Wedding Registries

There are a lot of decisions which go into planning a wedding, but one of the most fun may be deciding where you want to setup your wedding registry.  The standard rule of thumb for wedding registries is that you want to give you guests a number of different options for gifts, but you don’t want to overload them with choices.  Registering at only one store isn’t enough, but registering at ten of them is probably too many.  Another important factor to consider is the cost of the items you’re registering for.  Though some guests will be more than happy to pick up the tab for the $500 knife set, not everyone is able to be so generous.  So when you register for gifts make sure you have a range of different prices ranges covered, and if you want to register for a large gift like a computer or entertainment center see if you can allow people to chip in for it as a group gift.

A Target wedding registry (Club Wedd) is a good place to start when setting up a Wedding Registries, since a Target wedding registry will allow you to cover most of your basic items, as well as giving you a wide range of price ranges and items to choose from.  In addition to setting up a Target wedding registry, you’ll probably want to set up a couple others.  Popular choices include Crate & Barrel or J.C. Penny, but it’s largely a matter of personal choice.  Don’t feel restricted to stick to the standard china-and-flatware sorts of Wedding Registries either.  My fiancée and I are both outdoor enthusiasts, so we registered at R.E.I. in addition to setting up a Target wedding registry and another at Crate and Barrel.  Though fine china is a pretty standard wedding gift, we realized that we would probably get a lot more use out of a 3-season tent than we would out of a set of gold-rimmed dishes.  Luggage is also a nice registry item, since it’s something you can use for a long period of time.

If you’re strapped for cash, another nice way to work out having the wedding of your dreams on a budget you can afford is to allow guests to register for components of the wedding like paying for the limo or chipping in for the flowers.  This is especially popular with couples getting married for a second time, since most of these couples already have the standards like flatware and china and don’t need to register for them again.