My Registry and Question

librababy

Ok, so we set up our first registry (we'll have 2).  There are about 85 items on the 1st registry.  The most expensive thing is our comforter set at $130.  Least expensive is a tomato peeler that Fi just had to have for about $1 LOL.  So you get the idea, we have a wide range of price ranges.  We also have a few items on there that are the same but in different price ranges so people can choose the price they are more comfortable with, like towels, paper towel holders, kitchen towels... (if we get doubles, we can return them and get something else on our registry). 

My question is, our wedding guest list is about 150-200 people.  Bridal shower will maybe have around 40 or so people. Is that a good start?  I know I won't get everything on my registry so I won't add more... should I take a few items off?  Don't forget, we have another registry appointment on the 19th.

How many items did you have? How many registries and how many guests for wedding and bridal shower?

holycrapitsalexa

We are inviting a bout the same number of people and my aunt is throwing me one shower. FMIL is throwing another, so I will have two. Honestly, I don't think 85 items with another list on the way is very many. I've had a lot of people tell me that I need to register for double the amount of gifts as there are guests invited. I would not and am not following this. 400 items?! I don't think I could find that many to register for!

I say just register for items you need and go from there. There doesn't need to be a certain number, just give guests a good variety to chose from at different price points, which it sounds like you have done. While it is not required to give a gift, perhaps guests that chose to do so will decide to give you and your fiance cash instead.

jagore08

I think that number is fine, especially if you're having another registry.  The consultants will tell you to register for 2-3X the amount of people you're inviting but remember that there will be a lot of couples, so that will equal one gift from the couple, and some will want to give you a monetary gift.  If after your showers you find that you're running low and there were other things you wanted to put on the registry then add more then.

racholas

I tried to register for about $100 per invited household, knowing that some would spend more, some less, some would go off-registry, and some would give cash.  I also tried to make sure there were a lot of items in the $50 - $150 range.

hoffse

We have about 450 items - we're inviting 400 or so guests, and then I'm having 1 or 2 showers, but they're so far away that I don't know how many people will be invited.  A lot of the 450 items are like 6 beer glasses that are $3 each or 12 wine glasses that are $6 each (love C&B).  We have about 250 completely different items.

egm900

We're sending 200 invitations to the wedding, and having 2 bridal showers with probably 50-75 invitations being sent total for those.  We're registered for 300 or so "gifts," meaning I grouped small kitchen utensils together, the $2.50 dipping bowls we want 8 of, kitchen towels, etc. to count, trying to use what is typically given in our group for shower vs. wedding and the various price points.  I probably put too much thought into it, but I like to give actual gifts for weddings and get disappointed when the registry is wiped out of my price range after the first shower, so I want to make sure everyone has that option, and I'm trying not to look at my registry once we send out invitations to anything to keep it a surprise.