Tips for Wedding Registries
When my husband-to-be and I were preparing for our wedding, we never registered in any gift shops for wedding gifts. We got married in the Philippines and migrating to New Zealand soon after so we felt that we would rather receive cash then bulky appliances that may never work in another country because of voltage incompatibilities!
We might not have done it but I am sure all engaged couples are scouring shops after shops registering for gifts you want to receive from your guests.
Here are some tips and experiences shared by NY Times readers that may apply to you:
“I would much rather get one $10 utensil from my registry than a $200 Waterford crystal bowl I will never, ever use,” said one future bridegroom, who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of offending his friends and family. “I used to give creative gifts, but now I realize that going off the registry is usually just irritating.”
Couples have broken free of china and silver and are registering for honeymoons, camping equipment and iPods. But most guests still prefer to give a more domestic gift.
“Even couples who already have a stocked kitchen, or sometimes two stocked kitchens, are thrilled to have the opportunity to upgrade,” said Didi Engel, theweddingchannel’s vice president for registry.
Kitchen tools are a big and growing part of most registries, although china and flatware are still popular.
If you are going to register, be thorough. Do not be afraid to register for a lot of items, in all price ranges. Gift-givers like to have options. Remember that many people (bless their hearts) will give gifts both for the shower and for the wedding.
Resist the tyranny of the cookware set. It may seem like a good deal, but a 10-piece set of pots and pans takes up more space than it’s worth and has a fundamental flaw: stockpots and frying pans heat very differently and should not necessarily be made of the same material. It is more useful to have fewer pieces tailored for specific needs.
Register for more tableware than you think you will need. Lives change. Wineglasses break. Placemats stain.
Do not register for anything without going to the store and seeing it first; Web site pictures do not always show all the details. Size is difficult to gauge from photographs: glasses and flatware, especially, have grown gargantuan in recent years.
Remember serving pieces: ladles and plenty of serving spoons and platters.
Make sure to register for china and flatware you will use every day as well as more formal settings, or instead of them. There is no need to have separate glasses for white and red wine if you are not a serious wine person. A medium-size Bordeaux-shape glass can serve both purposes.
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