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What Brides Should Know About Wedding Registries
Bridal registries are a popular way for the bride and groom to communicate their needs and wants to their guests. They are also useful, as the registry system helps prevent duplicate gifts. Anytime a person is suggesting gifts to a wedding guest, subtlety is called for. Get the facts on correct use of a bridal registry.
Sometimes the engaged couple is not sure what things belong on a bridal registry. The traditional registry is filled with the items that the newlyweds will need to furnish their new home. Expect to find pots and pans, toasters, blenders, candle sticks, stemware, and sets of fine china on a traditional registry. Registries are not only limited to fancy sheets and monogrammed towels; expensive electronics are popular registry items these days! Most people these days feel like it is alright to have the big expensive items on a registry, just as long as there are also enough moderate to lower priced items. Who knows, maybe your cousins will all decide to chip in and get you that dream television.
One question that may arise is whether the couple can request items they would like for their wedding day on their wish list. Since the traditional purpose of the wish list is to furnish a house, it would be a bit odd to request wedding supplies. It might smack a bit of expecting the guests to finance the event. While personal bridal items do not belong on the general wedding registry, sometimes brides set up secondary wish lists of these items especially for the bridal shower. While you still should not ask for things like one hundred votive candles for the reception, your close family might be quite happy to purchase special things for the bride like sets of bridal jewelry, a beaded handbag, or a gorgeous nightie for the honeymoon. As a rule of thumb, it would be the bride’s mother, mother-in-law, or sisters who would give the most personal gifts like bridal jewelry sets, while the more distant aunts might stick with a toaster or a set of placemats.
It is common for brides to fret about their friends and family knowing at what stores they made their wish list. Never, ever include registry details with a wedding invitation! It is the height of tackiness, and will turn a lot of people off. People are divided on the question of including registry information in a bridal shower invitation. As it is an invitation to a gift-giving party, it is not entirely unreasonable, but it would be in the best taste to leave it off the invites. Everyone is aware of wedding registries, and they will definitely inquire if they wish to find yours. If they ask, by all means say where you have set up your registry. It is also acceptable to put reasonably discreet links to your wedding registries on your wedding website.
If the bride and groom have shared a home for years, people might suggest that they have no business creating a wedding registry. Actually, it is okay. Unless it is a second wedding, most of your guests will want to get you a present, and some will appreciate knowing what you need and want. The chances are that you may have a lot of the household basics, but wedding registry can be a chance to request upgrades to items like pots and pans or to get the special items you probably would not buy for yourself like a set of fine china.
Honeymoon registries are sometimes used when the engaged couple does not feel like they need any more “stuff”. Be aware, however, that some guests think it is too much like asking for cash and will not use a honeymoon registry. And of course, a final thing to keep in mind is that no one has to register at all. You can always decide simply to leave the choice of wedding gifts up to your guests and trust that they will do their best to select something nice.
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