I have two showers coming up next month and my FI and I registered a few months back. We've been to several weddings this year alone, and most all our other friends have been married for years. But after seeing what other people have registered for, our list pales in comparison. At the couple places we're registered, our lists are less than half of most everyone's I can remember in recent history. I'm not bragging about that, but we have a small place and are artists so we can't house a lot of extra.
Last year, I was supposed to move to Europe and I ended up selling most everything I owned except clothing, my bed, couch and a special table. My apartment was fully furnished before since I had lived on my own 10 years, and if this were last year I'd just register for a few upgrades and not worry with much else.
So my sister calls me and says, "Geez ,you registered for a lot!" I know full well when she married a few years back, she did the same, mostly expensive stuff and she got it all. Now I'm anxious that people will think we are greedy. We have a large number of guests (425) and registered for less than half that number of gifts in all price ranges. I thought we did good to keep it to the minimum of what we needed and what we'd like (if someone wanted to get it, but we aren't likely to buy ourselves).
Did you feel anxiety about this? Or anyone make you feel bad? Is 200 items too many for that number of guests?
