{"id":344817,"date":"2026-03-15T04:37:05","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T09:37:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/chers-son-chaz-bono-threw-a-hollywood-glam-wedding-the-honeymoon-theres-a-public-page-for-that"},"modified":"2026-03-15T04:37:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T09:37:11","slug":"chers-son-chaz-bono-threw-a-hollywood-glam-wedding-the-honeymoon-theres-a-public-page-for-that","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/chers-son-chaz-bono-threw-a-hollywood-glam-wedding-the-honeymoon-theres-a-public-page-for-that","title":{"rendered":"Cher\u2019s Son Chaz Bono Threw a Hollywood Glam Wedding ceremony. The Honeymoon? There\u2019s a Public Web page for That"},"content":{"rendered":"

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There\u2019s something almost poetic about throwing a glamorous wedding at one of Hollywood\u2019s most storied hotels, with your mother \u2014 a woman worth an estimated $360 million<\/a> \u2014 cheering from the front row, and then directing people to a Honeyfund page<\/a> that \u2014 whether or not it was meant for guests only \u2014 is publicly accessible on the open internet, accepting contributions from anyone with a credit card. But that\u2019s exactly where we are with Chaz Bono and his new wife, Shara Blue Mathes, who tied the knot on March 8 at the Hollywood Roosevelt and pointed well-wishers toward their honeymoon fund page for a trip to Hawaii.<\/p>\n

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The wedding itself was a proper affair. The dress code was \u201cHollywood Glam Formal.\u201d Mathes wore a lace-sleeved gown with a dramatic train. Bono went classic in a black tux with a purple calla lily boutonni\u00e8re. A wedding planner orchestrated the evening. Cher sat front row, casually sparking her own marriage rumors<\/a> by wearing what appeared to be a diamond band alongside her pear-shaped sparkler from boyfriend Alexander \u201cAE\u201d Edwards. People magazine got the exclusive<\/a>. Bryan Hudson shot the photos. None of this screams \u201cwe need financial help getting to the airport.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Cher and boyfriend Alexander \u2018AE\u2019 Edwards pictured in 2025. Her ring finger at Chaz\u2019s wedding last week sparked fresh engagement rumors. Credit: Cher\/Instagram.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Math Doesn\u2019t Math<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Honeyfund \u2014 for the blissfully uninitiated \u2014 is a wedding registry alternative where guests contribute cash toward a couple\u2019s honeymoon instead of buying them another blender they\u2019ll never use. It\u2019s become common these days among young couples who already own a toaster and would rather put money toward experiences. Fair enough. But there\u2019s a difference between a 28-year-old teacher in Ohio asking friends and family to help fund a trip to Portugal and the son of one of the best-selling music artists in history doing the exact same thing on a public-facing website.<\/p>\n

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The couple\u2019s Honeyfund page, where contributions go toward their Hawaii honeymoon. Credit: Honeyfund.com.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Chaz Bono\u2019s net worth sits around $800,000<\/a>, depending on which estimate you trust. That\u2019s not wealthy by Hollywood standards, but it\u2019s not broke, either. His mother\u2019s fortune is estimated at $360 million. Nobody\u2019s saying Cher owes her adult son a honeymoon \u2014 but when you throw a glam-formal wedding at a landmark hotel with a professional planner and a People magazine photo spread, the optics of also soliciting donations for your vacation get a little weird.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve Seen This Movie Before<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Celebrity crowdfunding has been having a moment, and not a flattering one. Just last week, Pawn Stars fans tore into Corey Harrison<\/a> after a GoFundMe went up seeking $100,000 for medical bills following a motorcycle crash in Mexico. His father, Rick Harrison, publicly contradicted the premise, telling TMZ he\u2019d already covered the bills. Comments piled on: \u201cMaybe pay your own medical bills instead of trying to get strangers online to pay for them.\u201d The GoFundMe goal was quietly lowered from $100,000 to $18,000, and then to $16,000.<\/p>\n

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The GoFundMe goal dropped from $100,000 to $16,000 after Rick Harrison said he\u2019d already paid. Screenshot: GoFundMe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Bono situation is less dramatic \u2014 nobody\u2019s in a hospital bed \u2014 but the underlying question is the same. At what point does someone with access to resources, fame, and a famous family lose the moral license to ask regular people for money? A Honeyfund among your wedding guests is one thing. A Honeyfund on a public website that anyone can find mentioned in a People magazine wedding exclusive is something else entirely.<\/p>\n

The Part Nobody Wants To Say Out Loud<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Here\u2019s what makes this genuinely uncomfortable rather than just eye-roll material: the Honeyfund appears to be the only active gift registry currently visible on the couple\u2019s wedding sites. The Zola registry<\/a> page says they will post their registry there when they\u2019re finished building it. The Honeyfund page, meanwhile, says the site is \u201cspecifically for donating to our Honeymoon fund.\u201d That means the couple looked at their options and decided they really wanted cash for a beach vacation from the people in their lives. Not a charity donation in their name. Not a request for nothing. Cash, directed to a specific trip, to a specific destination.<\/p>\n

And look \u2014 maybe this is just how things work now. Maybe we\u2019re past the point where anyone blinks at this. Honeyfund says couples have received more than $640 million in gifts through the platform, so clearly the concept isn\u2019t hurting for participants. The Emily Post Institute has even signed off on honeymoon registries as appropriate. But etiquette approval and public perception are two different animals, and when your last name is Bono and your mom is Cher, the bar for \u201cthis feels tacky\u201d is lower than it would be for anyone else.<\/p>\n

So Who\u2019s Right?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Maybe Chaz and Shara are just a couple who wanted experiences over objects, and the Honeyfund was nothing more than a modern convenience. Maybe the internet is being judgmental about a perfectly normal wedding practice. Or maybe there\u2019s something off about a famous family staging a glossy Hollywood wedding and then leaving a public honeymoon fund page sitting one click away.<\/p>\n

If your mom were Cher, would you still ask your wedding guests to help pay for your honeymoon?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n