I think gift registries were created with businesses in mind, not to make life easier for families. GoFundMe requests skip past the polite veneer of the gift registry, which at least has the appearance of someone else doing the asking, by taking out the middle man and making a direct appeal for cash. Whatever happened to quietly asking a family member or close friend about what the couple needed or wanted? I’ve bought things off of friends’ registries (although I don’t care for them), but I wouldn’t be able to bring myself to contribute to a GoFundMe account. I would, however, enclose a check in a handwritten card with our best wishes.