Honeymoon Registry Conclusion
Posted on February 18, 2006 by Her and tagged honeymoon, registry, wedding
After all the analysis we've done, we've concluded that while we want to have a honeymoon registry, we don't want to use the services of a professional honeymoon registry service. He's quite good at making websites, so our new plan is to attempt to create our own honeymoon registry website in conjunction with our wedding website. He likes a challenge and said, "Ooh! A project!" when I first suggested the idea. Aside from avoiding all the bizarre fees and potential issues, we're thinking that by doing our own coding we'll have a really personalized site. Instead of a bland, generic photo we can post photos of our actual itinerary. Hopefully this will be a fun gift idea for our guests and a simple way for us to have the honeymoon we dream of. Now we've just got to pick a destination!
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Hey there -- I don't know how international your tastes run for a honeymoon. But I wanted to suggest this site... http://www.airtreks.com/
1. They have a fun tool for pricing different world trip loops including "most for your money"
2. They now offer gift certificates (totally useless if you don't use their services)
3. They have a fun, inspirational newsletter that gets me wistful and wired for international travel.
Anyway, I don't work there or anything, but I did travel around the world with my husband on our honeymoon so I feel like that's what everyone wants to do. :)
Linda | Jul 10, 2006
Google this: "Etiquette Hell" "honeymoon registry"
You might want to rethink the whole notion. I'm sure I am not the only person on earth who finds the whole idea utterly appalling.
John | Nov 18, 2008
Hi Linda - One of the most important hurdles with a honeymoon registry, as with any registry actually, is the etiquette required by the bride and groom. It's easy for a tactless couple to make any type of registry sound like some sort of gift requirement.
Done with respect and concern for one's guests however, a honeymoon registry is a fun and exciting alternative for guests and couples alike. We've seen it done right, and we've seen it done wrong on our site. To reduce the latter, we've added etiquette articles to help educate our registrants.
It's sounds to me, Linda, that you're thinking along the lines of: "it's tacky to ask for parts of the honeymoon." I couldn't agree more. It's tacky to "ask" for anything, including china, silverware, towels or a tea set. A registry is there to make it easier for guests if they choose to congratulate the couple on their special day with a gift.
Best Wishes! Hope you visit our honeymoon registry [URL removed for spammy-ness].
John
Sara | Feb 22, 2006
Hey there,
I just discovered your blog and want to say you guys rock for being so up front about money! A lot of people say that's the first step to getting out of debt.
So I totally agree with your conclusion about the honeymoon registry. My husband and I had about every single thought you did and then built our own: wedding.furiousdonuts.com/registry.php
We basically asked people to print a certificate for a gift of their choice and then mail it to us with cash/check or bring it to the wedding (we also allowed PayPal but didn't want to pay their credit card fees so we stopped that).
We did have to put deposits down on our travel reservations but we had money in our wedding fund that wasn't going to be used until day of the wedding so that all worked out. We raised a lot more than we imagined, it was awesome!
Based on our experience, we then decided to launch a free honeymoon registry service www.honeyfund.com. It's coming out in a matter of days now...if you guys get too busy to build your own you may want to consider us. :)
Best,
Sara
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