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5 White-Hot Wedding Trends
Trends to turn weddings on their heads.
by Michelle Carlton
From incinerating gowns to re-creating scenes from Dirty Dancing, couples are revamping the traditions of the big day.
The New Registry
Do you really need another colander? Admit it—what you actually want is airfare to Cyprus. And with couples marrying later—often after they’ve shacked up and purchased the nesting essentials—wedding registries have gotten creative.
Nowadays, guests can help finance honeymoons, entertainment centers, wine cellars, and even sporting goods. Couples can also register for small items like DVDs, books, and CDs—some get as specific as a box set of The Twilight Zone.
Go-to department stores are busy rewriting their rules: Bloomingdale’s, for one, offers “registry strategists” to guide you through the process, plus an online thank-you card manager to help you out in the aftermath.
Additionally, websites like Honeyluna.com allow guests to contribute money for parts of the honeymoon, including airfare, accommodations, guided tours, and meals. Felicite.com lets couples register with any merchant, and offers a “partial purchase” feature, so guests can put money toward a big gift (like new mountain bikes).
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1 Gift Registry Firm May Ruin UK Weddings // Jul 27, 2008 at 11:12 pm
[…] further disincentive to marry. According to This Is Money, a company specializing in wedding gift registry called Wrapit needs more funds to remain solvent. Sucks, but it could be that the company name […]
2 Melissa // Mar 31, 2008 at 2:46 pm
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3 Short Man in Love // Feb 27, 2008 at 1:11 pm
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4 Kathy // Aug 7, 2007 at 9:17 pm
Your web site is interesting. My fiancee and I are getting married on Sept. 1. We are both in our 50’s and have been married before. So….we wanted to do something simple, different, and unique. So…we decided to get married in a hot air balloon. You can join the fun with us at www.thompsonaire.com which will post our picture after the ceremony on Sept. 1.
Thanks!