With more and more couples waiting longer to get married, they typically already have the usual wedding gifts such as pots, pans, linens and household items. Thus, many engaged couples are skipping the traditional wedding gift registries and are opting for the modern “honeymoon registries”.
Honeymoon registries allow your wedding guests who would normally buy you sheets and pillow cases to instead purchase part of your honeymoon experience. This is not the same as asking your guests for cash, which is often frowned upon as unacceptable wedding etiquette. Honeymoon registries are as courteous as gift registries. Items on the honeymoon registries can vary widely just like the items you choose in a traditional gift registry.
What Can You Include in your Honeymoon Registry?
After picking the location of your honeymoon, you can register for items such as:
- Hotel stays or bed and breakfast accommodations
- Transportation such as limos and rental cars
- Romantic dinner for two
- Tickets to local shows
- Spa massages for two
- Entrance fees to tourist attractions
Your honeymoon registry isn’t limited to the items seen above either! If you’ve always wanted to do something crazy like skydiving, you can add it to your list and go for it on your honeymoon. Also the more details you give on your registry the more the person giving the gift will feel involved. Don’t just say you want to visit a museum while on your NYC honeymoon, but say you want to visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Instead of saying you want three nights at a hotel, you can say you want to stay three nights at the beautiful 5 star St. Regis overlooking Manhattan’s world famous Fifth Avenue.
There are many online services that will help you plan your honeymoon registry. Some even have example registries so you get a feel of how your registry should look. Don’t be afraid to compare companies either before deciding which one to register with, this is your honeymoon you are planning. Pick a registry site that is trustworthy. Here is a site that compares popular honeymoon registries: Creative Honeymoon Ideas
Registering with a travel agency in person is also an option. It may make you feel safer knowing you can speak with someone face to face about your trip. With the right planning, you wedding guests can help you have the honeymoon of your dreams, and you won’t even have to return five crock pots to get it!
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A bedroom at Jules' Underwater Lodge
You will have exclusive use of the lodge for your destination wedding and honeymoon. This unique underwater hotel is about 2 miles from the Miami Airport, but the hotel itself is 21 feet beneath the surface of the sea. Wedding ceremonies are held in the lodge, which consists of a wet room entrance area, two bedrooms and a common room, which is a combination kitchen, dining and living room area. Both bedrooms and the common room have each a 42″ window that allows you to watch the fish pass by your window while enjoying the privacy of the lodge.
You and your groom will have to scuba dive to the hotel and enter through an opening at the bottom of the lodge – the hotel’s wet room. You will be greeted with romantic music and fresh flowers in every room. Your wedding clothes will be brought to you just like a regular “bell boy” by one Jules’ scuba divers. Once you are changed into your wedding clothes, your wedding ceremony will be conducted by a notary public, who will dive down for the service. After the ceremony, comes the toast, the cutting of the cake and the reception dinner. The dinner is consists of caviar appetizers and choice of two entrees, either lobster or steak and a hearts of palm salad and dessert. A chef who also scuba dives to the lodge will prepare your meal in your kitchen. The chef will also scuba dive to the lodge the following morning and prepare your breakfast. How cool is that?
The cost for the Jules’ Undersea Lodge is $1,495 plus tax. If you have any extra guests attending the wedding you will be charged an additional $60 per guest. Call (305) 451-2353 for more information.
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Pont Des Art is a must place to visit with your new spouse for your honeymoon. Pont Des Art is a steel-and-wood pedestrian bridge crossing the Seine River. It would be so romantic to hold hands and walk side by side with your love one in this place while looking at the boats on the Seine River, the people, painters, and other couples kissing on the place.
Place de la Concorde
Place de la Concorde is an octagonal square between the Tuileries and the Champs-Elysées. At each corner of the octagonal square is a statue representing a French city. The magic of this place comes alive in the evening – the dramatic effect of the lights with its beautiful Obelisk of Luxor, a red granite column 23 meter in height, flanked by two magnificent fountains and the couples that surround you will make you feel more romantically in love. The views of Champs Elysees and Arc de Triomphe from this site add to the stunning beauty of this romantic place.
Seine River
The Seine River flows through Paris. Cruising on the Seine River with your love one is a romantic way to see Paris. Standing outside the ship at night soaking in the sight of the magnificent bridges and the whole city of Paris with its city lights and holding close to your love one will surely be a memorable honeymoon for both of you. Stealing a kiss under each bridge you pass will make it an unforgettable memory!
These are our top 3 most romantic places to visit in Paris. So, if you decide to go to Paris in your honeymoon check these three places and together create wonderful memories there! If you want to learn more about romantic places to visit for your honeymoon in Paris, here’s another great guide for more Romantic Paris