Registries...

hjones4501

I decided not to send out Save the Date cards, but just to send out invitations. And I know it's tacky to put where I'm registered on the invitation, so on the back I was thinking about putting my wedding website URL which has all that information. The problem is, the people that would be internet savvy and actually LOOK at the webiste will get a shower invite that has all my registry info anyway. It's the others that won't look at the webiste, and maybe won't attend a shower that won't have any idea where to check for our registry. What should I do?

mica178

Tell your mother, FMIL and MOH where you are registered.  Your internet un-savvy guests know the protocol for how to get registry information (they call a female involved in the wedding planning and ask).

J&K10910

The only people (besides parents and wedding party) who were told where we were registered were the 12 people invited to the shower, and we later added an additional registry.  Plenty of people managed to figure it out on their own, or just ask us.  You'll be ok, I promise. 

ahhhitsshannyn

Just send the registry information in the shower invites. You do not have to have a website, and if people do not know where you are registered they will ask. I did not have a shower or website and people figured out by word of mouth where we were registered.

firsttimersluck

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_registries-1?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:9Discussion:fcf71252-c00e-45ce-b235-7b710b2a7ef3Post:12aef9cc-a55a-4470-95a5-6b6533ebba7b">Re: Registries...</a>:
[QUOTE]Tell your mother, FMIL and MOH where you are registered.  Your internet un-savvy guests know the protocol for how to get registry information (they call a female involved in the wedding planning and ask).
Posted by mica178[/QUOTE]

This. This is exactly what we did (in addition to the wedding website.. although we just had my FMIL spread that via email on his side, my side got the website from my fb) People will know that you have registered and will make it a point to find out one way or the other if they don't want to just give you money (or anything at all.. ) so don't stress it.

b0710

For my shower anyways, the  non-internet savvy people didn't even buy something off the registry.  They chose to pick out their own random gifts.  I think leaving off all of that information on or with your invitations is best.  Like others said, spread it word of mouth.

TurtlesAllTheWayDown

We did not have a website, nor a wedding shower. People still figured it out on their own. Most people have attended weddings before and know how to go about finding registries, especially older people who are more likely to not be internet savvy.

ETA: you also have to look at the big picture. What is a registry anyway? A wish list. It's not mandatory that someone use it. And if they don't, they don't. No big deal.

ajroark

My vote = registry info with shower invites (if you're having a shower) and have immediate family circulate the info.