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A few words on the bridal registry…

We got back from the honeymoon late Sunday afternoon.  That evening was spent with Tara’s family over at my parents’ house opening the wedding gifts.  It was a good time.  It was very interesting to see what people got us.  Overall, we were very happy with the gifts, and we still have tons of giftcards to blow through.  We were both amused though, because people kept saying to me how they had been hoping to locate “my gifts” on the registry, but couldn’t find any.  There were plenty of them!  And I got hardly any!  Oh well, that’s what the gift cards are for.

Now I’m going to rant here briefly about the purpose of a gift registry.  Before I was married (oh so long ago), I thought the registry was like a guide–for the lazy people that can’t think of a good gift.  Thus I would seek out my own gift for the newlyweds.  THIS COULD NOT BE FURTHER FROM THE TRUTH!!  In the months before the wedding, the couple spends hours upon hours contemplating how they want their future home to look.  They spend long amounts of time at the stores going through the stuff, meticulously choosing and registering for the towels, napkins, placemats, etc that go with their desired “theme”.  Bachelor’s, Bachelorette’s, or married people that have forgotten, when you go to the store to buy your wedding gift, and you see that oh-so-tempting bright orange party platter (not on the registry) that you absolutely adore and feel that it will be absolutely perfect in the couple’s new home, you make 2 huge neglections:

1.  That item was not on the registry.  Therefore, NO ONE ELSE will know that you got it.  This means that every wedding attendant that happens to think like you will buy the same damn thing!

2.  Just because you like it does not mean that the couple will.  Most likely, they’ll be sitting in their new living room completely taken over by boxes wondering where the hell their going to put the 4th mismatched party platter! 

Gift Receipt?  Who needs gift receipts?

Alright, all ranting done with, I reiterate, that ALL of the gifts were lovely.  We greatly enjoyed using them to put our new home together.  I only wanted to state that stuff here, with the hopes that some people will read this, and have a new understanding before they buy their next wedding gift.

I promise that we’re working on the thank you cards…

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3 responses to “A few words on the bridal registry…”

  1. JKjustjoking Avatar
    JKjustjoking

    I thought you would like the orange party platter.

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    Sara

    This is EXACTLY how I felt when I got married–not that I didn’t really appreciate all of the gifts, but there were many I would have just as soon gone without (especially in our TINY apartment). 99% of the time I buy off the registry–unless I know the couple really well and see something I think they’ll like at another store (and even then I’ll usually buy off the registry, anyway). That or get them a gift card at the store where they’re registered so they can go back and get what they’re missing, or other stuff they need. Also, some people are under the impression that it’s tacky or unthoughtful to give cash. On the contrary, that’s exactly what most newlyweds probably need the most. We greatly appreciated all the checks that came in the mail and were able to use them for our honeymoon, groceries, all kinds of stuff.

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    groomergal

    Where do you think the practice of “regifting” came from? Don’t complain-I decided to KEEP the orange party platter for myself!lol-unwanted wedding gifts, that just goes with the territory 🙂

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