How It Works

Your Home Down Payment Registry & Personal Wedding Web Page

Our down payment registry is perfect for couples who are planning their wedding and are also hoping to purchase a home together. The thought of saving for a down payment and closing costs can seem overwhelming. By getting supportive friends and family involved you can reach your savings goal quickly. Here you can create a wedding registry to collect funds that will help make a down payment on your new home a reality.

DownPaymentDreams.com makes it easy to start saving for a down payment on your new home. Here’s how it all works. You can also refer to our Down Payment Wedding Registry FAQ’s for further information.

1. Create Your Account - Simply complete our easy registration process and you will be ready to customize your online profile and wedding web page. In order to receive contributions to your down payment registry you will also need to have a PayPal account. To visit PayPal please click here.

2. Build Your Online Profile - Our easy-to-use control panel will guide you through building your wedding web page. Here you can provide an online profile of yourselves, including how you met and how much you want to own your first home together. You can also provide details about the wedding and send announcements to guests.

3. Tell Friends & Family About Your Wedding Web Page - Once you register and create your profile, you’re ready to send your guests an announcement about your wedding web page. Using your control panel to “Send an Announcement,” simply write a custom message, enter their email addresses, and send. It’s that easy. Plus, once your guests’ email addresses have been entered, the information will be stored so that you can send more announcements to your guests with ease.

4. Guests Contribute to Your Down Payment Registry - If your guests decide to make a contribution to your down payment fund, they can do so through your web page using the “Contribute Now” feature. All cash gifts will be sent securely to your PayPal account.

5. Start Looking for your Dream Home - Use the DownPaymentDreams.com Real Estate Agent Referral Service to find an outstanding agent who is an expert in your local market. We offer a personalized real estate agent matching service to help make finding your dream home a reality. You’ll also want to check out our information on Loan Programs that Accept Gift Money (Low Money Down Mortgages). We’ll connect you with mortgage experts who will ensure that you are qualified for the right mortgage loan program to use with your down payment gift money.

Stay in Touch with Your Guests, Tell Them About Your Home Search, and More

If a friend or family member knows you are registered on DownPaymentDreams.com, they can search for your registry and web page simply by visiting the website and using our “Find a Couple" Feature.

Your personal web page provides a great opportunity to let your guests know all about you, your wedding, and your dream of owning a home together. The “Send an Announcement” feature will keep everyone posted on useful information such as a great rate you just arranged with a local hotel. You can also use it to update everyone on your home search or to give out of town guests some recommendations for your favorite restaurants. It’s all up to you! You are in complete control of your web page, and you can make changes to it at any time.

It is simple, fun, and practical. We invite you to check out a sample down payment registry and personal wedding web page. When you are ready to get started, you can create your DownPaymentDreams.com account here.