tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post684700520740473435..comments2023-10-30T04:06:45.798-07:00Comments on arduous blog: Gift Giving: The Honeymoon Registry Editionruchihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17043512641324366469noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post-49689686648349932772010-12-19T15:02:06.280-08:002010-12-19T15:02:06.280-08:00I have some friends who don't want a gift regi...I have some friends who don't want a gift registry at all because they only want money for their honeymoon. That's fine, but not all of their guests are going to like it. We keep telling them to make at least a small registry, because people will get them gifts anyway. Might as well be things they need and like.<br /><br />I've never seen a honeymoon registry before. I don't think it's any worse than any other kind of registry, but Rosa is right that weddings seem to invite judgment. Best just to realize we can't please everyone and do what feels best to us/our families.EcoGeoFemmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11236907917990309659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post-44631590379638344452010-12-13T16:24:09.825-08:002010-12-13T16:24:09.825-08:00Congratulations! I must have been somewhere not sl...Congratulations! I must have been somewhere not sleeping when you got engaged!<br /><br />We registered for gifts, but in all honesty I was 21 when we got engaged and in college. I had NO idea how hard I'd have to work for the money that we spent on our wedding. We also had no house and no stuff, so it made sense to register.<br /><br />I had a friend get married this fall in Mass. and she lives in London, so it was expected that people would give cash. How would she get stuff home?<br /><br />I always liked the honeymoon registry idea! <br /><br />Congrats again!!!<br />AbbieFarmer's Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04993260095409544097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post-35267736391167745482010-12-13T13:58:28.211-08:002010-12-13T13:58:28.211-08:00Rosa,
Hah! You're right. There is a LOT of p...Rosa, <br /><br />Hah! You're right. There is a LOT of public judgment about weddings, and the truth is, what is deemed "acceptable" somewhere, is not somewhere else. In plenty of communities and areas, cash is the default gift. No one gives presents. In the end, I think people need to do what's best for them. You can't please everyone.<br /><br />Cath, yeah, I know, I honestly WAS taken aback. I went to seven weddings last year, and most of them had honeymoon registries. Didn't seem to bother anyone I talked to. I think the people who didn't want to give honeymoon gifts, just found things off of the traditional registries.ruchihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17043512641324366469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post-6826853150218505822010-12-13T13:14:55.266-08:002010-12-13T13:14:55.266-08:00Honeymoon registries are controversial? Really?
A...Honeymoon registries are controversial? Really?<br /><br />As someone who's given & received lots of event tickets / experiences (or even just TicketMaster vouchers) as wedding, birthday, Christmas and retirement gifts, I find that surprising!Cath@VWXYNot?https://www.blogger.com/profile/01164268321173313605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9203077889905915553.post-18423204498508984462010-12-13T09:08:15.797-08:002010-12-13T09:08:15.797-08:00You're so brave, wading into that world at all...You're so brave, wading into that world at all.<br /><br />The thing about weddings is there is all this public judgement about how it should be (just like Christmas, actually) but it's really regional/family specific.<br /><br />Where I grew up it's traditional for the bride to dance with anyone who stuffs a dollar in her cleavage. It helps pay for the wedding. That sure puts the supposed tackiness of just asking for cash into perspective.Rosanoreply@blogger.com