Stop Funding Failing Startups
(Also Known As Marriages).
Treat your wedding gifts like equity, enforce a strict vesting schedule, and hedge against the matrimonial downside risk.
Misallocated Social Capital.
Traditional wedding registries demand 100% upfront liquidity with zero governance, milestones, or downside protection.
When a union permanently dissolves in Year 3, your capital is irreversibly trapped in depreciating physical assets (e.g., stand mixers) and adversarial legal proceedings. You take all the risk; they get all the upside.
The Seed Round
Half of your gift is released immediately as operational capital for the honeymoon phase and initial setup.
The Vesting Period
The remaining 50% enters a mathematically locked, yield-bearing escrow account governed by immutable smart contracts.
Anniversary Disbursement
Funds vest annually over 4 years. An API checks state registries to verify the "Active" status of the marriage license before disbursement.
Liquidation Prerogative
If the union dissolves prior to full vesting, all remaining capital automatically reverts back to the original Limited Partner (you).
Finally, an alignment of incentives. I've funded three of my friend's weddings, and two went functionally bankrupt before Series B (having kids). VestMyVows protects my downside.
We hit a heavy psychological drawdown in Year Two. Honestly, knowing we'd forfeit $15,000 in unvested gift capital to my smug uncle kept us in counseling. The escrow literally saved our marriage.