Wedding Resources

What is the best non-registry wedding gift you have received? What is a creative and non-registry gift other than cash that you have received for your wedding. I want to give something practical but unique. Fine china, crystal, bath towel, or kitchen appliances seem kind of boring. Note: I don't want to give anything sex related, just a nice awesome gift.

How much is too much in a Wedding Gift Registry? I'm making up my Wedding Gift Registry at a few places, and i was wondering, how much do you think is too much $ for a registry? Because i have items up to $500 in there...Serious answers plz, thanks!

do we have to fill out the day of our wedding on the wedding gift registry? can we put an incorrect day instead? our guest will know the correct day. but the reason i ask is, my fiance has kids with his ex, and if she finds out the day, which she has been trying, she will not allow the kids to come over the weekend of our wedding.... what can we do?

Which are the nicest stores in Dublin for a wedding gift registry? I am getting married and I'd like to find a nice, quality store for my gift registry. Since I'll only get married once, I'd like to go beyond the likes of Debbenhams, House of Fraser and register somewhere "nicer" but I don't know where! Recently I've also found out names of good brands I've never heard of like Decco, WMF and Newbrige. Can anyone tell me what stores carry these brands or advise on more good brands and stores? Many thanks! I just checked out Kilkenny store Dublin, but they only have crystal, jewelry or pottery and I'm looking for kitchen and home ware. There is also a website called weddingwishlist.ie that has a whole bunch of retailers, but I've talked to them and their stores just don't convince me. Any other advise, greatly appreciated!

What are some good websites that have wedding gift registry checklists? I want to make sure that I am signed up for everything I need so I need a good practical checklist!

Best products for a Wedding gift registry? I need to know, what are some of the best products for a wedding gift registry? I'm making one up and i need some brands for Kitchen, Bathroom, etc. Thanks!

Is it to to cheeky and awkward to guests to have a wedding gift registry?

Would anyone feel comfortable posting a link to their wedding gift registry on here? I'd really like to see what some real brides have on theirs. If you feel comfortable doing this, please do so only if it doesnt include any personal information or if you want to copy and paste that would be fine too. Elizabeth, good point. I only want it if it doesn't have that personal information, please. I dont want anyone to get scammed or hurt. Or if someone would like to copy and paste a list of items, that would be very helpfull and lovely too. Thanks.

How does the Macy's wedding and gift registry card work? Can someone explain to me what it does, how you use it, etc? or can someone send me a link to a page on macy's website, that tells me?

What was your favorite wedding gift that wasn't on your registry? Just trying to get some ideas in case I don't buy off a friend's wedding registry?

Another wedding gift registry question...? I have a friend who registered for things like movies, videogames, and cds for his wedding. I thought it was rude! I thought a registery was for things the COUPLE needed (like for their 'first home together' as a married couple). Why should I pay for his entertainment! Now my fiance wants to do the same for our wedding gift registry. Does anyone else think this is in bad taste?

How do you choose a gift for a wedding shower and the actual wedding? Are there any rules for such a thing? Someone told me the wedding shower gift is suppose to be bought from the wedding registry and that you have to spend twice as much on the actual wedding gift than what you spent on the wedding shower. Another person told me that the wedding shower gift is suppose to be "from the heart" and the actual wedding gift from the gift registry. Please help me. I'm confused. Thanks!

How do I cancel my Macy's Wedding & Gift Registry account? It's all in the title, please, I need your answers. Thank you.

wedding gift and shower gift & registry vs. non registry gifts? 1) We are attending a destination wedding in the Caribbean. We attended a wedding shower and brought a gift off of the registry. My significant other and I are debating whether or not etiquette dictates that we also bring a wedding gift? 2) Is it appropriate to buy a gift that is not on the registry but similar to an item that is on the registry? Example: A knife set that is on the registry vs. another brand of knives that is the same quality or better but from another maker? thanks to everyone in advance for answering.

