Nothing under $30 Nothing over $300

mrspereyda2012

Me and my FI already live together mind u we have measuring cups and mugs ect. so I made it a point not to register for misc small under $30 items, how much would you feel comfortable spending for a wedding gift?  I dont wanna register for anything that would offend anyone. Thank U! My higest price is the Kitchen Aid Mixer of course!

SCogs18

FI and I are 24 years old and just starting out.  We typically don't spend more than $80-$100 on a wedding gift.  It just depends on how close we are with the couple, if they are family, and how much we can afford that month.  I love BBB registries because I get more bang for my buck, if you will, with their 20% off coupons.

I know a lot of times older indivduals who are more finiancally stable/have made more money often spend more on gifts, we just aren't there yet.

I believe our highest priced item is a crystal decanter at $450 ($360 with 20% off coupon), but we don't really expect to get it unless a few people go in on it together.  Everything else is under $300 for sure.

rlavach

I ditto SCogs18. I'm 25 and we're both just starting out our careers, so we can't afford to give the type of gifts we'd like. For a shower, I can spend about $50 and then about $100 for the wedding. Just make sure to have plenty in the $30-$100 range on your registry. If you don't want measuring cups, don't register for it. But there are other items that are in the lower price range that you might be able to use. Just because all of your guests might be more mature & financially stable doesn't mean anything these days b/c no one knows anyone else's financial circumstance, you know.

Ali092011

I personally wouldn't feel uncomfortable with your registry. I probably wouldn't spend under $100 unless I was in a really tight financial situation.

But just in case you have some guests who can't afford to spend more than $20-ish, I would maybe add some lower-priced items like individual towels, washcloths, picture frames, etc. I can't imagine your registry being a problem, but just in case.

Wiscisbliss

I would put a few items in the $5-$20 range on your registry. 

I spend more than that on wedding gifts, but not everyone can...  Friends who are in grad school, seniors on set incomes, etc. 

73jewels

IT's also good to have a few inexpensive items on the registry in case people want to put a few things together.  I often set a price point for showers (ie. $50) and I'll find something that's a bit under that and add 1 or 2 small things (like if I get baking stuff I'll add a dishtowel or a couple of wooden spoons).

If you have any little stuff like that that you'd like to upgrade, I'd recommend doing adding them...

Simply Fated

"so I made it a point not to register for misc small under $30 items" Why? What does already having mugs have to do with refusing to register for anything under $30?

jessicabessica

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[QUOTE]"so I made it a point not to register for misc small under $30 items" Why? What does already having mugs have to do with refusing to register for anything under $30?
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I was wondering that, too.  This makes it sound like you deliberately avoided registering for anything under $30.  Don't register for things you don't need, but don't not consider items in a certain price range.  Plenty of people live with their FI before getting married and still browse the < $30 items and find things to register for. 

meganb1977

Yes definitely consider if you need some more inexpensive items in case you will be having a shower and someone wants to bring a smaller gift to the shower.

Also if you already have a lot of things for your home it can be good to register for extra towels (you can store them and use them to replace your existing towels when the time comes).  Each towel is inexpensive but it can add up to a nice gift if someone buys a set with bath sheet, face towel, and wash cloth.

kekr0202

I agree with adding some small ticket items so those who like to put together baskets/bags can or for those with small budgets.

On another note, because I still think it's insane, one of our friends married into a VERY wealthy family and the cheapest item on their wedding registry was a $100 Tiffany keychain.  The most expensive - a $30,000 Cartier serving cart deal. 

We were in undergrad & got them a $40 target gift card.  Man, what a wedding that was!

blakgarnet

I agree with some of the PP - I have things un $30 on my registry, and have seen many people buy several of those gifts and give as a basket.  I also have had members of my family go in together and buy larger items (my Aunts and Uncles got us the entire set of sterling silver as our engagement gift).  Give you guests options, and register for what you want and not what you think people want to buy for you.  FI and I have everything we need - most of it came as hand-me-downs, and while they are functional, I'd love to have a kitchen that wasn't a collection of gifts that were given to MY parents for their wedding 35 years ago (also, my mom might want her stuff back when she moves back from living overseas).  Maybe in another 35 years my old kitchen stuff from our wedding will be outfitting my children's kitchens until they get married and get to register for fun, new things.

ElisabethJoanne

I don't think you should force yourself to have an upper limit, either. People often go in together on gifts, and extended families can go in together on really big gifts. Your one well-to-do aunt may typically give a check for $200 for niece's wedding, but if you have 2 aunts, they might spring together for the $500 bedroom set.

But that's me and my future husband. I've got a well-outfitted kitchen (and kinda like the cookware I inherited from Grandma) but because we don't live together, we'll need a bedroom set for a bed bigger than the twins we have in our separate homes now.

hoffse

Yes PLEASE don't cut thing out because you think they're not expensive enough.  FI and I are finishing law school, so every dollar we spend we borrow at a 6-10% interest rate over 10 years.  So together we tend to spend not more than $75 on any given wedding.  I will spend arouind $25 for showers.

We're getting married after I graduate in May and after I've already begun working, so there are going to be a lot of lawyers in attendance at our wedding... but I'd say that we're stilling planning on making the bulk of our stuff under $50 and more than half of that under $25.  People like to combine gifts (like PP said about doing a cute bakeware set), and some places - crate & barrel comes to mind - have very few boxed sets.  So if you want 12 wine glasses, you have to register for 12 separately, and each might be $10 or so apiece.

As for your top end, that's a reasonable limit, though it doesn't bother me to see a few things higher than that when they are gift sets.  For instance, a set of cookware can often run you $500+.  The knives we want are only sold in a set, and they are $450.  That's going to be our top price, and while we don't expect to get them we may get surprised.  And if not, we are saving to buy them ourselves post-wedding.  Just don't crazy with it.  For whatever reason, the thing that I've seen a LOT that always annoys me is the $350 margarita maker.  I know a bunch of people who have registered for that, and no offense to anybody who has, but seriously?  You can't just use a blender?  Anyway, the KA mixer is great.  I have one and couldn't bake without it.  Nobody will side-eye that.

krizzo17

I think $30 is reasonable, and anyone who wants to spend less will give you a gift card, or something off registry. NBD.

AmandaBug12

I agree with what's already been said. FI and I have lived together for 2 years now, but there are many little things we would like to upgrade, including the measuring cups. We registered for the things we want and need, no matter the price (within reason, of course). For example, we registered for a 13-piece stainless steel cookware set that we need. It is $500, but we know that if we don't get it we can buy it at a discount after the wedding. Also, I know people who will pool money to purchase bigger gifts, and even more who will buy multiple smaller gifts off a registry. Just my take on the issue...