The Perfect Honeymoon: Honeymoon Registries
Sure it's great fun to grab a scan gun and zap all of your dream items. But let's face it, you are going to have a TV (plasma or not), a china set (maybe not Bone) and that proverbial standup mixer anyway. By setting up a registry for your honeymoon, family and friends will help you create memories you'll cherish a lifetime.
Why Register? Guest expect to give you gifts and many will want to shop from your registry. What better way to have the honeymoon of your dreams than to register for it? Even if most gift givers opt for the more traditional registries or that discreet envelope on your wedding day, a registry is also a good way for you to manage your honeymoon online. The internet's also perfect to manage your honeymoon payments. You can even plan to make regularly scheduled payments of your choice.
Work with a Travel Professional. You can find flights and book a hotel over the internet, you can even book a honeymoon package but a travel professional can save you money by discussing insider tips--where you'll get the most bang for your dollar, when to go, and some specials that the public just isn't privy to. Most importantly, they know honeymoon registries and can work with you to ensure your dream honeymoon is realized. Any travel professional worth their weight in knowledge has access to honeymoon registries, have done them before, and know a little something about romance.
Know Your Costs. Many hotel chains, some resorts and individual travel agents and cruise specialists offer honeymoon registries. All inclusives are usually recommended for honeymoons because you have a clear estimate of how much the honeymoon will cost; payments are normally completed before the wedding. And don't forget to find out exactly what is included in those costs! Some registries will even offer options to pay for meals at special restaurants or day trips and excursions..
So remember, start the honeymoon process early, plan, budget, and by all means register. Registries are now as ingrained in the wedding process as finding the right dress.
Emma McKnight is travel agent specializing in cruise vacations. View her website at: CruiseWithEmma or contact her.