Honeymoon Registry - Let Your Guests Buy Your Dream Trip
Chrissy Defour
We all know what a wedding registry is all about. Department stores allow engaged couples to manage the purchase of gifts for their wedding. The couple creates a list of items that they would like to receive, then let their friends know where they've registered. Guests interested in buying gifts can then consult that list and see which items that the couple needs and wants. No obligation to buy but if guests do they know they're getting something the couple will value. Win-Win!
The idea of wedding registries has been extended to include honeymoons. Things and activities a couple will typically pay for on a honeymoon can be included on a honeymoon registry. In the same way as a wedding registry, the couple simply let their guests know about it. This way the guests can help the couple make their well-deserved dream trip.
It's best to compare several honeymoon registries before choosing one. Some may charge the couple a flat set up fee. Other services may be free for the couple but may charge the guests a transaction fee.
The reason honeymoon registry services may charge set-up fees, service charges or transaction fees is for covering their costs of making good deals with airlines, hotel chains, resorts and tour operators.
There is a whole array of gifts that can be added to a honeymoon registry.
It may be 500 airfare miles packages to help the couple cover airfare - one of the biggest expenses. Or it could be a romantic sunset cruise, helicopter tour or guided horse back ride.
All these are great gifts. In many cases, the money isn't fully paid for up front, though. A deposit might be registered, with the full amount only required if the couple actually uses the gift.
But that introduces a bit of fine print to watch out for. Registry policies, and those covering individual gifts, can vary widely. On some, the gift dollars never expire. If the couple doesn't take advantage of the generous offer in, say, two years, the activity is still there if they should want to do so later.
Keep in mind that purchased registry gifts may expire too. If they do, the money minus fees may or may not be returned. Once again read the policy or ask if you can't find it back.
While honeymoon registries may have their disadvantages, a honeymoon registry remains an effective way to offer the newlyweds the dream trip of their life!
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