So you and your life-mate-to-be have already got all the plates, silverware, and toasters that you need, but what you DON'T have is the the budget for a sweet-ass honeymoon. If you're the kind of couple that would much rather have an amazing vacation than a blender, check out Traveler's Joy — an online honeymoon registry.

Simply set up an account, and Traveler's Joy will provide you with a registry page to share your honeymoon travel plans with your wedding guests.

The pages are totally customizable — urls, page themes, and you can even create lists of items that your guests can "purchase" for you, such as "super romantic couples massage on the beach." Then your friends and family can log on to your page and leave their donation towards your honeymoon.

Honeymoon Giveaway: Right now, Traveler's Joy is sponsoring a giveaway for a seven night, all inclusive, vacation at Jungle Bay Resort and Spa on the island of Dominica. Click here for more details.

This is also a great alternative to the "how do we ask for money" question, which Ariel answered yesterday. If so many of your family and friends are asking for and/or expecting a traditional registry, well then their wishes have come true! All you have to do is register for what you REALLY need, direct them to where you two are registered and then let Traveler's Joy will care of the rest!

You ladies know me: I'm really not one to talk that much about "shoulds" or "gottas" around weddings. But there's one "should" that I feel the need to emphasize: You really should send thank you cards for all gifts received during the course of planning your wedding with-in two months of the wedding itself.

First, a word about why. Yes, it's courteous. Yes, it's a way of showing how much you truly appreciate people's generosity. We all know these things and honestly, they should be enough to motivate each of us to carve out a couple nights to sit down with the new spouse and get to work on some cards.

But in the era of gifts ordered online and honeymoon registries, it's more than just common-sense courtesy:

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So, here's the deal: you've been together for years. You've got all the towels and plates and silverware you could ever need. You don't want any more vases, and you're not interested in candlesticks. But you are planning a three week adventure honeymoon across Argentina, and you have no idea how you're going to pay for it after putting on the wedding.

Enter buy-our-honeymoon.com and their honeymoon gift registries …

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