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I ran across a website that lets you register for your honeymoon.  I have heard of this but never saw an actual registry.  You can actually register for detailed items like “dinner for two”, “flowers in the room” or excursions for the day.

I am of two minds on this.  My immediate reaction is “yuck!” because it just strikes me as odd that someone else should pay for your vacation.  But rationally why not pay for a fun, memorable dinner over, say, buying someone a few wine glasses or place mats?  I have very fond memories of my honeymoon meals and they would have been even more fun if we knew we didn’t have to pay for them ourselves!  Hah!

A little factoid on honeymoons.  Most of American history weddings were a tiny affair in the “parlour” room with just parents.  Any actual honeymoon was the couple going “around the country” (probably the state) to visit relatives since they were not part of the wedding.  Brides wore their best dress for the occassion and family helped gather essentials (now called the Registry.)

The first Registry was established around 1920 by a man who realized if he wrote down what the bride wanted on a notecard, her guests could get her part of her set.  Before then, you would buy the couple a random place setting and she’d spent a lot of time straightening everything out to get matching place settings.

But back to registering for the honeymoon.  What do you think?  What would your guests think - particularly older guests?  Would you / are you registering for your honeymoon?  Would you buy a honeymoon item over a regular item from a friends registry? 

 I knew someone where a couple only wanted honeymoon registry items and the guest was extremely offended and upset.  The couple had everything they needed already and didn’t want extra clutter.  A parent made them register for a few things to appease some guests.