Melanie Behrends & Joey Yonke

Melanie & Joey

July 25, 2009

Melanie Behrends & Joey Yonke

Melanie & Joey

July 25, 2009

Hi Everyone!

Joey and I are planning our honeymoon, which will be on the Amalfi Coast in Italy in early October. Why so long after our wedding, you ask? Well, our friends, Claire & Charlie (Melanie met Claire in grad school) live in London, but are getting married in Ravello, Italy on October 7. Melanie had been saving for a flight to Europe to visit Claire for 3 years, and finally when Claire announced her engagement to her English beau Charlie, we knew that would be the best time to book it. Additionally, Joey has never been to Italy, and we both thought the Amalfi coast would be the perfect, romantic honeymoon destination!

So why create a honeymoon registry? Well, since Joey & I are in our (early!) thirties, already live together and own our home, we have most everything we need for our house. So, a lot of the "traditional" wedding gifts like towels, sheets, etc. don't really work for us (although we have set up registries at Target and Crate & Barrel for those of you who must have an actual "present to wrap"). What we really need is some dough for our honeymoon in Italy! :) Our honeymoon will be a long awaited respite for us, and we'll make memories that will last a lifetime! So, I hope you enjoy perusing this site, even if you don't plan to get us a gift from it; it will be fun to see where we plan to spend our honeymoon! And as we said on our wedding website, please don't feel pressured to buy us gifts, as far as we're concerned your presence on our wedding day is our present! We are so excited to see everyone we love all together on one day in one place!

Thanks so much!
Melanie & Joey

We're going to Amalfi Coast, Italy!

The Amalfi Coast

The Amalfi Coast, Italy (la Costiera Amalfitana) is a beautiful and renowned stretch of mountainous coastline south of Naples, in Campania. The southern end of the Bay of Naples stretches out in a steep and rocky peninsula that reaches towards the Isle of Capri. Sorrento, another major tourist destination, looks back towards Naples from the north coast of the peninsula. The southern side of the peninsula is dotted with picturesque villages and towns clinging giddily to cliffs; this is what is known as the Amalfi Coast.

For decades these fishing villages, stacked precariously above the sea, have been one of Italy's major tourist attractions. Nowadays the area's principal industry is tourism, and a staggering number of hotels have been squeezed into the restricted spaces of the small towns. Well-accustomed to catering for foreign tourists, the area offers a generous selection of restaurants, bars, boutiques, boat trips, scuba diving, and snorkeling.

The views are undeniably breathtaking, and away from the main road and the tourist hot-spots you can still discover the peace that charmed earlier visitors.

Our Registry

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Nights at Nettuno Resort on the Amalfi Coast - located by the sea with private path to the beach. Padi diving center with dive trips to the natural reserve park Punta Campanella. Boat excursions directly to islands of Li Galli and Capri.
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Car Hire. This is the approximate cost to "hire" or rent a car per day from the Naples airport. We plan to rent a car for at least two days of our trip to try and see as much of the area around Naples and the Amalfi Coast as possible!
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Scuba Diving on the Amalfi Coast. Joey will get certified before we leave for our honeymoon in October. According to one web site, moray eels, octopuses, and seahorses can be found there.
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Scuba lessons for Joey before we go at Tom's Dive Shop in Austin.
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Drinks by the pool at the hotel in Capri
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Deck Chair rentals at Marina Piccola, on the south coast of Capri, which has a rocky beach with views of the famous faraglioni rock formations.
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Nights at the Ambassador Weber Hotel on the Island of Capri. Check out the view from one of the rooms!
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Nights at Villa San Michele, a charming little hotel located in Ravello, the town where Melanie's friends Claire & Charlie will be getting married while we are there! It is perched on the cliff edge, directly above the sea, peaceful and romantic.
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One night in Madrid, Spain! Our flight out of Italy has a long overnight layover in Madrid before heading back to the U.S. We plan to crash at Las Musas Residence, a hostel in downtown Madrid, where we will also get out and enjoy the nightlife.
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Italian seafood dinners! Deliziosi! Need I say more?
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Champagne to toast our first night in Italy, and to finally being on our long-awaited honeymoon after our wedding!
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Seaweed Mud Bath & Massage at the Capri Palace Hotel
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Pet sitting - We need someone to take care of our beloved doggy, Mckenzie (see photo), and someone to drop by the house to check in on Sass, the cat. While these two gifts cost you nothing, they will provide us with priceless peace of mind.
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Scooter Rental - Hiring a scooter is also a great way to see the Amalfi coast, allowing you to harmonise with its natural beauty while the scents of the Mediterranean are wafted to you by its gentle winds.
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Boat Excursion - aboard the traditional gozzo motor-boat, our captain will steer us away from Amalfi to the nearby seaside towns of Maiori and Minori, and the marine cave called Pandorra's Grotto, to experience this beautiful natural wonder.
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Vino Italiano! My guess is we'll be ordering a bottle with each dinner, and hopefully we'll bring a couple home!
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Here's an example of what we'd love to have for lunch in Italy! We're both huge fans of lasagna, spaghetti, and pizza! And of course, wine. :)
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Breakfast in bed! As they say in Italy, "Molto Romantico!"
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