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Creative registry item of the month
This month our winners are Melanie and Garrett, who just got back from their honeymoon in Mt. Pocono...but
we found we couldn't pick just one of their registry items to show you...check these out, they're hilarious!
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Relax and indulge at the spa
"Meow. (purr)"
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Dancing 'til the sun comes up
"Dancin', dancin', DANCIN'!
See Garrett do the cabbage patch!
See Melanie's Mr. Roboto!"
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Update on Cathy & Irving's registry for charity
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As we reported last month, Cathy and fiancé Irving are registered online at TheBigDay, and their registry items are donations to a pet shelter where Cathy Guisewite, the cartoonist, volunteers.
In the past month, there have been stories in a number of newspapers and magazines about this charity promotion, and to date
fans of the comic strip have stepped up to the tune of over $7500 in gifts from the registry!
In late January, their registry will appear on a major national TV news show...but we have to keep the details a secret
until then...
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Click here to see Cathy & Irving's wedding web page and registry.
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No more registry fees!
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You can now have the #1 honeymoon registry in the world with no service fees at all--just book $2000 or more of travel with us!
While other honeymoon registries claim to have no fees, in reality most of them add a fee onto the gift for the wedding guest to pay.
Now, at TheBigDay, you can have your honeymoon registry, wedding web page, e-postcards, and a free email address all with
no signup fees, no service fees to you or your guests--just by booking your travel with our destination experts.
Previously, we would reduce the service fee from 9% down to 3.5% if you booked $2000 or more in travel with us. Now, we've
reduced that to 0%.
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We're in Business Week Online!
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December 30, 2004 - Olga Kharif reports on the Cathy & Irving registry for charity, and
writes: "While some of us are busy spending our gift cards, business luminaries have been up to much more."
Read the whole article here.
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A Wedding in a Winter Wonderland
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Christina Friedrichsen, author of Intimate Weddings: Planning a Small Wedding that Fits Your Budget and Style, is
a guest writer for TheBigDay.
She's got some great ideas on how a winter wedding can be both romantic and affordable.
Her book is available at Amazon.com.
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"Did you know that one in four couples ties the knot during the winter? Many couples love the romance of the season – and they love the cost savings. Couples can shave big-time bucks off their wedding costs by having it off-season. Venues are generally less expensive and vendors sometimes offer off-season rates.
Here are some great ideas and tips for winter “I do’s”:
- Consider having a winter-wonderland themed wedding, using snowflakes as your motif. Silver and pale blue make a lovely color combination. Use pine boughs and evergreens as decorations. Serve comfort foods such as soups, prime rib and decadent chocolate desserts.
- If you are a winter sports enthusiast, combine your favorite sport with your nuptials. Have a skating party the night before the wedding. Have a destination wedding at a ski chalet. Get married at a cozy lodge and include dog sledding as one of your guest activities the day before the wedding.
- Dress warm. Choose a long sleeved gown, instead of spaghetti straps.
- Serve hot beverages such as cocoa and cider at the reception to keep guests toasty.
- Find a venue that has a fireplace. It will really make things cozy!
- Depart in a horse-drawn sleigh.
- Snuggle up. It’s not like the two of you will need an excuse to get close after the party’s over, but a chill in the air might make you hold on just a little tighter!
- If guests are arriving from out of town, have them arrive a couple of days early just in case of inclement weather."
- Christina Friedrichsen
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Tell a friend about us
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We're pleased to have grown our honeymoon registry to be what it is today largely through word of mouth--a big thank you
to all of you who've told your friends and family about us!
If you would like to tell a couple how easy it
is to take the honeymoon of their dreams with TheBigDay, just click here.
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