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We've gathered some of the most frequently asked questions we've received and listed them here for your reference.
If you have a question that you don't see answered here, please Contact Us. |
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How does The Honeymoon's registry work?
The Honeymoon's registry works like most gift registries except that instead of individually choosing dishes, toasters, and other household items, you are choosing pieces of a honeymoon. Within the honeymoon are many components and activities that can represent individual gift items. These things are itemized, just as in a traditional gift registry. You enter the information and when you are finished, voila! What are people saying about The Honeymoon's honeymoon registry? Read some of the testimonials on the homepage and you'll see a fraction of the types of comments both guests and couples are making. Wedding guests like being given a choice of gifts because it gives them an opportunity to choose a gift that better matches their own personality - which is what all gift givers strive to do. Nobody wants to give a gift that they would not appreciate themselves; that is why we recommend having gift registry even if you feel you don't need any more stuff. There will be traditionalists that simply would prefer giving you something that they can see, touch, and feel themselves. For others, they will appreciate the alternative, progressive nature of a honeymoon registry because it is the type of registry they would choose if they were getting married now. Tip: Have fun with it and give it some of your own personality. |
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As a guest, how do I get started? Giving the gift of a honeymoon is one of the most unique and wonderful gifts you can give. To find a couple who is registered at The Honeymoon, visit the "For Guests" main page and search for the correct registry using our couple's search engine. Once you've found their registry, the magic is up to you (but we'll certainly help you through the process!). |
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As a couple, how do we get started?
Getting started at The Honeymoon is easy and fun. You create your registry by giving us key information about you and your wedding. Then if you are looking for honeymoon ideas, you can browse through the information on some of the world's great honeymoon destinations, or follow the links to other information sources we feel you may find helpful. If you already have your honeymoon planned and just want to create your registry and personal wedding web page, you're ready to get started. Please read more about getting started in our Get Started for Couples section. |
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My honeymoon is the most important trip I've ever planned. What is the best way to go about planning it? Purchasing a honeymoon is not so different from making other major purchases in your life, like a car. You decide what you can afford to spend and then you want to get the most value for your hard earned money. It is just easier buying something you can see and touch first because you're not surprised when you take possession of it. Travel, on the other hand, has room for all sorts of surprises because you don't know exactly what you've purchased until you get there. Whether you have your own travel agent, use one of ours, or work with one of our affiliated travel agencies, it is important that you give your agent the information they need to get you the most honeymoon for the money. That means they'll need to know if you have a budget, how many days/nights you would like, and what would be more important: more nights in a lesser quality room or fewer nights in a posh honeymoon suite. A good travel agent needs to know these things to do a quality job for you. Bottom line: make sure that when you make price comparisons that you are comparing "apples to apples." Many of the travel providers we work with, for example, build in special value-adds for honeymoon/romance packages. These value-adds have costs, but their true cost to you is always less than if you were to buy them individually at the property. They do it because it will ensure a positive experience that reflects well on them; and hopefully, you'll refer someone or come back yourself. |
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What if I've already bought a honeymoon package
or already planned a honeymoon trip with someone else?
You can still use The Honeymoon! Simply Create
a Registry and add your package details when prompted.
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How do we, the couple, collect our gifts? The Honeymoon will send you a check five business days prior to your honeymoon. Any funds that come in after that will accumulate in your FDIC insured account, which will stay open until for an additional thirty days or until you contact us before that time to close the account. At that time, a final check to reconcile the account will be made to you. |
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How do I let my guests know about my registry?
As busy as most people are today, guests don't want to have to make all sorts of phone calls just to find out where a couple is registered. Thanks to the Internet, it is possible to add an insert to your wedding or bridal shower invitations that notifies guests that you have a "Personal Wedding Web Page" at The Honeymoon. Here you have an opportunity to put all the important information pertaining to your wedding and honeymoon. Click to see a Sample Personal Web Page. You may also add an insert or send a postcard that tells guests you are registered at The Honeymoon if you wish. |
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How do the gifts in my registry get paid for?
It is important to distinguish the difference between the registry and your travel booking, whether it be with an online or traditional travel agent. In the case of cruise and most hotel/resort bookings, a deposit must be made to hold a reservation; and final payment needs to be made at least 60 days prior to departure. This means that you are ultimately responsible for your honeymoon payment arrangements. The registry is a means to help you with your honeymoon expenses and to offer your guests a gift alternative that may be more in step with their own personalities. You may want to have a pedicure and massage while on your honeymoon, but may have stretched your budget just getting to your honeymoon destination. Some guests would prefer to help you get that pedicure, massage, parasailing or romantic dinner; and others are happy getting you the toaster. The important thing is that you give your guests the choice. |
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Should we still do a gift registry? Yes, you should. Your wedding guests appreciate that you are trying to make their gift giving more convenient and personal. However, they will greatly appreciate that you have given them alternatives that allow them to choose a gift that is meaningful to them as well. |
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We had an unexpected occurrence and will have to
delay our honeymoon. Can we put our registry on hold for a while? Sure, you can "Freeze" your registry. Just login on the "For Couples" page and go to the "Freeze Registry" page. Follow the simple instructions on that page to freeze and unfreeze your registry. |
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We would like to take a honeymoon but money is
tight. What we might expect in honeymoon gifts so that we don't overextend
ourselves?
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Is there a cost to this service?
The only cost to you is the time you put into creating your registry and wedding web page. But that's something that you'll have fun doing. It's your registry, feel free to personalize it as much or as little as you want! There are no up-front fees for creating your registry and our backend service/gift delivery fee is the lowest of any honeymoon registry service in the nation, starting at a high of 8.85% and on down to a low of 5.85% as the size of the gift gets larger. Just what you'd expect from the leader. |
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Tell me more about the service charge on gift
purchases.
This fee is how The Honeymoon stays in business and is able to offer you this valuable service. To summarize, it is a charge that is added on to the wedding gift that in most cases, amounts to less than sales tax and gift wrap for the more traditional wedding gift. This helps pay for the transaction costs (credit card fees, processor fees), customer service and the costs to operate and improve the site. Through their purchase, your guests are helping us offer you this service free of charge. In essence, it is part of the gift they give you. And, most importantly, when one of your guests purchases a $50 gift for you, you receive the entire $50 gift; not a $45.50 or lesser value gift.
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Do I have to use one of your honeymoon
specialists to use your honeymoon registry service?
While our honeymoon specialists are chosen from among the best in the country, you are not required to use their services to use our honeymoon registry service. If you do not have a travel professional to help you with your honeymoon, then we strongly recommend that you consider using one from our nationwide network of professionals.
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Thank you cards - how do I know who purchased
what so I can thank them?
Once you've created a registry account, you have a number of features at your disposal - registry editting, wedding web page, guest notification, and a registry review screen. Your registry review screen shows you all gifts purchased, when they were purchased and who the gift givers were. You also have a record of the personalized gift message that was sent in your email gift notification.
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