One of the most unrepeated actions today within the confines of honeymoon planning is the notion of registering for the trip. After all, couples routinely register for bridal showers so as to receive the good needed in order to start out on their own with their spouse and it is helpful to have someone else buy toaster, potato peeler, and crock pot, but for reasons which are not quite understood, a registry for honeymoons is not nearly as popular! Yet what other registry makes as much sense as that of the item which - next to the wedding itself - will eat up the biggest chunk of your nuptial budget?



The idea behind a registry for a honeymoon is simple: do not forgo the first vacation you and your spouse will take together as a married couple in order to pay for 50 chicken dinners and a rented hall to accommodate your guests. Furthermore, unless you are very young and have not yet established yourself in a career or your own household, there really is precious little need for household goods and other items that most anyone who has been out on their own for a while will possess. As a matter of fact, whenever two individuals set up joint housekeeping, there are a lot of duplicate items which end up being given away.

The money that well wishers and those inclined to proffer a gift can save by not buying yet another toaster may be applied to the honeymoon and perhaps could be placed in a trust account for such expenses. There are now companies who are specializing on this kind of honeymoon registry, yet like with anything that involves the gifting of money or travel items which are not readily tangible, it is wise to understand the terms and conditions under which the money is placed in trust and later on applied.

If you decide that you will go with the honeymoon registry, be sure to let your friends and family know. This may actually be included in the invites or you may choose to just send out a mass email to everyone. The sooner you let friends and family know that you are not opting for the household gifts but instead need help with the honeymoon, the sooner they can get in on the action and begin contributing to your honeymoon package.

It will be a kindness to thank those who respected your request for help with a honeymoon trip by not sending a standard thank you note but instead taking a snapshot of you and your spouse wearing your at the honeymoon spot and then frame it with sincere thanks for the individual. It will be a wonderful reminder to them that their generosity has offered you and your spouse the once in a lifetime opportunity to spend a memorable week together at a wonderful venue.