How many things are in your registry?

shaina925 · June 2012

I have 81 items, about 46 things I am registered for. I have a very small wedding, about 50 people... I feel like I have registered for enough. I just don't want to register for all of this extra crap that I don't really want and then I end up getting that over something that I really want. Is this a good size?

egm900 · June 2012

How many invitations and what is your regional tradition for gifts at the wedding? Where I'm from, people give gifts for both showers and the wedding, cash is given, but definitely not by the majority. I'd leave it the way it is, keep an eye on it or have a friend check it occasionally as you get closer and have a handful of things to add if you feel like it's necessary. Many people will give you gift cards/cash if their price point has been bought out, or if they want to give you a physical gift will go off registry. The main thing is to have a variety of price points.

We're sending 200 invitations, and another 70 or so shower invites. I think we're currently registered for 400 items, but that's across all price points, 300 "gifts" realistically (i.e. we will not have 8 people each purchasing an $8 butter plate as a gift, they will be 1-2 gifts depending on if someone gets them for the shower or wedding). Knowing our group, there won't be a whole lot left to pick from in certain price ranges when we get to the wedding, but there isn't anything else we want/need to register for, so we're leaving it.

Cortney1982 · June 2012

I have 35 items in my registry, and we ended up having 35 guests.

Your ratio of guets and registered gifts seems fine. Not everybody will purchase a gift or even if they do, not on your registry.

cwaggoner07 · June 2012

We are inviting 300, expecting 150-160 (lots of OOT guests, and we had a shower up there a few weeks ago, as most people wouldn't make the 10 hour drive down, but we wanted to invite to our shower).
We registered for right at 150 gifts. No idea how that will work out, but we're going to keep an eye on it.

hoffse · June 2012

We're inviting around 350, and I'm going to be having at least one shower (potentially two if my future workplace decides to throw one - not sure what their policy will be). We've registered for 330 items, that are about 200 different things. We'll see...

divinemsbee · June 2012

OP, I think you're good. I think it's a good rule of thumb to really look at what you're registering for and know that it's something you really want. Do keep in mind the things you may be getting rid of (old cookie sheets and pans for me) once you get your registered items--that way it won't seem like you're stuffing your home to breaking point if you remember some of the old is going away.

We're inviting around 250 and we're registered for about 370 items, but that includes our everyday and fine china listed both by the piece and as place settings for 12, so it's really probably closer to 300 gifts.

morenachica110 · June 2012

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_registering-gifts_how-many-things-are-in-your-registry?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:34Discussion:5887b4dc-1908-44a2-88aa-780518ac888aPost:9cfb4f74-b2d6-4547-b3fb-54e689c1d041">Re: How many things are in your registry?</a>:
[QUOTE]<strong>OP, I think you're good. I think it's a good rule of thumb to really look at what you're registering for and know that it's something you really want.</strong> Do keep in mind the things you may be getting rid of (old cookie sheets and pans for me) once you get your registered items--that way it won't seem like you're stuffing your home to breaking point if you remember some of the old is going away. We're inviting around 250 and we're registered for about 370 items, but that includes our everyday and fine china listed both by the piece and as place settings for 12, so it's really probably closer to 300 gifts.
Posted by divinemsbee[/QUOTE]

<div>I agree. We are inviting around 80 people. We registered for about (I think) 111 things altogether. I'm having one shower that I know of. This includes the lower priced "smaller" items (wooden spoons, etc) and china seperated.</div>

ElisabethJoanne · June 2012

Don't register for things just to register. If your registry gets eaten up, people will give cash or a non-registry gift. Hopefully, any non-registry gifts won't be monogrammed, so you can return them or sell them or whatever.

