Too early to register??

Kay0814 · March 2010

I'm not getting married until June 2011, is it too early to register? My fiancee and I are also building our first house and will be moving in before the wedding, so it would be nice to register before that as people are already asking what they can get us for house-warming gifts. Is it tacky to use a wedding registry as house-warming as well??

gottahavashorti · March 2010

A lot of things will probably be discontinued if you do a full registry now, since you're over a year out. It might not hurt to start your registry though, with just a handful of smaller items like decorations that people might bring for a housewarming.

ChelseaBFH · March 2010

Ditto... we started our registry really early, which was awesome because we got Christmas presents and b-day presents off the registry. But we did have some issues where someone would buy us one of a pair of something that we wanted, and then it got discontinued so we actually bought the second one ourselves. So my advice would be go ahead (my philosophy is that there is TONS of wedding related stuff to do, so you might as well do it when you’re in the mood for it because you might not be later), but try to stick to the stuff with staying power – appliances, china, knives, etc. Then you can go back a few months before the wedding to register for the stuff with higher turnover, like bedding.

mandybear7 · March 2010

Ditto- I registered only 6 months out and it's been a pain in the a to update discontinued merchandise.

MyNameIsNot · March 2010

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_registering-gifts_early-register?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:34Discussion:7352434c-9ff1-4da3-a49e-a389d417d5d8Post:c1de9b09-c36b-4d9c-833f-e04ebcfedac5">Re: Too early to register??</a>:
[QUOTE]Also a lot of places will let you do a house-warming registry. I've seen it at Bed Bath & beyond, for example.
Posted by frenchy730[/QUOTE]

<div>I'd give the side eye to a house-warming registry. </div><div>
</div><div>I wouldn't recommend registering now. House warming parties usually don't mean big gifts. You typically get a bottle of wine or some candles, not the sort of thing you'd fill a registry with. And like PPs said, you'll end up having to do it all over again and have a lot of mismatched stuff that gets discontinued. </div>

aprovencher21 · March 2010

I've said this a few times but I'd register soon..... like a year out. All of this depends upon your social circles and what is the norm. I'm getting married Jan 2011 and registered in Jan. It is common for my social circles for gifts to be given at the engagement party, as well as the bridal shower and then wedding. A few days after I was engaged everyone started asking where I was registered. I've only had my engagement party and quite a bit of what I registered for has already been purchased.....I think it is very helpful for guests if they want to give a gift to have an idea of possible purchases to make. While some things may be discontinued I'd call and ask the manufacturer of major items.... such as your china, crystal, silver or flatware if they will be discontinued in the next year to year and half. I called Vera Wang before registered for any of my choices to get the time frame for if they would be discontinued before my wedding. Also, if things like the toaster you want are discontinued it isn't that big a deal....you delete it from the registry and register for a new one. It does mean you have to pay attention to your registry.....but most people start stalking their registries anyways!!

felicia220 · March 2010

While I understand having to update the registry, I do wish we would have registered sooner. We did it a little more then 4 months out and it stressed me out. I just wanted to get it over with. But maybe if I had more time I would have felt a little better about it. I think a year is a bit much but others didn't. We go engaged in May 09 and had and engagement party in July, people were asking if we registered yet. In my head I was thinking "are they crazy we aren't getting married for 11 months" Maybe the 6 month mark would have been nice. But the others are right you will run the risk of having to update.

crimsonlily · March 2010

I am also a June 2011 bride and we've been registered since last fall. Crazy I know but we honestly started with small things, and thank god we did!! Our wedding flutes we had picked out were going to be discontinued and my mom ended up getting them for us as a christmas gift. Fi's aunt and uncle also picked something up. We're starting to add more things now as we're having such a difficult time finding things for it and we know some of them will drop off. I haven't put any of the bedding things on there yet as I know those will change for months before the showers.

pandasquishy · March 2010

We registered early, around the same timeframe you are, and had absolutely no problems whatsoever. We registered at Bed Bath and Beyond and I kept an eye on it and when things were discontinued we replaced them with different models. It wasn't a huge deal at all. If people are clamoring for your registry, I say go ahead and do it.

Kay0814 · March 2010

Thanks everyone!! That's all really helpful. We're most likely going to register at BB&B and Sears, not sure if we should have a third. I'll start looking at registering a year out, so that still gives me a couple months!!!

ceendee · March 2010

I will be geting married this August. When I register how do I let everyone know. Does it go in the invitations for the shower or the reception?? Yike so confused

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