Are you struggling to figure out how you’ll pay for your honeymoon? Considering asking for a little help? Today’s guest post talks about 4 important considerations to take into account before opening a honeymoon gift registry.
More and more couples are interested in having friends and family help out with the cost of a great honeymoon by registering for it as a gift. It’s a great way for couples who already have established homes to enjoy the fun of wedding gifts. If you are planning to place your honeymoon on your wedding registry, there are a few things to consider ahead of time:
- Know your guests. You need to be sure that the people you are inviting to your wedding would be willing to help you fund your trip. Knowing your friends and family, are they likely to even use a gift registry? Are they the type more likely to purchase something they can gift wrap? The last thing you want is to count on your guests to gift you your first trip as a married couple only to discover you will be footing the entire bill.
- Explain the idea of a honeymoon registry to family members. Some wedding guests may not understand why you are not asking for the once-traditional wedding gifts like housewares, china and the like. Since so many people already have had homes of their own before getting married, they don’t usually have need of these gifts. This is the reason honeymoon registries are growing. However, it can require a bit of explanation to guests expecting to buy you a crock pot or can opener.
- Include lots of variety on the registry. Most honeymoon registries will allow your guests to fund specific portions of your trip. That allows them to find a way to keep within their budget and personalize their gift to you. They may find something like a spa day for you and your spouse and decide that is the part of your trip they want to pay for on your registry. However, it is good to keep in mind that because they have personally selected your gift and will hope to hear how you enjoyed it, you shouldn’t swap their present for another on your registry that you would prefer.
- Do your research on the company. There are a number of businesses that will help you book your honeymoon and place it on a gift registry. Be sure to check the reviews of each company online. Ask friends who may have done a honeymoon registry which business they dealt with and what experience they had. Once you narrow down the businesses, research their services and what their contract would entail, especially what kind of financial obligation you would have if your guests cannot cover the entire cost of your vacation.
If you take these four items into careful consideration, you can cut back on sudden surprises as you create a honeymoon registry. You will get your dream trip and your guests can feel they have been a part of it. And it all comes with the benefit of not being overrun with items you don’t need.
Heather Johnson is a writer for the leading online honeymoon planning resource. Learn all about the best honeymoon destinations today!
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