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Wedding list -contribute to honeymoon?

Hi, We are thinking about our wedding gift list and do not want to stick with the traditional ideas. I have heard that you can set up a gift list with you holiday company and your guests can logon and buy you an flight upgrade, a night out on holiday or an activity like para-sending. I know that there are companies that just do the lists but I was wondering if there are any travel companies that offer the holiday and the list? Many thanks for your help, Just to clear up a few points... We can afford a honeymoon that is not the point; the point was that it means that our guests have a way of sharing in our honeymoon as well as our wedding. Also, I did not really want a gift list for all of the reasons everyone has pointed out but have found that most people have complained as they are not sure what gift to buy. I think that this has convinced me to stick to my original plan and not have a list at all.

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How Gauche. You're better off asking for the gift of cash, in lieu of gifts. If you can't afford a "honeymoon" you're better off foregoing it until later. People going into debt over a marriage: stupid.
you should probly just call local travel agencies and see if they offer the service you are refering to and set up your honeymoon. then include an insert with your invites that suggests in lieu of a gift that your guests log on to the site or call to contribute to your honeymoon fund
Scrap the gift list. Let people give you a gift they choose. It is after all, the thought that counts. Who cares if you end up with 16 toasters, 9 million dish towels etc, that is part of the path of getting married. If you can't afford a honeymoon just now, save up for one after the wedding and go then.
Stick to traditional ideas. You'll have many more guests and gifts than if you ask for some stupid honeymoon upgrade. PS. You are supposed to invite people with whom you wish to share your most important event in your life, NOT to solicit money or honeymoon upgrades...... Geeeeeezzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Personally, I would not do this. Asking for things like (vouchers, holidays etc) makes it very hard for people who have little money or indeed, have money but just don't want to spend lots on a pressie which is perfectly acceptable. For instance, if someone asks for vouchers then it is difficult to just give £10 or £15 because it looks stingy. However, for £10 or £15 you could actually buy a nice personal wedding gift. I have known people who have all they need which is often the case as people live together before getting married to actually say, not gifts please - we have everything we need!
ask for travel vouchers or the cash
If your hubby can't afford the honeymoon, then you're marrying the wrong guy!!
I'm getting married this year and I wouldn't even consider a gift list. If people ask what I'd like I'd reply with towels or something. I don't think it's fair to request wedding presents after all the wedding is about commitment and love not what gift your going to get.
What you are looking for is a Honeymoon registry site. Go to: www.thebigday.com www.thehoneymoon.com Or simply google "honeymoon registry". There are quite a few out there! And forget what people are saying about this being tacky. Better to get what you want versus towels or plates that you're never going to use or need!
I attended a wedding in which the couple basically paid for it all by themselves apart from his brother . Now we decided to make a cash gift because we knew they spent a lot on it even though they tried to trim it down. And we can with envelopes and cheques mainly.And heck it was so amazing and everyone was happy with it espically them. Lets face it i rather give $100 then buy some crappy gift which they might have no use for.His brother gave $500 instead of a fridge which they already had one. Total raised i am told was $9000 which was about $1000 short what the wedding cost+ honeymoon. guest happy they are happy. Sometimes it pays to look outside the box and see. A couple going at it alone is extremely hard and many whose parents paid for it will not understand(the parents will though hehe). So yeah i see nothing wrong in asking guest if they are more comfortable in giving cash towards a honeymoon rather then traditional gifts. Personally since then my only gifts have been gift vouchers. I for one am getting married in summer and heck with all this so called dreamed up traditions. You must do this and have that and guest must dump 100000 towels on you when you only got 2 bodies to dry off. Go for it ,get something useful and cover the cost of what you spent!
I agree with thehoneymoon.com, you can find travel agents throught the site that can help you. People can decide how much they want to contribute to your honeymoon and pick specific things, (ie; a massage for the newlyweds, a nice dinner etc.) Its actually perfect for those unconventional couples who have been living together and don't need a new toaster! A person I work with did this and her guests thought it was great that they could give them what they really wanted. The only downside is there are fees that can go up to 6% - 9% Best Wishes!!
i think my friends doing this through Thomas cook but you'd need to check it out - personally I'd so what you said and not have a list at all is seems tacky to mention presents but you could do it by word of mouth, if by chance people as what you need explain you don't expect a gift but if they do want to bring a token gift vouchers would come in handy for whichever travel agent you choose
This is what my gf and I are going to do when we get married next year. We live together in a flat have almost everything we need. The only things we dont have are the expensive items that I would no way put on a giftlist. We have seen a few different travel agents that offer this service. Some only give you vouchers back to spend on another holiday so you still have to pay for the honeymoon. Then there are others that you get the money given back. So we are going to pay for the honeymoon on a 0% credit card (normally have to pay 12 weeks before you fly) and then pay off with the money we get for the wedding.
my brother put a small note in with the invites asking if you would like to contribute to a gift we are planning a honeymoon so holiday vouchers or money would be appriaciated.they got if could afford it that way as they both lived together they had the normal gifts.i thought this was a good idea whats the point of having something if you dont need it.good luck and i wouldnt worry about others comments.x