To make an informed choice, we are going to show you the various services to create the best wedding list with or without a wedding fund.
Specialized wedding list site
Un Grand Jour
Create your wedding registry with a on online cash fund on Un Grand Jour. You can add gifts from any website, including sites like Vinted, Facebook Marketplace. You can also add more abstract gift ideas such as taking part in a honeymoon trip, creating a work of art for your future home or a nice case of wine for your Uncle who is passionate about oenology.
Un Grand Jour Propose a Inspirational catalog of gift ideas to quickly create a wedding list with several gifts.
On Un Grand Jour, your friends and family can join forces to give you the gifts of your dreams.
You can also activate the “Reservation” mode of participation, which allows your loved ones to give you the gift in person without going through the online fundraiser.
The creation of the gift list is free, a commission of 2.5% + 1€ is taken from donations in your fund. Each contribution is hidden from the public, only the bride and groom can see who gave what.
Un Grand Jour has established a partnership with the online payment platform Stripe which is the most high-end solution on the market to allow each guest to make their payment easily with a bank card, Apple Pay, Google Pay and bank transfer.
Un Grand Jour also offers the possibility to create your own for free wedding site personalized to present his celebration.
You can also add a form Wedding RSVP so your guests can confirm their online presence and answer a few questions.
Mille mercis mariage
Created in 2003 by the advertising agency 1000mercis, recently called Numberly. The site Mille mercis mariage was sold to the company M pour toujours in 2020.
Since 2003, the site has offered the cheapest online wedding list creation service on the market with a commission of only 1% + €0.2 per donation in the cash fund.
You can easily create a multi-brand gift list with an integrated fundraiser. Like on Un Grand Jour, you can create gifts by yourself to make a list that suits you.
To help you create your list, MilleMercisMariage offers an inspirational catalog of gift ideas to quickly create a list with several gifts.
You can withdraw money from your wedding fundraiser as many times as you want at no cost.
MilleMercisMariage does not offer the “reservation” mode of participation. Your guests are required to donate to your fundraiser to participate in the gift list.
MilleMercisMariage uses the payment solution LemonWay which allows your loved ones to participate by bank card, bank transfer and check.
Mille et une liste
1001 liste is a subsidiary company of Galeries Lafayette Group. Launched in 2021, the site allows you to create a wedding list with an integrated fund. You can easily and quickly add products from partner sites of the Galeries Lafayette group. The advantage of One Thousand and One List is that you can spend the money from your pot for free in the group's stores where you also have a 5% discount.
If you want to withdraw the money from your wedding fund to spend it where you want, a commission of 5% of the amount of the prize pool is taken.
Compare the cash funds prices
To compare the price of wedding lists and cash funds, we created a tool cash fund price comparator which allows you to enter the number of guests at your wedding and the average amount of participations. According to our study carried out in January 2024, the Average donation in a wedding cash fund is €165.
https://www.ungrandjour.com/en/comparateur-prix-cagnotte
Non-specialized gift registry website
Mes envies
Created in 2006 the gift list site Mes envies is most often used for baby lists. However, it is possible for you to use it for your wedding. The advantage of the site is that it is free. Be careful though, there is no online jackpot system. Your loved ones can only “reserve” a product to buy it by themselves in the store of their choice and offer it to you in person.
Businesses that shut down their wedding registry service
Zankyou
The Spanish company ZankYou Was bought by the American giant The Knot Worldwide in 2023. The wedding list service and online fundraiser ZankYou has been closed since 2024.
Ookoodoo
The French company Ookoodoo specializing in gift lists closed its service in August 2023.
Ameliste
The French company Ameliste has also closed its online gift list service.
Petit mariage entres amis
The French company Petti mariage entres amis offered a wedding list service with a personalized site and online fundraiser. Since 2022 the service has been closed and the company is now focusing on creating guest gifts.
