty of couples are saving for a honeymoon or a down payment, and many guests find cash easier. Two approaches that work:
- A goal on the list. Add a wish like “Honeymoon in Portugal” or “New sofa” with a price, and say in the note that contributions of any size are welcome.
- Card plus list. Say on the invitation that a card is the best gift, and leave the wishlist link for guests who prefer to give something physical.
GIFTbase doesn't process payments: the app keeps the list and the reservations, and guests give money the way they usually do.
What to put on a wedding wishlist
A guide for couples who already live together: fewer basics, more upgrades and experiences.
Kitchen
A good chef's knife, a cast-iron skillet, an espresso machine, a stand mixer, wine glasses for six.
Bedroom and bath
Sateen sheets, a warm comforter, matching bath towels, a humidifier.
Big items to split
A robot vacuum, a quality cookware set, a projector. Guests happily go in on these in twos and threes.
Experiences for two
Dinner on your first anniversary, a night at a country inn, a photo shoot, a pottery class.
For the honeymoon
A carry-on, a travel kit, an action camera, a power bank, an excursion voucher.
Wedding wishlist example: 15 items
- Wine glasses, set of 6 — about $40
- Cast-iron skillet, 12 in — $45
- Chef's knife, 8 in — $80
- Sateen sheet set, queen, charcoal or ivory — $120
- Bath towels, set of 4, one color — $60
- Immersion blender — $50
- Humidifier — $70
- Two-player board game — $30
- Throw blanket for the sofa — $50
- Espresso machine — $250
- Carry-on suitcase — $180
- Anniversary photo session — $300
- Dinner for two — $150
- Robot vacuum — $400, perfect for a group gift
- Honeymoon fund — any amount, goal $3,000
The first nine work for a guest coming solo. The espresso machine and the suitcase suit a couple, the robot vacuum a group of friends. The last line is for guests who prefer to give cash.
Gift finder
Invited, but the couple has no list?
The finder suggests wedding gifts from a description
Describe the couple in the GIFTbase finder: what they're into, how they live, your budget. It builds 10 ideas with prices and links to stores in their city.
Save the one you like, and nudge the couple to make a wishlist for the next occasion, like their first anniversary.
Occasions after the wedding
Wedding wishlist questions
15–25 items at different prices: kitchen, bedroom and bath, one or two big things to split and a couple of experiences for two. Add the model for appliances and the color and size for linens. There's a 15-item example above.
Put the link on your invitation or wedding website with one warm line, like “If you'd like to celebrate us with a gift, here's a list of things for our home.” Two more wordings are above.
It does the same job for guests. Each gift in a GIFTbase wishlist is a link, so it works with any store, and guests reserve gifts on the list page. There's no checkout in the app: guests buy from the store directly.
Create a list in GIFTbase, make it collaborative and send your partner a co-author invite. After that, both of you can add and edit gifts.
Not by default: reservations are hidden from list owners so gifts stay a surprise. If you'd rather see what's taken, turn off Secret booking in the list settings.
With the invitations, six to twelve weeks ahead. Close family often shops early, and splitting a big item takes time to organize.
No. GIFTbase charges neither the couple nor the guests, and there are no fees.
Updated September 30, 2026
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Build your wedding wishlist together
Free, with reservations and a link for the invitation. Guests don't need an account.