Dos and donts of a wedding gift registry? We are going to set up our wedding gift registry soon and would like some tips and advice before we do it. What are some things to do and not to do, when setting up a gift registry? Also, is it OK to put a moderately priced vacuum cleaner on there (eg. $500)? Of course we would not expect anyone to buy it but just in case a few people want to put their money together and get it? In my area, $500 for a vacuum clean is moderate, top of the range here would be $1000 but I think that is crazy. I was not sure what is acceptable and what is not so please help, I don't want any family to think badly of us if we do it wrong. The vacuum cleaner would probably be the only really expensive thing on the list. Also, we will not be having wedding showers, this is for wedding gifts only. I live in Australia and we don't have Bed Bath Beyond or JC Pennys. We do have Target but they don't do bridal registries here. We only have Myer and David Jones to register at which are both high end stores.

Did you have a Wedding Gift Registry for your wedding? Does everyone do this for their wedding? What has to be done? Go to stores and they do the gift registry for you? What kind of gifts can you register for? Will all your guests give you gifts you asked for? Sorry for all the questions, you can see I'm confused and my MOH has never been married or helped at a wedding before either, so I'm just trying to get as much info as I can on things I'm confused on and this is definately one of them. Do you send the Wedding Gift Registry list in with the invitations? Thanks so much for your time and answers! can you send the Wedding Gift Registry in the mail separate alone in an envelope? because i don't think everyone is going to get invited to the bridal shower, some live out of the state sounds like the best thing to do is send everyone a bridal invitation and include the registry store or link there

Is it okay to include this as part of our wedding gift registry? The photographer that we hired has a program set up where you can include his website on your gift registry and guests can go there to purchase gift certificates that you can use toward whatever albums, portraits etc. you choose to buy after the wedding (you don't pay for any of it beforehand). You can't register for products, the only option is for guests to get the gift certificates in whatever amount they want. I was going to include his website on our wedding website under the registry link, but I feel like I am asking for gift certificates by doing this, which is almost like asking for cash. I don't want to do anything that could be perceived as tacky, which is why I wish you could register for actual products with them. Would it be approaching tacky to use this service that the photographer is providing? Any advice is really appreciated! Alex M: I'm not sure how you decided we are throwing a party that we can't afford. My fiance and I have paid for our entire wedding, which is over $30,000, by ourselves, in cash. We are not one penny in debt and will not be. So obviously, your answer is ridiculous and it sounds like you're bitter about something, though I don't care to guess what.

Are wedding registry gifts for the bridal shower or for the actual wedding? My fiance & I have heard from some people that registry gifts are for the wedding & the bridal gifts are more for her, but we also have heard that the registry gifts are for the shower, but then what about the wedding?

Wedding Gift Registry? I have set up 2 gift registrys for my wedding. One is for a department store and the other is for people to make a donation to a well-known world-wide charity. I want to put a note in my invites to let people know that they only need to contribute to one of the registrys, not both. How can I write this in a nice way?

Wedding registry / gift ideas? I'm wondering whether anyone has any great ideas for alternatives to gift registries or wishing wells for weddings. We more or less have everything we need so an actual registry in Myer or DJ's would be a waste of time and my fiance is dead against asking for money. We're considering a honeymoon registry with our travel agent, but he still sees this as asking for money. Is there an alternative? Help!

After the wedding -- gift registry help? Just a few weeks ago I was married (best wedding EVER!) but now it's time to get back to reality. It was strange that if people used our registry they bought us things we DIDN'T need (i.e. Fondue set, etc), so now we're looking at a lot we have to buy. Yes, we know people continue to buy after the wedding but we just wanted to settle some things now. We are registered at JCPenney's and Bed, Bath & Beyond. Questions: 1) We know that we get a 10-20% discount. How do we redeem it? 2) If you have had these registries, do you know what percentage is discounted? We're going to call tomorrow, but I just wanted to know if someone had the information NOW as I make up the list of things we need to get.

When you buy a gift for a wedding w/ a gift registry do u bring the gift to the wedding or do they pick it up? also, if i want to buy a card with money in it, do I bring it to the ceremoney or the reception?

Help with a wedding gift registry.? What is a gift registry, what do we ask for, and where are some good places to go to do it? Any suggestions? Can anyone help me with my other two open questions as well?

