Ashley Christensen & Marshall Wolthuis

Ashley & Marshall

September 6, 2008

Ashley Christensen & Marshall Wolthuis

Ashley & Marshall

September 6, 2008

Welcome to our honeymoon registry and thank you for sharing this special event with us! What is a honeymoon registry? Well, the name kind of says it all. When we looked at how much "stuff" we already owned, we realized the thing we had the least of, was time with each other. And, since the love of travel is one of the passions that brought us together - we thought the perfect idea would be to ask for help with our first adventure as husband and wife.

Read through the sections below to learn more about our honeymoon destination, then look further below to see the lists of events and items you can give as gifts. We have tried to divide up the items for all budgets, but please understand we appreciate your good wishes and friendship far above any money. Give if you wish, but join us for the wedding regardless!

Below the registry you will find more pictures of our destination, so look through and enjoy. We are both so anxious to see everyone in Moab!

We're going to Croatia!

True to our personalities, we had to pick someplace a little different and off the beaten path. We wanted a unique and exotic culture, crystal clear waters, islands to explore, museums and ancient ruins, wonderful fresh food and good local wines, and to top it off someplace were we could stretch the weak U.S. dollar. Not a lot to ask, huh?!?! But after some research we think we found the perfect place: <a href="http://wikitravel.org/en/Croatia">Croatia! </a>

The coastal area of Croatia is known as Dalmatia. It is across the Adriatic sea from Italy and has been a summer retreat of princes, kings, and czars for thousands of years. Ancient ruins of castles, walled cities, and red-tiled roofs still exist along the coast and among the many islands of legend and lore. We will actually be touring the islands that inspired <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homer">Homer</a> to write the Iliad and the Odyssey, and the home of Marko Polo.

So the plans have been laid. On the Monday following our wedding, we will depart for two weeks of honeymoon adventuring.

We will first fly into Croatia's capitol - <a href="http://wikitravel.org/en/Zagreb">Zagreb.</a>

After a day and night of exploring, resting and accustoming ourselves to our new surroundings we will pick up our rental car and drive to the northern coast, a region known as <a href="http://www.istra.hr/">Istria.</a> Known as the "New Tuscany" or Provenice, Istria is known for their gourmet food, wonderful wine and picturesque towns.

Eventually we'll wander down to central <a href="http://www.dalmatia.hr/Homepage/tabid/2204/Default.aspx">Dalmatia </a>and the island hot spots of Hvar, Vis and Korcula - Famous for their beaches, scenery and all around good times.


After getting our fill of the islands (is that possible?) we will head to the southern most city in our Croatian honeymoon <a href="http://wikitravel.org/en/Dubrovnik">- Dubrovnik.</a>

As Lord Byron put it, Dubrovnik is the 'Pearl of the Adriatic'. Situated on the Dalmatian coast, it became an important Mediterranean sea power from the 13th century onwards. Although severely damaged by an earthquake in 1667, Dubrovnik managed to preserve its beautiful Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque churches, monasteries, palaces and fountains. Damaged again in the 1990s by armed conflict, it is now the focus of a major restoration program co-ordinated by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unesco">UNESCO</a>. It will also be a perfect base for us to take day trips into the neighboring countries of Bosnia-Herzegovina and Montenegro, the setting of the last James Bond film, Casino Royale (and you know how Ashley loves Bond).

Our Registry

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Roundtrip Airfare from Salt Lake to Croatia. Yes, over 18 hours in coach...But it will be well worth it!
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We will be spending our first night at The Premier Hotel Astoria in Zagreb, the capital of Croatia.
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An early lunch at Pri Zvoncu, a local restaurant that specailizes in traditional Croatian food.
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An outdoor candlelight dinner at Kaptolski Klet in the medieval Upper Town of Zagreb to celebrate our first night in Croatia.
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Rental Car! For the next 2 weeks we will be driving down the coast. Several of the towns we are going to are only accessed through private car - so our rental will be very important to us.
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For our first adventure on the Croatian Coast we will stop in Rovinj. For 2 nights we will be staying at the Casa Garzotto.
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We will be renting scooters to explore some of the outlying cliff-side villages where the streets are too narrow for cars.
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We are going on a wine tasting tour through Istria - we should find some good Malvasia - it's famous white/gold wine, and some Teran - it's red wine.
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It's truffle season in Croatia (as in the mushroom-like fungus) so today we are off to the hill town of Motovun so we can begin truffle hunting before dawn - then follow up with a picnic lunch. (This was Ashley's idea - but I love her, so...)
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In Rovinji we are going on a sunset cruise to a small island off the coast, where we will have a fireside dinner in the ruins of a roman temple.
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Once again we will celebrate the famous Istrian truffle - with dinner at Zigante. Rated in the top 10 restaurants in the world.
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An overnight ferry will take us (and our car) from Istria to Hvar Island. This will save us tons of time while getting to central Dalmatia.
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We will spend 5 nights at the Riva Hotel in Hvar. The only member of the small luxury hotels in all of Croatia.
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A custom sea kayaking tour on the Adriatic Sea off of Hvar.
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A full day of Hiking in Hvar! We will visit the tallest peak on the island, remote villages and wineries, and of course a secluded beach or two.
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Drinks at Sunset at Carpe Diem in Hvar.
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A few hours of snorkeling in Dalmatia's famous crystal clear waters.
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Full body massages for both of us at the Riva Hotel Spa.
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Marshall's mandatory steak dinner at Baccus in Hvar - a local favorite with live music every night.
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We have chartered a speed boat to take us to the Island of Vis.Here will relax on the beach and explore the island for the day.
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On Vis we are having lunch at traditional family farm and sampling their homemade olive oil, herb brandy and cheeses.
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Also on Vis we are touring the underground tunnels of former military strongholds - a lot of repelling included.
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Today we are renting bikes and riding around the Hvar coast to a private vineyard for lunch.
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On a sailboat cruise to the Pakleni islands, we will spend the day hiking around ancient ruins,and relaxing on the beaches of uninhabited islands.
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After we leave the islands we will make our way to Split and tour the palace the Roman Emperor Diocletian built in 305 AD.
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In Split we will stay at the Hotel Vestibul Palace - ahotel built in the wall of the Diocletian's Palace.
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Finally we arrive at our last hotel of the honeymoon. The Hotel More, on a cliff overlooking a private beach outside of Dubrovnik. We will spend 3 nights here.
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A day trip from Dubrovnik to the city of Mostar in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
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Adriatic mineral rub and water massage for Ashley and Marshall in a seaside cabana.
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It's only been a country for 2 years - we have to see Montenegro (Black Mountain) on a day trip from Dubrovnik. Many say it's the prettiest country in Europe.
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We are trying to pay more attention to the effect we have on the planet. This amount will buy carbon offsets for the entire rehearsal dinner, wedding, and honeymoon including the flights and driving for all our guests.
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