We have I think about 70 items each at Macy's and Sur la Table and 40 items at replacements.com, for 100 invited households. (240 invited guests because we're inviting children) Things range in price from less than $5 to $200. Like a PP, functionally, it's fewer than 180 gifts. I don't think anyone is going to give us 1 bowl that costs $2. They might give us the 5 bowls that cost $2 each.

hoffse · June 2012

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_registering-gifts_how-many-things-are-in-your-registry?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:34Discussion:5887b4dc-1908-44a2-88aa-780518ac888aPost:9cfb4f74-b2d6-4547-b3fb-54e689c1d041">Re: How many things are in your registry?</a>:
[QUOTE]OP, I think you're good. I think it's a good rule of thumb to really look at what you're registering for and know that it's something you really want. <strong>Do keep in mind the things you may be getting rid of (old cookie sheets and pans for me) once you get your registered items--that way it won't seem like you're stuffing your home to breaking point if you remember some of the old is going away</strong>. We're inviting around 250 and we're registered for about 370 items, but that includes our everyday and fine china listed both by the piece and as place settings for 12, so it's really probably closer to 300 gifts.
Posted by divinemsbee[/QUOTE]

<div>This. I just moved to a new city a few weeks ago and forget some things in the move - like my toaster and my cheapo knives. So I bought a new super cheap toaster and super cheap knives. But you can bet those things are going to good will if people buy us the ones we really want off of our registry. Same goes for the various components of the cheapo Target cooking set and the bedding that I bought on clearance at TJMaxx for the guest bedroom that looked like a bordello when I opened it... I'll live with it until after the wedding. We really aren't adding a huge amount of stuff to what we've already got.</div>

mbuckley85 · June 2012

We are inviting 250 to the wedding, expecting between 200 and 220. Our Bed, Bath and Beyond Registry has 210 items on it (41 have been bought). Our Pottery Barn Registry has 32 items on it (3 have been bought). I received quite a few of the more expensive items around the holidays for joint gifts for FI and I.

I'm actually surprised how many items have been bought. Our shower invites haven't even gone out yet (shower is set for July 29th). The guest list for the shower is about 95 people long.

Sosteadilygo · June 2012

We are inviting 150 people with hopefully 125 people coming. It is usually customary in my area to give money at the wedding with few gifts. We have 83 things and 67 different items.

lovebug215 · June 2012

you really don't want to think about items.... you really want to think about price actually. Trust me.... i'm a bridal consultant for BBB doing reistries and people will come in with a set number in their mind of how much they want to spend. typically around 50 bucks for the shower. and most people give cash for the actual wedding. so count how many guests you'll have at the shower and times that by 50 bucks(its a good median number) per guest. and you always want to have a few extra things for them to choose from. and you'll be surprised most people dont register for enough and people come in to buy and thats when they end up buying things you hate. so pick the things you love and be grateful for the rest

and congrats!

iriscarmendiaz · June 2012

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_registering-gifts_how-many-things-are-in-your-registry?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:34Discussion:5887b4dc-1908-44a2-88aa-780518ac888aPost:417276f8-a2dc-4627-9139-2d4df8c435f8">How many things are in your registry?</a>:
[QUOTE]I have 81 items, about 46 things I am registered for. I have a very small wedding, about 50 people... I feel like I have registered for enough. I just don't want to register for all of this extra crap that I don't really want and then I end up getting that over something that I really want. Is this a good size?
Posted by shaina925[/QUOTE]

I'm not entirely sure how many are in my registry. I think there are about 38 items on my registry. I invited 92 people. Right now, my guest count is at 30 (including the reverend and his wife) and I'm not expecting anyone else to come (destination wedding).

Also, since it's a destination wedding, I'm not expecting most of those people to get me gifts (I noticed a couple people have, including my bridesmaids). But honestly, I'll be surprised if I get 10 gifts total. The people who aren't coming don't really plan on getting us gifts (trust me, I know them), so at this point, I think the 38 gifts I have on there is exessive.

TaraKeeley · June 2012

We're having a wedding about the same size as the original poster and are registered for 27 things... plus gift cards. We're moving to another country right after the wedding, and we'll be living with family initially, so we don't need a ton of stuff. Don't register for stuff you won't need. A lot of people will go with gift cards or checks/cash, anyway.

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