What is a honeymoon registry and how does it work?
The alternative to a traditional store registry is the honeymoon gift registry. The honeymoon gift registry is designed so that friends and family can purchase a ‘portion’ of your honeymoon as a wedding gift or even a shower gift. Instead of the fancy household item, you can receive a gift that you really want – a dream honeymoon!

You may want to have a 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.

So if you plan on going parasailing or scuba diving on your honeymoon, give one of your wedding guests an opportunity to contribute to your honeymoon memories. Remember, most household items wear out but memories last forever!

How do we let our guests know about our registry?
Let us do the work for you. We will send out announcement cards or e-cards to your guests inviting them to visit your webpage or call our office number to purchase a piece of your dream honeymoon.

How do we receive our gifts?
We will send a check to you for the full amount of the gifts received. This way if you had to pay for your air tickets in advance you can reimburse yourself with the monies you received from the gift registry.

What does a honeymoon registry look like?
The best way to find out what the gift registry looks like is to click on Sample Registries. Your honeymoon registry is your "wish list", featuring various honeymoon expenses you would like to receive as gifts. This will allow you to see how the honeymoon is broken down into gift items that your friends and family can purchase for you as a shower or wedding gift. Gift items can range from spa treatments to dinners or money towards your hotel stay.

How long can I keep my registry active?
Most couples like to keep their registries open for at least week after their wedding date. This takes care of the last minute gift buyers. From past experience we see a number of purchases coming in during the last couple of weeks.

How do our guests purchase a gift?
Simple! There are two ways to purchase a gift. They can go directly to the wedgiftsregistry.com website and purchase a gift by typing in your last name or if your guest does not have access to a computer or if your guest does not feel comfortable purchasing a gift online they are welcome to call us at (+632) 385.21.87 OR (0920) 918.88.73.

When your guest buys you a gift, the money is deposited in our Holding Account at our bank. This is a special account which we use only for safekeeping your money. We never "borrow" from this account, nor do we pay bills or payroll from it. The money remains in our Holding Account until we pay the wedding couple the money for their gifts.

How do we know when a gift has been purchased?
Each time one of your guests purchases a gift you will immediately receive a beautiful e-card. The e-card will give you the name of the person who purchased the gift, the gift item and a personal note from your guests.

When someone buys an item from your registry, we immediately send an e-mail confirmation to both you and the gift giver. And remember, you can go online anytime to check your registry and see what's been bought for you.

Note: the gift-giver has the option of making your gift a "surprise", in which case we don't send the wedding couple an email right away. The item still gets marked off the registry (so it's not bought twice), but the wedding couple can't see who bought it or what the message was in their Thank-You Notes list until the date specified by the wedding guest.

Is there a way to keep track of the gifts I receive?
With so many details involved in planning a wedding we know it’s important to be organized! To make life easier when sending out thank you cards, you will be able to go to your webpage and access a personal summary page. This page will have a list of the guests who have purchased a gift for you, the items purchased and a personal note attached.
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.

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.

What happens if our wedding is cancelled or postponed?
If we've already sent you a check for your gifts, then it's up to you to return any gift money to your friends and family. For gifts where we have not yet sent you the money, just contact us and we'll arrange to return the sponsored amount to you or your guests.

Note: if you've already made your travel arrangements, you'll need to speak to your travel provider to cancel your arrangements. Sometimes there will be cancellation fees for hotels, airlines, or packaged
tours.

Why don't wedding guests just send us cash?
Some of your guests probably will, and that's ok too. But many people would rather have something that feels more personal and more specific. Giving a gift of, say, a snorkel trip, or perhaps a night's lodging at your resort is more memorable than being just another one of 50 people who all sent cash for whatever you decide to spend it on.

Your wedding guests want to get you something special you'll remember forever.

Can several wedding guests pitch in and buy one gift?
We often have groups of guests purchase a gift together. We only request that they use one credit card for the purchase.

We're glad to put as many names as they wish on the gift card. They just need to type in everyone's names--the printed gift card, the thank-you notes list, and the e-mail announcement will all have everyone's names on them.

REGISTRY ETIQUETTE

Do Register
Your guests want to buy you gifts and by registering it, saves your guests time from guessing what to get you and it ensures that you will not get things you don't want or need and saves time returning five of the same item!

Do get the ‘word out'
Give your parents, bridesmaids and groomsman all of the details about your registry so they can start letting your guests know by ‘word of mouth'. If you have a wedding website, place your registry information on your website (don't forget to include the website address and telephone number). Use the announcement card or email service provided by your registry. Never send a registry announcement in your wedding invitation. An etiquette taboo! The one exception is the shower invitation.

Do register for gifts in a range of prices
Registries are not only for engagement parities or showers; also use it for your wedding gifts. By having gift items in all price ranges this will ensure you don't leave anyone one out when it comes to their budget. Having a range of prices will allow guests to purchase lower price items for a shower and higher price items for a wedding gift.

Do say thank you
Always send a hand written thank you card. Gifts received before the wedding should be sent within two weeks. Gifts received after the wedding should be received no later than 3 months after you return from your honeymoon. Don't forget to mention the gift by name.

Don't put off starting your registry
Once your family and friends know he ‘popped the question', they will start preparing for the engagement party and bridal shower. You want to register up to 9 months in advance and it is never too late to register – use your registry for wedding gifts as well.

Don't forget to consider more than one registry
There's no “correct” number of registries you can have. Get together with your future spouse and discuss what makes you both happy. Having a store registry and a honeymoon registry is a way to cover all the bases. Besides, it's more fun for your guest to purchase the gifts you want.

Don't tell unless asked
It's plain tacky for you to tell your guests where you are registered unless asked of course.

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