Is it considered poor taste to give wedding registry gifts for Christmas? Two of my husband's cousins (siblings) are getting married next year (in June and September). I'm trying to decide if it's in poor taste to get the couples Christmas gifts off their wedding registries. Is this taboo? Should I be getting them something more personal and individual for Christmas? What would Emily Post say?

Is it appropriate to make a gift card wedding registry?

Etiquette question - OK to buy off wedding registry for Xmas gift? My sister-in-law is getting married in July. She's got her wedding registries started at a number of different stores, and we need Christmas gift ideas for her and fiance. Do you think there would be anything wrong with getting something from their registry, for Christmas, or would that be weird? I'm not sure. Why or why not?

Wedding gift registry aggregation. Is it possible? We would like to get gift registries from multiple stores but would like our guests to only have to one place to view the list. Is this possible? If so where Please help

Is a $40 gift from a wedding registry good enough for two people only going to the reception? My boyfriend's ex-girlfriend (who he is still close with) is getting married Aug 30 in small ceremony and is having the reception a week later back near where we live. We are invited to the reception, so I figured we were still supposed to get a gift. We've never used a registry before, but one of the gifts was this fancy $40 waffle maker from Target. Is that enough to give from both of us? Especially if we are only going to the reception? Or is there some kind of courteous "minimum" per person? We're both only 21 and I'm still in college. She knows we're not rolling in dough or anything, so I'm sure she's not expecting us to spend TOO much. But I just want to make sure we're not violating some "unwritten rule" of gift giving... Thanks. We were invited as "Wesley and Guest," not separately, if that matters. So since we were invited as a couple, it was ok to give as a couple. She only has 6 things on the Target registry; she also has a registry at Bed, Bath & Beyond, where most of the gifts are cooking supplies for less than $10, we can't buy everything off the registry, we need to leave gifts for other people too... Should we just buy a couple spatulas and napkins and stuff and bundle them up all nice and give one gift each? PS: We won't be eating that much, and I doubt she's going to be having some huge, elaborate, expensive catered dinner. And there certainly won't be any liquor to ring up the costs (they're Mormon). It's not awkward even though she's an ex. They went out almost 7 years ago and had a very mutual, pleasant "split". She was Mormon, he wasn't, her parents weren't the happiest people in the world about that, so they went their separate ways but stayed very friendly. Just to clear that up. ****************************************** Wow, some people sure did get snippy about the fact that she was an ex. I wouldn't have even bothered to mention that if I'd known it was going to be such a big deal. You know there IS such a thing as being friends after you break up. I'm still really close friends with 2 of my exs, anyone wanna jump on me about that too? Sheesh. If her being an ex was an issue, I wouldn't be going to the wedding in the first place and certainly wouldn't be buying a gift, but the fact that I AM already shows that I'm ok with it. I can tell most people here have only had ugly break-ups... Anyway, now that that's off my chest, I'm picking a Best Answer now, but I wanted to also thank the following people for good CONSIDERATE answers: -Christina V -Thearizonapenguin -Don't ask -Jeramoo - And I agree entirely, that's horrible when people have a big reception with the expectation of getting better gifts to "make up" the costs. -jc -VAWeddingSpecialist Thanks.

Instore Wedding Gift Registry? I would love some idea's for instore gift registries, I dont want online only as we have alot of older people that dont know the 1st thing about computers and would really love to visit a store. Im in the Western Sydney area. Please Help! I would really like to find something cheaper then Myers and not online as most guests dont have internet.

What stores can you get cash back for wedding registry gifts? We basically want cash gifts for our wedding but we know that is kind of rude to ask for. So we're looking for a store where we can return gifts/gift certificates for cash back. Thanks!

Walmart Wedding Gift Registry....? If you register at Walmart, then can you put a gift card on it? My fiance and I are still in college and already have most of the items we would want/need because my parents already have bought everything for me to help me when I move out (so it is all new). Therefore, we would like money instead of gifts, but I know it is not proper to ask for money. So, i thought this might be better if they offer it.

What is something definite that I should put on my gift registry for my wedding? I already registered at Walmart, I am just wondering if I left anything out. I am talking about a household item. Something that you wish that you would have gotten as a wedding gift.

