The honeymoon gift list is a popular alternative wedding gift list
(26/03/2009)

The average cost of a wedding has been estimated to be over £20,000. As Valentine’s Day approaches in the middle of a recession, now seems a good time to look at ways of reducing. So if a bride and groom can get their honeymoon for free we think that’s going to be very attractive to a lot of couples proposing this February 14th.

With the introduction in recent years of alternative wedding gift list services such as The Bottom Drawer, this now becomes a possibility. Instead of a traditional department store wedding list of pots & pans, with a wedding gift list at The Bottom Drawer couples can split their honeymoon down into lots of individual gifts that their wedding guests can choose and contribute towards. So gifts might include cocktails on arrival, romantic dinners in resort, excursions, pamper sessions, miles to the resort, each nights accommodation and so on.

Your wedding guests have a nice choice of gifts, and all the funds your guests contribute are available for you the couple to spend on your honeymoon – so if you have enough generous guests you could indeed collect enough money to pay for your honeymoon in full!

Ian Bush, CEO of The Bottom Drawer says “The honeymoon gift list is now probably the most popular alternative wedding gift list, with thousands of couples registering to use our service each year. It makes so much more sense when couples have lived together before getting married to have a wedding gift list that helps them collect funds towards something they really want, whether that’s their dream honeymoon, or a new car or garden makeover. Who wants teacloths and toasters on their wedding list anymore!”