Getting Married? Consider this Unique Travel Gift Idea

With wedding costs at an all-time high and many couples waiting to marry until they are older, couples are searching for ways to give guests new gift-giving ideas.

One popular new idea taking hold is a ‘honeymoon registry’ where wedding guests can contribute towards the travel fund for the couple’s honeymoon.

Some couples make it very formal where a specific account is set up at a bank and guests are informed that it is available.  Other couples have informal arrangements where someone in the wedding party takes care of making the arrangements and guests provide a card indicating that they have contributed to the ‘travel fund’.

Friends of mine in their mid-thirties decided to go this route with their recent wedding.  Given their ages, their households were more than set up, and of course, they didn’t need kitchen appliances or other typical wedding gifts like crystal and china.  The bride was a bit apprehensive at first, but as it turns out, guests thought it was a fabulous idea.

The bride tucked a note into their invitations advising guests of the opportunity to contribute.  It was definitely a no-pressure approach.

In fact, the guests I talked to commented that they liked the idea far better than just cutting a check because they knew the money was going for a specific holiday.  In my friend’s case, they had chosen Virgin Vacation’s North Pacific Coast Beach Getaway in Costa Rica and in the end, the entire honeymoon was covered by the guest’s generosity.

It’s likely that this idea will continue to catch on as a way for guests to help out with a unique and desired wedding gift.  It is perfect for guests who know they are contributing to a vacation of a lifetime and it’s wonderful for the bride and groom to have their honeymoon covered because they probably will already be saddled with considerable costs from hosting the wedding.

If you’re getting married in the next couple of years, why not consider setting up your own ‘honeymoon registry’?

Posted by on 02/12 at 11:59 AM

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