Hello Wedding Wire!
I am in a little bit of a dilemma (and please excuse the length of the post):
My fiancé and I have been together for several years and we are having a destination wedding (wedding held in a neighboring state to most guests). We are currently in the process of relocating. There may be a possibility that both my fiancé and I will relocate a second time (shortly after the wedding) due to the nature of our jobs.
Needless to say I am a bit of a loss when it comes to the wedding registry. While we have just about everything we want for a home, we feel that now may not be the best time to upgrade some items. We don't want to run the risk that gifts get broken or spend time in storage and have guests ask us, "What happened to the ___ that I gave you?"
The two things that would mean the most to us at this point would be a honeymoon or a house.
However, asking for help with these feels awkward, and strange.
-We both understand that travel can be expensive, and do not expect everyone to make the wedding or give us a gift.
-We feel awkward about asking for money in general.
-We have not sent out our invitations yet and only a select few have seen our wedding website in the making.
What would be your ideas for how to best navigate this situation?
Should I have a registry with some items that are not honeymoon related regardless?
Is anyone familiar with registries that allow "group gifting"? Can this be done without other guests seeing what each has contributed? (I don't want anyone to be embarrassed).
What honeymoon websites do you recommend? I am looking at Honeyfund, Hitchd, Spur Experiences, etc.