Couples Want Wedding Guests to Invest in Their Lives, Not Their Linens
Couples’ Wishes Come True with Newly Launched UponOurStar ‘Wish Registry’
(PRWEB) January 5, 2010
Gone are the days of registering for crystal and china that will only be used a couple of times a year. Instead, enter the era of the wish registry, and a chance for wedding guests to give newly married couples once in a lifetime experiences, a brighter future and a chance to live their life together to the fullest.
Newly launched UponOurStar (www. uponourstar. com) is the industry’s first wish registry site for brides and grooms-to-be. The site gives couples a platform to express their wedding wishes, and gives wedding guests an opportunity to celebrate the couple’s union by investing in their hopes and dreams. Each year, billions of dollars are spent on store-bought wedding gifts, and while luggage and towels can be useful, an investment in a couple’s future is a far more meaningful way to wish a couple well on the most important day of their lives.
“What’s a fairytale wedding without the granting of a wish or two,” said Mariko Takeuchi, managing director of UponOurStar. “Rather than browsing catalogs and stores to come up with a list of ‘stuff’ traditionally viewed as requirements for starting a life together, couples can share their greatest hopes, dreams and wishes with their friends and family, and enlist their help in making them come true.”
Today’s couples are thinking ‘outside the gift box’ when it comes to selecting what should be on their wedding registry. According to recent statistics and research, most couples get married in their late 20s and are already established, thus eliminating the need for common household items that once dominated traditional gift registries. Instead of appliances and linens, most modern couples would much rather have guests contribute to their commitment to a healthy lifestyle or a college education for their future children. And these are exactly the types of wishes and dreams that UponOurStar wants to help make a reality for couples.
Signing up for an UponOurStar wish registry is an easy, three-step process. Couples simply create their account, add their wishes to their registry and then share their registry with friends and family with an official e-Note. Couples can then log in to their account regularly to monitor which wishes have been granted, as well as add, edit or update wedding wishes to match guests’ budgets, preferences and quantities.
After the wedding, couples collect their wedding wish funds by scheduling a secure bank transfer. 2.5 percent of the total funds are withheld for credit card fees, and a one-time fee of $15 is required for bank processing fees. Transactions are typically complete within 10 business days, just in time for the happy couple to take off on the adventure of their dreams or begin building a solid foundation for their future.
The list of what couples can wish for on their registry is endless. Wishes can include a downpayment on a first home, lifetime gym memberships, a trip around the world, education funds, honeymoon activities and even assistance with a dream wedding. UponOurStar gives couples the flexibility to make wishes that reflect their priorities and personalities, and gives guests an opportunity to play a meaningful role in the life of the newly wedded couple.
“Investing in a couple’s dreams is a wonderful and memorable way to celebrate their love and commitment,” said Takeuchi. “There is a world full of possibilities out there, and with UponOurStar, there’s no limit to what the future will bring for new couples.”
For more information, or to create or view a wish registry, visit www. uponourstar. com. FAQs are also available.
About UponOurStar
Launched in 2009, UponOurStar is the industry’s first online wish registry for brides and grooms-to-be. The site provides a robust platform for couples to register for meaningful wishes, rather than for ‘stuff.’ Visit www. uponourstar. com for more information, or to post or view wish registries.
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