Ok guys and gals, I've got a question for you all. Lately Graym and I have been in registry overdrive. We started last month but my gorgeous bridesmaids informed me that they'd like it done sooner rather than later since the bridal shower planning is under way and they'll need that info for the invitations. We've been quite busy putting things together but I've been left with a few questions that perhaps those of you who have been married, are getting married, or have gone to a wedding might be able to help me with...
Firstly, and the biggest question, can you have too many registries? And if so, how many registries are too many? We are currently working on registries at 2 stores and have put together a "general" registry at myregistry.com (I'll get to that in a moment). We're also putting together a honeymoon registry where guests can buy us, for example, a dinner on the water, a snorkeling trip, or horseback riding at sunset instead of the typical dinner plates, mop, or bedroom set. That brings us up to four and am tossed as to whether that is one too many. So ladies and gents, let me hear your thoughts. Do you prefer more registries where you have options instead of being limited by the items on a single or two registries, or can a limit be reached where there are just TOO many options that leave you wondering which is the best thing to buy?
Second: what are your thoughts on a "general" registry? Let me explain. Graym and I have these 2 store registries that are great and filled with various items, but one thing we just haven't been able to find at a store are dinner plates that we love. Graym and I have two different styles so finding the perfect match has been tricky. Instead, we found this site called myregistry.com where you can put items from a bunch of different places on to one registry so that as a couple you are not limited to purchasing everything from just one or two stores, just like many of us don't buy all of our household items in one place. We are using this site to put the dinnerware that we want from Pfaltzgraff so that we aren't confined by the options at the two other stores. We could also put all the registry items from the other two stores on this one place (this site can link all different store registries in one place), but weren't sure if that would be confusing. So, once again, what are you thoughts? Is a "general" registry a good idea when you have those few items you love that aren't located at the other stores? As someone buying a gift for a couple, do you find it easier when all the registry items are located on one site or does it make it confusing trying to figure out which items are from which stores?
Lastly: honeymoon registry. We think this is a great idea. I personally would love to do this for another couple and think its wonderful to be able to purchase someone a lifelong memory instead of an item (not to say that we don't need things, because we do!). What do you think? Do you like the option of being able to buy someone a honeymoon activity and would you do it? Or are traditional registries best?
Thanks everyone. You all rock :) I look forward to hearing what you all have to say!!
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I agree with Erin about having a total of two registries; one general, listing traditional household items, and one with honeymoon activities.
P.S. I LOVE the idea of a honeymoon registry. It'd be a great place for those of us with smaller budgets to find something memorable to give as a group.
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I would combine your two store registries with the one general registry and then also do a honeymoon registry. So you only have two total, all your "traditional" gifts are in one place and people can see them all at one time instead of clicking back and forth between registries.
The only drawback I see to this is if there are many people in your life who don't use computers/the internet much. If so, a site like myregistry would be hard for them to use. They might prefer being able to just go to a store and look at your registry there. So you'll have to think about if there are people on your list like that.