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Monday, August 4, 2008
How do brides and grooms register for a honeymoon?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
An Atlanta reader wrote to ajc.com’s Travel staff to ask about honeymoon registries. A honeymoon registry bypasses the usual crystal and silverware and instead requests monetary contributions toward the wedding trip.
Of course, if a couple receives cash as a gift, they can spend it as they please — but this reader inquired about a service that could take care of the details, like a travel agent would.
Through Google, we found one such registry at Smarthoneymoon.com, where wedding guests can give an airline ticket (or part of one), a picnic lunch, a couple glasses of champagne, even breakfast in bed.
Some couples on Smarthoneymoon.com even registered for scuba certification and pocket money for souvenir shopping.
If you were married in the last few years, did you request honeymoon contributions? Did you use a service/registry/agency to help you plan your honeymoon and defray the expenses? What advice can you give brides- and grooms-to-be who want to do the same thing?
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