| Registering for your wedding gifts is a wonderful way | | | | guests. |
| to let your wedding guests know what you, as the | | | | Additionally, make a note of policies of each of these |
| bride and groom, would like to receive as a wedding | | | | stores regarding exchange of gifts purchased through |
| gift. | | | | the registry. |
| The concept is to zero in one store or at the most 2-3 | | | | Registering date is also very important. Register six |
| stores, creating a registry, choose the items from their | | | | months in advance of your wedding date and this |
| availability list and notifying the same to your wedding | | | | gives your guests a generous amount of time to |
| guests. It is a way to avoid duplication of gifts, and in | | | | purchase gifts for even the pre-wedding events such |
| fact honoring the gift and the gifting guest, as well. | | | | as bridal shower or a rehearsal dinner etc. Don't be |
| Your friends and relatives may want to buy a gift as | | | | over curious to register well in advance of 6 months. |
| soon as you pronounce about your marriage. | | | | There is a risk here that some stores would be |
| Therefore, once you pronounce your wedding date, it'd | | | | discontinuing some items. |
| be ideal to go and register, at least for some of the | | | | It is always a good idea to add as many items as |
| items. | | | | possible while registering for your wedding gifts. You |
| If you plan to hold an engagement dinner or a shower | | | | may give a guest a range of gifts to choose from and |
| it is better to register a month in advance. Do not be | | | | remember wedding is an occasion where you have a |
| under the impression to make your entire choices at a | | | | chance to get everything you wanted. So never put a |
| time; you can take time to go back and add/delete or | | | | limit! |
| edit your list in the registry at any time. | | | | You can do registering for all those essential items you |
| There are multiple stores available where you can do | | | | plan to buy in the nearest future. Many of the registries |
| your registry for wedding gifts, however, chose one | | | | have broad range of items a home should have. |
| that offers a broad range of gifting ideas for your | | | | These include home appliances, bags and luggage, |
| guests. It is not a bad idea to register at any one of | | | | furniture, furnishings informal bone china articles, etc. |
| the major departmental stores and also at one or two | | | | Select from a broad range of prices and they should |
| specialty stores. | | | | be wallet friendly to your wedding guests. |
| Bear in your mind that one, two or three stores is what | | | | It is against etiquette to announce the registry to your |
| your wedding guests can maximum remember, if you | | | | wedding guests. However, see that they know that |
| add more stores you are also adding difficulty to your | | | | you have registered by word-of-mouth publicity. |