Wedding Registries and The Anticipation

Today I learned that there is 430 days until our big day and wouldn’t you know it I got a little emotional. The countdown was set for me as I began to register my fiancé and I at different companies such as Bed, Bath, and Beyond, Target, Sears, and Macy's. I have to say that I liked registering on Target the most. It was easy and convenient to manuever. It also provided helpful information such as days until wedding, number of times registry viewed, number of items purchased, and number of items in each price range.

Before You Start

If you are endeavoring to set-up online wedding registries I have a few simple words of advice. (1) Get some music going (2) Grab a nice glass of wine, I suggest a glass of Moscato and some chocolate (3) Find a comfortable chair and get to surfing the web.

Five Simple Tips for Wedding Registries

1. Include your fiancé in on making the decisions. You may not have exactly the same tastes and he should be able to add things he likes as well, so that both of you can be happy with your gifts. Compromising and good collaboration are needed relationship abilities that are helpful for the future.

2. Don’t go wedding registering crazy. Choose 3 or 4 retail stores to register to make it easier for your guests as well as yourself if you need to update those online registries.

3. Make sure to include gifts in every price range. You can do this by choosing one high-end store, one averaged-priced store, and a more cost-conscious retail store.

4. Don’t be afraid that an item will be too much for your guests to buy. The worst case scenario is you won't get it, so don’t feel guilty about having high-end taste. Do keep in mind that asking for a car or $4000 sound system might be pushing the envelope.

5. Word of mouth and social media is the easiest and most polite way to let family, friends, and guests know where you are registered.

I had a friend tell me she attended a wedding where the bride registered at a lingerie store. It made me wonder is there a such thing as inappropriate gifts on a wedding registry. According to friend Ally McQueen, “You should not have “naughty items” on your wedding registry.” Student Sidney Edwards replied, "You should not put anything on your registry you wouldn't want your grandparents to see." There were only a few people who felt this way. Another friend commented, “Why not “naughty items? You will have to have something to help consummate the marriage with.”

Whip Control

Personally, if you want to do that for potential bridal shower gifts then limit the registry to friends and family with an equal sense of humor. Otherwise, it's not exactly something your future mother-in-law or older family need to have access to. Now if it was me, I would register at Fredericks of Hollywood.

The GiftRegistry360.Com by theKnot is incredible. It allows you to link/sync all your wedding registries if they are a part of the Featured Partners list, but you can also add from other on-line registries. There is also the added bonus of creating styleboards for each room. I love this feature. Fun to see how well our tastes aline with one another. Once again I noticed that certain companies have lost their minds with regards to price, so Crate and Barrel will not have to worry about a Hilton-Bond Wedding Registry.