What’s more enticing: a new set of dishes or an amazing, once-in-a lifetime honeymoon experience that you will never forget?

Unless you are hurting for some new dinnerware, you’ve probably chosen the latter – which is why you will love Honeymoon Pixie.

Honeymoon Pixie provides a honeymoon registry service to engaged couples. Honeymoon wedding registries are similar to a traditional registry; however guests purchase fun activities for newlyweds to enjoy during their honeymoon. It’s the perfect alternative for couples who already have a home chock full of household items.

Couples can use one of the pre-built honeymoon registries provided by Honeymoon Pixie, which are based on the most popular honeymoon destinations and include a full spectrum of fun activities. Or they can create their own registry and add as many fun and exciting gifts as they want. One neat feature is that big ticket items can be broken down into smaller increments. For example, a $400 honeymoon suite upgrade can be listed as four $100 gifts.

The site also has lots of free tools such as printable announcement cards, printable thank you lists and the ability to upload unlimited photos. Couples also have the ability to integrate their registries with Facebook.

Interested? Set up your own free honeymoon registry.

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Ever heard of a seed bomb? If you are having an eco-friendly wedding you’ll want to know all about this green wedding favor option.

Seed bombs are balls of clay (or shredded paper), compost and seeds. The compost and clay act as a carrier for the seeds so they can be launched over walls or fences and into inaccessible areas such as wasteland or railways, writes the Ecologist.

Here you have in the palm of your hand a little revolution, something that can change the face of the earth, something that contains the early stages of a field of wild flowers, edible crops or a herb garden. You can use seeds of one plant for your seed bombs or combinations of compatible seeds … With a little help from Mother Nature, something as small as a seed bomb has the potential to improve the natural structure of an area in one fell swoop.

Want to hire a photographer that is truly, madly, deeply in love with wedding photography? A photographer who believes in beautifully capturing the raw emotion of the moment – without breaking your budget? Raven Shutley from YouAreRaven.com is your gal.

“One of the things I love most about shooting weddings is that there’s so much raw emotion, and all kinds of it. Throughout the day, I’ll see a complete range of feelings from everyone: the couple, the family, the bridal party, the guests. The best is catching someone when they think no one else sees them cry or smile or break out into laughter,” she says.

According to Raven, photos should evoke responses, feelings, memories, speechlessness.

Raven isn’t one to follow the latest fads; she believes in ‘clean’, pictures that aren’t overly processed. She describes her photography style as: “a little vintage, a little minimalistic, a little nerdy, and a lot of awesome.”

To achieve the magic of natural photos, Raven says it’s important for her to connect with her couples.

“I believe in genuine smiles –  from everyone. It’s against my religion to say “cheese”, she says.

Raven’s wedding packages start at $2,400, but anyone who mentions that they saw this post on Intimate Weddings will receive 20 percent off of all wedding packages for weddings taking place in 2012 –  PLUS no travel fees east of the Mississippi River!

Check out more of Raven’s work at YouAreRaven.com

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Who doesn’t love a garden wedding? Gardens are perfect for intimate weddings and usually require little adornment. Their natural beauty can boost the visual appeal of your ceremony.

Wrought iron furniture pieces are perfect for garden weddings. I am so in love with these Mr. & Mrs. chairs! I love furniture for garden weddings that looks like it’s actually been in the garden for years before the wedding getting just the right patina for the big day. What about homemade stepping stones?

If you are intimidated by the thought of mixing your own concrete to make stepping stones – this is your kind of project! All you need is some grout and flagstone – even paving stones will do the trick.

If you are having a garden wedding with a small guest list, you could make these as DIY wedding favors for your guests. We added a cute tag that reads: Thanks for being with us every step of the way!