Is it okay to send a wedding gift to a couple before the wedding? My friends are getting married next month. They are going back to their hometown for the wedding, which is halfway across the country from where they live. I don't live in their hometown either. I wanted to give them a particularly large gift from their wedding registry. Is it okay to send it to them before the wedding? That way I won't have to travel with the large gift and they won't have to lug it back home after the wedding.

Gift registry for wedding, but not attending? Do they ship the gifts? O.K. my friends have a few gift registries at places like yonkers and target, and I want to get them something. However, since their wedding is out-of-state, I cannot attend. Do the stores ship the gifts to them, or to the wedding? Or do they pick them up from the store? How does that work.....or do they ship it to me, and do I give them the gift before, or after the wedding?

Is it proper to include gift registry information with the wedding invitation? I have heard that you should have your family pass along information about where you are registered and that it is not proper to include the information along with your wedding invitation. What way is correct?

I've been looking for an online wedding gift registry and found www.diygiftregistry.com.au Has anyone used it?

wedding gift ideas or gift registry ? We have everything, after 8 years together- We aren't wanting any gifts but the "MOMs" say you can't really get away from that. But if someone asks what we want- the {Parents } want to give them an answer.

Is it lame to get my brother and his fiancee a Christmas gift off of their wedding registry? I'm at a loss as to what to give them for Christmas. They are going to be married in March. I don't have any idea what to get my brother for Christmas. Nor do I know his fiancee well enough. They live across the country from me and I have not seen their new house. But there is a coffeepot on their wedding registry that I could get them for Christmas. Is that too cheesy or is it a good idea?

Wedding gift registry help! ? My fiance and I are having an post-wedding party because we're having a very small ceremony and reception with immediate family. After the honeymoon, we're moving, and then having a bigger party (about 100 people) as a house warming/ wedding announcement party (if we want to put titles on things lol) So, I was thinking of registering even though its not an officially traditional wedding reception because I'm almost sure people are going to ask where they can get us something (A few people have already asked his mother if we're registering so they can get us something) I was wondering what the typical price range is for items you add when you register at a store. I know there should be a good range for all budgets..but at which point does it get ridiculous? I mean, is an 80 dollar comforter bed set too much? I'm not sure how far up the prices should go and I don't want to seem snobby, because in all honesty we do need as much help as we can get when it comes to home items lol Also, how soon should we register? I'm not sure if they delete your lists after so much time. The wedding isn't until mid July, so by the time this get together happens it'll be the first of August lol!! bubb1e your answer made me laugh :) I can see myself getting a little crazy with the scanner

What's your opinion of wedding gift registries? I don't know why, but they've always seemed tacky to me. Be grateful for what you get...is this a wedding or Christmas?

Is $100 + a gift from the registry, appropriate as a wedding gift from a middle class couple w/ kids? I ask this because i thought (given what we can afford) it was reasonable. but the bride a (not too close) cousin of my husband, told people what everyone gave and one of my husbands aunt was soo mad that we didn't give more and told me off! I thought she was way out of line, and hurtful, as well as the bride for revealing it. please i need some advice?

I want to create a funny wedding gift registry, any suggestions? ? We are using an online registry where the guests just put money toward it and we get a deposit in our bank account in the end. The web site however allows us to list what we will spend the money on. So We came up with idea of putting a few funny things on there that will ensure a long and happy marriage like "a life time supply of viagra" and "a ball and chain" and "a copy of the karma sutra". After ward when we do the thankyou cards we are going to photoshop these things into a pic of us and send it with the card. But I've hit a wall coming up with anything else, any suggestions?

Can we ask for an HDTV on our Wedding & Gift Registry? We are getting married in May, my parents said its okay to ask for an HDTV on our registry, but I think that is too expensive. However, she stated people ask for China, and that is expensive. I already have my mothers’ china, so we will not have anything else that is outrageously expensive. We will be registering at Sears, as it is a common store. In light of the fact HDTV’s will be the only source of television come March of 2009, unless you want to buy a converter, which costs almost as much as a new TV. Is a new TV appropriate?

