Honeymoon registry?

[summer_wifey]

My FH is currently on a 3 week lay-off from his job due to a slow-down in production and I am a recent college graduate who is working at a fast food joint during the week and a group home every other weekend. Neither job pays well and the hunt for my first professional job does not seem to be getting any better due to the fact that I don't have

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[cascaste123]

We did our honeymoon about 8 months after our wedding, giving us time to save for it and it was still as perfect as if we went immediatley after. In fact, I am thrilled that we waited because it gave us something to look forward to.

In today's finacial uncertainty things unfortuantely dont always go as expected, but you can still make the most of a difficult situation

Good Luck

[summer_wifey]

Thanks. It's looking kind of like this may be the road we will need to take. And I'm OK with that. It's nice to see that I'm not the only bride in the world who will need to wait. Sometimes it feels like I'm the only one doing what I need to do, you know?

[cascaste123]

I absolutely know what you mean...but trust me, you are NOT alone!

[summer_wifey]

Thanks :o)

[unhappyunbroken]

we're not going on a honeymoon, simple as that. they are not required, and we'd rather have a wedding that involves our friends and family. we are paying for the wedding ourselves, so we understand.

I do not have much advice as far as the honeymoon registries except to say a lot of people will want to physically bring a gift to your wedding. or send you one. are you registered elsewhere, as well?

I think there are websites you do honeymoon registeries through.

Here, I just googled "honeymoon registries"

http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4GGLJ_enUS287US287&q=honeymoon+registries

[summer_wifey]

We haven't gotten to our registry yet. I've never been married before so I'm not sure how early I need to register? We're getting married in August. And yes, we plan on registering elsewhere -- we're looking at Target, Bed Bath and Beyond, and Pier 1.

Thanks for the google information. :o)

[unhappyunbroken]

ooh, we are at target and bed bath and beyond. we have never been married before, either, but they give you a list and suggestions of stuff to look for/consider.

[summer_wifey]

I'll definitely have to check it out. Do you think 8 months out is too early to register? I'm just afraid if we do it THIS early that half the stuff won't be available by the wedding day. I'm so paranoid it's disgusting. lol.

And I'm sure we'll need to consider pretty much everything. I still live with my dad so I have nothing to offer with the exception of a crockpot. lol. And my FH... is a bachelor to the highest degree. Like as in -- he has 2 bath towels. *headdesk*

[dreamriver]

Another option would be to plan to take a honeymoon on or near your first anniversary. That would give you and your FH a chance to save towards that Door County cabin

[summer_wifey]

I actually had mentioned taking a delayed honeymoon. FH is just so set on having everything done the "traditional" way, which kind of drives me nuts. lol. I'm not necessarily the traditional type, though I'm sure the age difference has something to do with how we look at "tradition" -- he's 36 and I'm 23. This is a first marriage for both of us, but he has a 12 year old son and I have a 4 year old daughter.

You make good points about delayed honeymoon though. And maybe it would be more conventional just to have a weekend alone setting up our apartment or something. I'm fairly certain I could get my daughter's father to take her for at least a few days, and FH's son lives with his mom for the most-part anyway.

Thanks for the input. It is much appreciated.

[lizkayl]

Maybe just go for the 'weekend getaway' or something, then.

[lizkayl]

I'd wait and do it later.

But, if you really want to: Check out Honeyfund.com, that's what we used.

You can break it down into sections. The more creative and fun you make it sound, the more willing the guests will be to help out, I think.I.e.

Gas- $25 (2) of these Items
A day of adventures - $25 (16) of these items
A romantic evening - $50 (8) of these items
Food for the couple - $10 (10) of these items

[summer_wifey]

That's interesting. I'll check it out. But I think I'm going to try and talk FH into just waiting for our first anniversary or something. It'd probably be better to use all available extra funds to get our security deposit set once we find our first apartment and getting the essentials rather than going on a honeymoon. It wouldn't be the end of the world. Thanks for your input.

[lumpyhead]

Yes, we did a honeymoon registry. It was the only thing we registered for. We opted to go through Traveler's Joy. It was easy to set up and easy for guests to use. You may hear from some that it's "tacky" or whatnot. But our guests loved the idea of being able to gift us with an amazing trip we'd remember forever... they especially liked the guided hike up Mt. Fuji idea

[summer_wifey]

Thanks for the information. I'll check out the website and appreciate the input.