Top Tips for Your Wedding Registry

 Registering for your wedding gifts may seem to be pretty straight forward, but here are some tips to help you make sure that you get everything you want and need, as well as to make sure that your guests are happy with the gifts they are buying.

 1. Create Your Registry Together
This is not the bride’s registry, and this is not the groom’s registry. It’s the wedding registry, meaning that both bride and groom need to contribute to its formation. Plus, what couple doesn’t have fun going around a store and shooting everything that they want with a laser?

 2. Register for a lot of Gifts
Some of your guests will know exactly what they want to get you when they look at your list, others will base their decision on the price. Regardless, your guests want options. Don’t limit 50 guests to only 50 options. I suggest registering for twice as many gifts as you have guests.

 3. Register for a Range of Prices
Many guests will already have a price determined that they want to spend before looking at your registry list. If all your items are over $50, some of your guests will not be able to afford anything. If all of your items are under $50, you are not registering to your full potential since some guests will want to spend well above that.

 Tip: Don’t worry about registering for a really expensive item. You may be surprised by how much some of your guests are willing to spend.

 4. Pick Gifts You Will Actually Use
If you don’t think you will ever use toasting flutes, don’t register for them. That is a waste of money for your guests, and a waste of a gift for you. Also, carefully consider kitchen gadgets before you register for them. How often will you really use a panini press or a smoothie maker?

 5. Register for Pieces Instead of Sets
The only thing that my husband and I did not receive from our wedding registry was a very expensive set of pots and pans. However, our friends who registered for their pots and pans in pieces received everything. Many guests will want to buy a piece instead of a set due to the cost.

 6. Skip the China
Most modern couples do not need fine china. Fine china is expensive and used infrequently. Eventually, you may inherit some from your family.

 7. Review an Item’s Rating
Do some research on what brand and model is best so that you can ensure that you are registering for a quality item. For example, you may look at all the coffee makers and have to choose one based on looks instead of functionality – unless you already know a little bit about them. Or consider skipping any items that you are unsure of. You can then go online later, look over the customer reviews, and then add that item to your registry online.

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