Wedding Overseas but need things delivered to New York afterwards!

natascha617

We are currently living abroad and having our wedding overseas, but we're moving straight after our honeymoon to New York. Is there any solution for us to get our registry mailed to us to our new address once we have one?

artbyallie

Is there someone in NY who can receive your packages for you? You could put that address on your registry for people to ship gifts directly there. Otherwise, moving your belongings is at your own expense.

hoffse

Yeah this isn't going to work well because people will buy from your registry before the wedding.  You need to have somebody with a US domestic address gather gifts for you.  FI and I are sending gifts to my parents' house because during the school year he lives with 3 other guys and has no space, and I live in an apartment that is secure but still not necessarily secure enough to handle getting 4 or 5 boxes at a time during some days.  You should ask somebody like that who can handle receiving multiple, large packages any given day.

Avion22

When you create your registry, just list the shipping address as whatever address you want the gifts shipped to. If you'll have an address in NY, then list that.  If not, have them shipped to a relative who can help get things to you after you move (or store them until you can come pick them up).

A few things to consider:

1) It's easy to ship small things.  So if you have things sent to your parents, then you (or they) can open them, remove packaging, and re-pack into flat rate USPS boxes and ship to NY.   It's not expensive, and you can fit a lot into those little boxes when you remove the packaging.

2)  Register for smaller items that are easier to pack and ship -- sheets, towels, flatware, napkins, mixing spoons.....not vaccuum cleaners, stand mixers, or other bulky stuff.

3)  Your family can spread the word that you are moving soon (chances are that your guests will already know this), or you can mention it casually in the "about us" section of your wedding website if you have one ("After the wedding John and Jane will be returning to the US and Jane will be launching her new career in New York!")    People might get the hint to avoid bulky items.

egm900

If you let people know you're moving, and keep the registry small, you're more likely to get cash and gift cards.  My cousin and his wife got married in her country, where large registries and lots of physical gifts are the norm.  They didn't register and only received cash and gift cards because when people asked where they were registered, her family said she's moving to the US so they did not register as getting the gifts "home" would be a major issue.

TaraKeeley

We are also living overseas and moving to New York shortly after the honeymoon. We're having things shipped to my mother's place. Is there someone in New York who can receive packages for you? Or someone at least in the New York area?

That being said, my beautiful, wonderful mother-in-law-to-be has announced to people, without us even mentioning it "they're moving to another country after the wedding. don't get them plates. if you get them a gift, make it cash." hahaha... blunt, but that's how the culture is down here. And I appreciate her saying what we wouldn;t.