What is a Honeymoon Registry?
A Trendy Alternative to Wedding Registries for Engaged Couples
Jul 14, 2008
A honeymoon registry is a service engaged couples use to have their honeymoon paid for by wedding guests. It is a trendy alternative to a traditional wedding registry. On a normal wedding registry, couples register for china, flatware and kitchen appliances; on a honeymoon registry, couples register for airfare, hotel accommodations, entertainment, meals, and even shopping funds.
Reasons to Use a Honeymoon Registry
According to Maureen Daniels of Marlee Travel, today’s internet-savvy brides and grooms are looking for innovative and convenient, yet budget-friendly wedding resources. A honeymoon registry fills this need by giving couples honeymoon memories to last a lifetime without breaking the bank.
- The couple already owns the appliances or other gifts typically placed on a wedding gift registry. Some couples have enough household items between the two of them to stock an entire new house or apartment; other couples have been living together before marriage and already have the staples needed for the household. These couples would greatly appreciate help paying for a honeymoon instead.
- It’s unique. Wedding guests may like the opportunity to pay for a romantic dinner or a relaxing day at the spa instead of purchasing a plain old toaster.
- Wedding guests save time on buying gifts because everything can be purchased online. Some services offer phone ordering capabilities in case a wedding guest is not familiar with computers or prefers that ordering method to the internet. An added bonus is that there are no gifts to wrap or carry to the reception!
Companies such as HoneymoonWishes provide additional services to brides and grooms. Engaged couples have access to an email program that they can use to send announcements. The bride will also receive free printable announcement cards to insert into bridal shower invitations as well as free electronic thank you cards.
How does a Honeymoon Registry Work?
Honeymoon registries are as simple to use as regular wedding registries. Using HoneymoonWishes as an example, the couple would do the following:
- Set up an account
- Create custom wedding gift items. (Gifts can be broken up into reasonable increments. For example, a $1,000 gift item can be broken into twenty $50 increments).
- Create a wedding website, blog and photo album to be hosted by the online registry.
- Send email announcements to guests regarding the registry.
The only cost incurred by the couple to set up the honeymoon registry through HoneymoonWishes is a 7% service fee. This couple has the option to pay for this themselves or subtract it from the gift monies received.
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