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Heifer International has long been one of my very favorite organizations. Their mission is to bring an end to world hunger - a rather daunting task, eh? How do they plan to do this? They take the old approach that giving a man a fish will feed him for a day, but teaching him to fish will feed him for his lifetime. For nearly 60 years, Heifer has been helping people obtain a sustainable source of food and income.

So, how did the Heifer Project come to be on a honeymoon registry? One of the couples at TheBigDay chose to list "Sheep and goats" as one of their registry items. Their rationale for this is found in the description of the item: "Living in the Middle East has created a soft spot for sheep and goats in our hearts--after all we met while hanging out with them in Palestine, and here in Jordan we must walk through the flock in order to hail a taxi. All sheep and goats will be purchased through Heifer International and be donated to needy families and communities. To learn more about Heifer International's approach in providing aid see www.heifer.org"

The couple is getting married this weekend - congratulations to them!

As an afterword - one of my friends gave me a flock of chickens one year - it was great! I never had to clean out a hen house.

Just when I think I've seen everything on the registry, something new pops up! My all-time favorite item, though, was the snake charming lessons that one couple had several years ago. They were going on a rather extended trip that included some time in India, where they planned to take up a new hobby (??) it seems! This is the picture they used for their item.

Some people are confused about what to put on their registries. While it is possible to put anything you wish on them, some things are more appropriate than others. Michael has created some guidelines to help you decide what to register for.

Honeymoon registries are sufficiently new to the marketplace that the etiquette that guides them is still in a state of flux. We at TheBigDay hope that the hints we have listed under "Honeymoon registry etiquette" will help answer some of the questions you might have.