Registry Card Wording

Re: Registry Card Wording

• aerinpegadrak member

  

  September 2010

  Nothing about gifts should ever go on the invitation, period.  This is doubly true when asking for cash.

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• bellebride116

  

  September 2010

  is this a joke?

  
  

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• hz80408 member

  

  September 2010

  It's awkward because it's rude and just plain wrong.
  
  Set up a website for your registry and refer your guests to see the website for more info on your invites.

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• ecsmiles

  

  September 2010

  Definitely don't include it in the invitations.  You can make a wedding website, and put the website on an insert (and have the website mention where you're registered, among other details like directions or accommodations).  But the best thing to do is to spread word of mouth.  People will ask (either you or your family). 

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• hisalwaysandforever

  

  September 2010

  Your guests will ask if you are registered. If they don't then they will get you what they want to get you. You shoul dnot incluse info in your invitation.

  

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• MyNameIsNot member

  

  September 2010

  The reason you are having such a hard time coming up with wording is because this is horribly rude and offensive.

  
  

  If people want to know where you are registered, they will ask.  If people want to give you money to use on your honeymoon/house/whatever, they will write you a check. You don't ask for it.

  
  

  For future reference, donating is for charities.  You are a person, not a charity.  You are looking for gifts, not donations.  

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• banana468 member

  

  September 2010

  Please do not do any part of this.  It's considered extremely inappropriate etiquette to include registry information in the invitations.
  
  If you really want, you can link your registries to your wedding website.
  
  Beyond that, if people ask you directly for suggestions you can tell them what you'd like but please don't actually state, "We'd really like you to contribute to X," anywhere.
  

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• trix1223 member

  

  September 2010

  In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_invites-paper_registry-card-wording?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:cd062f89-8272-496a-b0ab-225e1f87acecDiscussion:bf46d25a-7101-49e6-89b0-550b0a9ff429Post:61726fa8-9244-43d5-9787-1f0773b6574b">Registry Card Wording</a>:
  [QUOTE]We will be including a card to go in our invite to let people know where we will be registered.  We are also wanting to encourage people to donate to our european honeymoon. the problem is i have no idea how to write that on a card without sounding too pushy about it, any one have any good ideas
  Posted by LoeyLee[/QUOTE]
  
  There is no polite way to do an impolite thing. 
  
  And in today's economy, I would guess that many would outright laugh at being asked to "donate" to an expensive vacation for you.  I would.

  "Trix, it's what they/our parents wanted. Why so judgemental? And why is your wedding date over a year and a half ago? And why do you not have a groom's name? And why have you posted over 12,000 posts? And why do you always say mean things to brides?" palegirl146

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