Confused as to how much to register for. We live in a one-bedroom apartment, and while I would love a complete set of fine china and a Kitchenaid mixer, we don't have much space. Though I know it is completely against the rules of ettiquette to ask for money, since we don't own a place yet we are hoping many of our family members and friends will gift us in that manner. Question-one of my bridesmaids hinted my shower is coming in a few months and that I should register. With 100 guests for the wedding, fewer for the shower, approximately how many items are we talking? Figure most people do gifts for the shower, money for the wedding (that's what I usually do). Any positive advice from experienced brides in the same boat is welcome (no snarky comments please). Thanks!
Re: How much to register for
If you register for a smaller amount of things, many wedding guests will write a check.
What are your parent's storage situations? Would your Mom or Dad let you store some larger items at teir home until you have more space?
See if your in-laws would be willing/able to store things for you until you have your own home, or take a look around your place to see where you might be able to store things yourselves.
Our gifts are going to FI's parents' place until we can buy a house.
Don't worry too much about registering for a lot of things....my FI and I also have a lot of the things we would need to start our own home, and our plan is pretty simple. We're registering for the things that either need to be replaced or repaired, and as for the rest of the guests we're trying to figure out how to set it up so that guests (if they want to, of course) can help us pay for the honeymoon (such as chipping in for plane tickets, hotels, activities, etc). HTH
S and CJ
I recommend adding whatever you want just keep a range of prices (the best you can) from $10 and less to over $50 (Target's recommendation). They suggest more for lower costs than for upper costs and I agree with that.
I live in a studio so I do understand what you're going through since I have less space, but where I live has storage and we have our own storage unit (long story behind it) and i'm sure his parents would let us store some stuff at their house :]
[QUOTE]Ha--I'm a sucker for red too!
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me too!
[QUOTE]Thanks everybody! These responses help a lot! We could store some stuff at my fiance's house up in Rhode Island--it's a rental property but we have storage in the basement--but we really need $$$ more than stuff...I do want a KitchenAid though! What color, what color ;)))
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First time I've been on this board- because I am a registry slut-- and am not even getting married until 2012 (havent started a registry yet, but have things tagged in catalogs and I'm all reayd for the gun :)
It makes me happy everytime I read "rhode island though"
as if I know everyone in the state... although. most people do- I guess thats the point of being the smallest.
and my vote is for teh White Kitchenaid.
everytime I bake I say "I CAN't WAIT TO REGISTER FOR A KITCHENAID'
we live in a one bedroom too- LOFT. We have one closet. I store everyhing behind my couch. ya.. its annoying- but at least no one can see it :)
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