Gifts & Wishlist
Kind words always. Gifts only if you want them.
Guests can send you a wish without paying anything. If you would like gifts too, add a Wishlist where one person can fund an item or several people can contribute toward it, and turn on cash gifts if they suit you. You decide, and you can change your mind.
Three ways to say it
Wishes, cash gifts and a Wishlist.
They sit side by side on your page, and each one is optional. Turn on only what suits your celebration.
Wishes
A short message from a guest. It needs no payment, and it appears in your Wishes for you to read whenever you like.
Cash gifts
Guests choose an amount and can add a message. You can write your own gift note, set an optional minimum and goal, and choose whether gifts open before the Celebration day.
A Wishlist
Add gift ideas, then choose item by item whether one guest gives the full amount or several people contribute toward the same target.
For guests
One gift idea. More than one way to help.
For a group gift, several people can contribute toward the same Wishlist item. Each guest sees its progress, chooses a suggested or custom amount, or funds whatever remains. For a full gift, one person covers the target amount. Wishlist payments go to the organizer; Zeiral does not buy or deliver the item.
- Contributions add up on the same item until its target is reached
- A guest can buy an item elsewhere, then choose “I bought this” on the Wishlist
- The organizer confirms an outside purchase before the item is marked taken care of
- No guest account is required to send a wish or fund all or part of a Wishlist item
Nothing is charged until the guest has checked the amount and chosen to pay. The examples alongside are illustrations, not real gifts.
Send a Gift
Card or bank transfer
Wishlist (6)
A few things I’d love
Guests choose how they’d like to give.
+3 more items
For organizers
Build a Wishlist in a few minutes.
Add what you would love
Give each item a name and a target price, and add a photo or a link if it helps. Up to 5 Wishlist items.
Choose group gift or full gift
Set each item separately: let several guests choose a suggested or custom amount up to what remains, or require one guest to cover the full price.
See progress at a glance
Group gifts show how much has been contributed, the percentage funded and what remains. Contributions stop when the target is covered.
Handle gifts bought elsewhere
Guests can report that they bought an item another way. You review the report and confirm it before the item is marked taken care of.
Share your Wishlist
Share your Wishlist from your Celebration page.
What guests see
Clear before they pay.
Fees are shown first
Fees, where they apply, are shown before a guest pays, so they see what they will be charged before they confirm.
Optional anonymous gifting
A guest can hide their name. It then shows as Anonymous on your Celebration page. The amount, the message and the time stay visible, and Zeiral and the payment provider still keep the name and email for payment records.
Paid through a payment provider
Guests pay online through our payment provider, and your page shows the result once the payment is confirmed.
Gifts are voluntary
A gift is a voluntary transfer to you, not a purchase of the item. Once it is completed it is generally final, and cancelling a Celebration does not automatically refund gifts. The Terms explain the exceptions.
For organizers
How gift money reaches your bank account.
Your Finance page shows gift money as Pending, Available or Held. Only Available money can be withdrawn.
Pending
A gift is pending until the payment provider has passed the payment on to Zeiral and Zeiral has confirmed it. This is not instant, and the time depends on the provider.
Available
Gift money becomes available after the provider transfers it to Zeiral and the required checks pass. When withdrawals are open, you can request a payout to your verified bank account.
Held
Money is held while Zeiral reviews a payment issue, such as a dispute.
Withdrawals
Each withdrawal has a flat fee, shown before you confirm and deducted from the amount you withdraw, so your bank receives the amount minus the fee. A new or changed bank account has a security waiting period, currently 24 hours, and Zeiral can pause withdrawals. If a transfer fails, the money returns to your balance.
The full rules are in the Terms of Service.
A few useful answers
About gifts.
Short answers before you turn anything on.
Do I have to collect gifts?
No. Wishes, the Wishlist and cash gifts are each optional. A page with only your story, Schedule, photos and wishes works well.
Do gifts need a paid plan?
No. Cash gifts and Wishlist contributions are available on every plan. Up to 5 Wishlist items.
Does a guest need an account?
No. A guest can send a wish or a gift from your shared link without creating an account.
Can several people contribute to one Wishlist item?
Yes. Make the item a group gift and each guest can choose a contribution amount while everyone sees the combined progress. A guest can also fund the remaining amount.
What if someone buys a Wishlist item elsewhere?
They can use “I bought this” to let you know. You confirm the report before Zeiral marks the item as taken care of, which helps prevent duplicate gifts.
Can I control when gifts open?
Yes. Cash gifts and the Wishlist have separate controls for whether guests can use them before the Celebration day. You can also turn either option off.
Can I respond to a gift message?
Yes. You can reply from your gift list, and your reply appears with that gift on the Celebration page.
Can I get a gift refunded?
A completed gift is generally final. Zeiral does not promise automatic gift refunds, and exceptional cases can be reviewed through Help.
Is Zeiral a bank or a store?
No. Zeiral is a place to bring a celebration together. Gifts are paid through a payment provider, and Zeiral does not sell or deliver Wishlist items.
Ready to create yours?
Start with a title and a date.
Add a Wishlist or open gifts whenever you like. Your page stays private to you until you publish it.
Create your Celebration
