Suggestions for Reputable Online Honeymoon Registeries

stephamend

Even though our wedding is not until next July, our families are already asking about where we are going to register.  We probably will do Target but would like to do a honeymoon registry.  We live together and own everything we'd ever need. We'd upgrade a few things, but there definitely won't be enough of a list for our 250 guests to all buy something.  Since we love to travel and have the expense already of paying for our own wedding, we'd like to do a honeymoon registry. Our friends and family think it is a fantastic idea, but we have found more than a few online sites.  One we like is is www.honeyfund.com, but has anyone used this? Or suggest another? We definitely want something useful, secure, and easy.  Thanks!

TheDuckis

Here's the thing with Honeyfund and other online honeymoon registries. Say I want to give you $50 to spend on exoctic drinks on the beach. I go to honeyfund, click that that's what I'm getting you, and they direct me to a page with a stupid "coupon" that I print out and hand to you with a check. Then they take a percentage off the top. I could have just slipped the check in the card, and you'd have gotten to keep the whole $50. What I'm saying is, if people want to give you cash, they will give you cash. In addition to being tacky, honeymoon registries are a waste of money. If you MUST do a honeymoon registry, you're slightly better off doing it through the resort or your travel agent and registering for specific excursions or activities. That way you're still being tacky, but at least you aren't paying a middle-man for the privilege.

TheDuckis

wow. it's spelled "exotic."

stephamend

The Honeyfund is free, no charge, and people can do paypal. We're wishing to go to Spain, no resort destination. I have only seen posts here that say it is tacky, so I don't know, maybe it is that way with more traditional locales and traditional weddings?  If we don't do a honeymoon registry, we might as well set up a website to give money to a charity. We do not want "stuff" to just fill up our home.  Maybe people will give us money regardless of a honeymoon registry or not. They all know we don't want anything and our guest list is huge compared to what we'd even register for.   I guess when it doubt, people give money anyway?

stephamend

But what if we do not want nor need anything on a traditional registry?  We will have one for those people who are not inclined to give money.  But it will be small and definitely not have the quantity of items for all our guests to buy from it. I must have an entire family and circle of friends that are tacky from what I've read since everyone thinks it is a great idea!  They've said they'd rather get us something we'd enjoy (a honeymoon) rather than stuff we don't need (stemware).

Balletgr8

Hey, I haven't had any friends use a honeymoon registry yet. I just wanted to say that if that is what you would like to register for then go ahead and do it. I wouldn't find it tacky at all if one of my friends did that. I think most people just want to get you something that you will enjoy. I've had friends who asked for apple gift cards because they needed a new computer, or for cash because they needed to buy a new couch, I even had one friend who asked for gift certificates to a particular school for cooking classes. Just get what you want.

Leah&Christian09

But what if we do not want nor need anything on a traditional registry? We will have one for those people who are not inclined to give money. Then you create a small registry, just put some stuff that everyone needs: extra towels, sheets, etc. Then when people ask, have your mom etc say "They pretty much have everything they need, but there's a small registry at X. They are really saving up for a honeymoon, though. I think that's what they'd rather have."