Buying wedding gifts under registry? I am going to a wedding at the end of June and wanted to know if I had to buy the items from the gift registry or if I could purchase it somewhere else (for a much lower price). I would still be purchasing them $100 worth of gifts but I think it is a too pricey at the place they have their wedding registry, and could use the difference to purchase other gifts. Is this okay or not? The gift I am getting from the other store is the exact same item, but about 40% less than what the registry is selling it for.

Is it a bad idea to ask for money as a present instead of a gift registry for a wedding? I thought it would be a better idea to ask that instead of buying from a registry, guests could just make a deposit into a account, is that a bad idea? thanks for all of the advice, it really helps

Wedding gift? We are going to a wedding today where the couple is already living together. They don't have a gift registry and I don't know what to get them since they have already set up household together. Any suggestions?

I already sent out the invitations before I did a gift registry for my wedding. What should I do? should i send out another set of cards to the guests?

Is it alright to ship a gift off a couples wedding registry to the bride for her bridal shower? I won't be able to attend the bridal shower.

What would be the best wedding gift for a childhood friend? Money? Gift? They don't have a wedding gift registry and is on her way to move into a new house. I'm thinking cash or maybe a nice vase or Picture.

Help with wedding invitation etiquette:GIFT REGISTRY!? I've read that including a gift registry card with your wedding invitations is tacky. We're getting married in Vegas, and I am not having a reception. I'm afraid my relatives and friends will buy us stuff we already have.....we have everything we'll ever need, we'll be mainly asking for stuff we want but still reasonable to request. Do you think having a gift registry card with my invitations is tacky, or do you think it's logical to prevent people from buying us stuff we don't need? ((I need honest opinions here, I hardly see my family so they'll buy us stuff or send us money reguardless to make themselves feel less guilty)) I have to add that none of my family members talk to eachother, so spreading it via "word of mouth" would be impossible since they hate eachother.

How does gift registry work? for example, wedding gift registry

Wedding Card: giving one when they will be picking up the registry gift themselves? I'm invited to a wedding and I bought the couple's gift through their registry. But I won't be bringing it to the wedding with me as they will be picking up the gifts themselves from the store. So in order to not go "empty-handed" to the party should I give them a card? Should I be giving them a card anyways, just to let them know congratulations and that their gift is ready for pick-up? How would I even word that on the card? If I just give them a card I'm afraid that they might mistake it as a money envelope. I'm confused! What's the protocol? thanks unfortunately the shop didn't give me anything that I could put in the card. they are however attaching a card (that they make) to the gift. i should still be giving them my own card right?

What kind of gift am I supposed to give at a wedding shower? I'm going to a wedding shower this weekend that I don't particularly want to go to for my cousin who I barely know and I don't know what I'm supposed to get her. Do I get her something off her gift registries at Kohls or Target or is that just for the wedding gifts? Help please! $15-25 is the perfect price to pay for me. She has some picture albums and frames on her registries that are about that price. Would that be a good choice?

Find wedding registry of Kevin and Leslie in Macy's gift registry? list of items that can be purchased for Kevin and Leslie who are registered with Macy's

Can I have a long distance wedding registry? I live in Boston, but I grew up in St. Louis, so my wedding is there. I am trying to think of a way to avoid shipping 50-75 wedding gifts from St. Louis back to Boston after the wedding. The cost of shipping them all would in some cases cost more than the gift itself, I think! What if my registry were set up so that a guest could go into any store in the national chain (say Target, for example) and purchase a gift from the registry, but instead of the guest taking that item home and then to the wedding as a gift, I would pick up the item in a Target in Boston? Same as when you call a store in Town 1, and they don't have it, but that same item is available in Town 2. Does anyone do this? I can't be the first bride to encounter this problem.

What is a GREAT wedding gift you won't find on a couple's gift registry? I'm the groom's brother, best man, and have a fairly high expectation of what i should get, yet, i'm not trying to kill my wallet. Hoping 200 covers it, but expect to pay more. Any thoughts? thanks!

