What is Honeymoon Registry?

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A honeymoon registry is an online service, that assists engaged and married couples in financing their honeymoons. A user gets a customizable web page to share their honeymoon plans with others and accept gifts toward the honeymoon. Honeymoon registries are particularly valuable to those who value experiences over possessions.

Honeymoon registry is your "wish list", featuring various honeymoon expenses you would like to receive as gifts. You can add items to your list for the amount you would like to receive into your registry for anything you choose.

How does Honeymoon Registry works?

Honeymoon registries (travel registry) is offered by many websites, which helps couples to plan their romantic getaway and few of them also book them as well. After the honeymoon plan and itinerary is created it is shared with friends and relatives so that they can contribute a monetary gift t cover either the full amount or selected items or specific activity as mentioned by couple.

For example, a couple may list dinner at an elegant restaurant, scuba diving lessons, or portions of hotel and airfare. These activities are displayed in an organized and user-friendly inventory format on their customized registry page. As wedding guests browse the registry page, they can make a gift, typically using a credit card, of any of the listed activities or give a general monetary gift of any amount towards the honeymoon.

Honeymoon registries features

• Email Messaging systems that allow wedding couples to email pre-formatted notices of their registry to wedding guests as well as print out invitations
• Full tracking of gifts to assist couples in creating “Thank You” cards.
• Gift redemption is typically via mailed check, but some services provide wire services as an option.

Why Honeymoon Registry helpful?

• Honeymoon Registry helps in increasing the funds for honeymoon or romantic getaway, thus making their travel more comfortable, increase number of days, shopping, etc
• Increased funds available for a honeymoon can open up activities that the couple may have otherwise been unable to afford.
• Couple can get cash gift, instead of some non-useful physical gift (which they already have or never wanted it)
• Gift giving process is simplified for wedding guests.
• Guests, relatives and friends does not have to brainstorm to find the correct gift, or spend precious time in malls and shopping complexes and still confused whether the gift is liked or not.
• Guests may feel their gift will help provide a lifelong memory.

Disadvantages of Honeymoon Registry

• Some people will perceive honeymoon registry as asking for money, which may be considered rude.
• Many honeymoon registry services place some sort of service charge on collected funds.
• Some honeymoon registry eliminate fees but one is bound to book their tour from them.

Note: some Honeymoon Registry services eliminate service charges by allowing couples to accept cash, check or PayPal payments directly from guests — one is funded through advertising, the other by a nominal one time setup fee.