Registry and wedding gift? When a person is registered for a wedding, are you supposed to buy her a gift from there as a "shower gift" (she already had her shower but i was not involved in it, I'm just a coworker of the bride to be), and when you go to the wedding are you supposed to also give them money? Or is it one or the other? I'm confused, please help. Thank you!

Alternative to wedding registry card in invitations....? I asked if people would generally be offended if they recieved a wedding gift registry card with their invitations. I think I thought of an alternative to this. Tell me what you guys think! Would you still be offended if you recieved this in your invitations??? See the link below for the picture. http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s160/mcleary496/WebBC.jpg

is there a site that breaks up expensive wedding registry gifts into affordable segments? I'd like to find a site that breaks up the cost of gifts the way honeyfund.com breaks up the cost of honeymoons. Any leads? thanks!

If a couple doesn't have a wedding registry, what is an appropriate gift? The couple I am buying for is in their early 30's, both have been married before and will now have four kids, ages 11 to 6. I am looking for something thoughtful and fun for the whole family to enjoy together. Any ideas?

Proper Wedding Gift? Im attending a wedding in 2 months. No gift or gift registry has been mentioned by the bride or groom. I have checked all the popular wedding registry stores to see if they are there, but still nothing. Another tricky part of this is that they have a house, and are very well off. So whats a proper gift for this situation? Any suggestions and help is appreciated!

what is an appropriate amount to spend on a wedding gift? I am headed to a wedding in a few weeks for a 26 year old friend of mine. I am 25 and definetly not rich, but I have no idea how much is standard to spend? 25$ 60$? Alot of the stuff on the gift registry isn't overly expensive, but is it bad taste to spend only 20 bucks or so on 2 small items? I've never had to deal with the purchase of a wedding gift before. Thanks for the advice.

Should I give a gift from the registry for both the shower and the wedding? I have been invited to both the bridal shower and the wedding I know I bring a gift to both but should I get a gift off the couples registry for the shower or something more for just the bride?

Why do brides and grooms feel entitled to choose all of their gifts on gift registries? I am a woman who is invited, with my husband, to a lot of weddings for family, friends, neighbors, children of husband's old college roommates, etc. I normally object to using wedding registries. I make an exception where the couple has registered for china or silverware (a register makes sense in that case), or is older and has almost everything they could want. I feel that the giver, not the recipient, chooses the gift. I have been avidly reading on Yahoo Answers the opinions of brides and grooms, most of whom seem to very much feel entitled to choose all of their own wedding gifts. One wedding registry answer advised other brides and grooms to choose very luxurious and expensive items for their registries on the theory that young couples cannot afford things like very expensive towels. My question is, most of these couples seem to be having "fairy tale" (read very expensive) weddings. Wouldn't it make sense to have a less expensive wedding and save some money for towels?

gift registry for a wedding... questions!? my friend's wedding is next week and she's registered at walmart.com. when you go to the registry it has a lot of empty spaces that just show the name but don't let you click on the item. does this mean the item has already been bought for them? has a page to print out for someone to scan when you buy a gift at the store. where do i use this and what is it for?this is the first wedding i've been a guest to instead of a part of, so i am completely lost on what to do. some things are cheap (i.e. $15-$25) and some aren't. would it be weird to buy a few of the smaller things instead of one big one? the more expensive ones are huge and i don't know how giving a gift like that would work. how much should i spend? i'm crafty, so i made her a cute card, but i don't know what to write in it, i hardly know her husband to be. also, do i bring them to the wedding or send it to her? should i just walk in with it or what? i'm so confused!!! also, my bf is coming and has only met them once. should he bring a gift as well or should we make it from both of us? should i spend more since there are two of us? i'm in college and am poor, haha, but i don't want to look like a cheapo or like i don't care. i feel like such a dope not knowing this stuff, but i want to get it right, please help?! we know each other fairly well. used to work together and were two peas in a pod there. i missed the bachlorette party and wedding shower b/c they were back to back and my cat died the first day : ( am i going to be the only one with a present? did everyone else give it at the shower? crap!

What is proper etiquette for wedding gifts, something from one of their 3 gift registry's or something else?

where can i find a website with a list of things to place on my wedding gift registries?

How close to a wedding do you create the gift registry?