How much stuff did you register for?

mags0607 · April 2010

We just put together our wedding registries, and I am so afraid that I have put way too much stuff on there. The websites say to register for twice as many things as wedding guests, but with a 300 person guestlist, that seems overly excessive. We are registered currently at BBB and Macy's with about 100 things on each registry. I feel like this just looks gift grabby, but everyone I ask about this encourages me to add even more. ( which I will not do).

How much do you have on the regitries, and how many guests do you have?

Edit: our plateware comes by piece, so that adds a lot of pieces to the registry, but they are toward the lower end of the pricepoint spectrum.

Galaxy8227 · April 2010

I know exactly how you feel. We have a guest list of 370 and the idea of registering for almost 800 items is ridiculous. Right now we have about 80 items on our BB&B registry, about 60 on our C&B registry and about 12 at our Sears registry. I figure I'll keep an eye on it as we get closer to our showers and see if I need to add items.

gottahavashorti · April 2010

We only registered for about 125 items for 110 guests, so I'm just keeping an eye on the registry to make sure there's a good variety of price points.

CA2MT4EveR · April 2010

Well, when registering for things that are a few bucks a piece (utensils) I think the number will add up. You should register for items that are those few dollars and go up. Not everyone can afford a lot, so if you have lower priced items it will be easier for some guests.

quotequeen · April 2010

I think you should think about other things you might want to register for, and then if your registries start looking sparse, you can add them. Partly it depends on what is common in your circle. If people usually give cash for the wedding and your shower will be intimate, you don't need nearly as many gifts as somebody who is inviting everybody to the showers and lives in an area where registry gifts are common at both the shower and the wedding.

ecsmiles · April 2010

We have about 60 things on the registry, and we're inviting about 105. We might add more, however, we are really hoping to get more checks and less presents so that we can put that toward a down payment on a house. However - that being said, I'm REALLY against asking for cash (even if it was word of mouth through parents). So this way we'd get the few things that we actually want/need and hopefully some checks too.

mags0607 · April 2010

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_registering-gifts_much-stuff-did-register?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:34Discussion:697431c1-b6f1-4281-af34-886fd3b3d32ePost:be43ce8c-e40f-4341-9173-ad0232ca15a2">Re: How much stuff did you register for?</a>:
[QUOTE]I think you should think about other things you might want to register for, and then if your registries start looking sparse, you can add them. Partly it depends on what is common in your circle. If people usually give cash for the wedding and your shower will be intimate, you don't need nearly as many gifts as somebody who is inviting everybody to the showers and lives in an area where registry gifts are common at both the shower and the wedding.
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And this is why I am worried. We are from an area that everybody likes to give a gift. Plus, with a huge (closeknit) family, unfortunately I am not having an intimate shower, I am afraid. I'm staying out of that one, so my mom and MOH can handle the shower guest list, and i can just show up.

I'm going to keep it where it is and after the first shower, take a look at it and go from there. I just feel like a gift hoar with a bunch of things on there, but I have kept the price range lower to be budget friendly. Plus, we have a larger than average guestlist, so I want to make sure those that want to give a gist fell comfortable with doing so.

Amy_Justin · April 2010

We're registered for about 70 gifts for 140 guests. We really only registered for essentials hoping they are bought first. If it gets closer to the wedding and there aren't options in all price ranges, we will add decor items and other non-essentials.

It also depends on your circles. In FI's family they generally give a boxed gift for the shower and money for the wedding. In my family, you usually get boxed gifts for both.

parker624 · April 2010

we're having a guest list of 425 people (eeps!) and I keep getting nagged by relatives and parents' friends that we have not registered for enough. We had registered at Macys, Williams Sonoma, and Amazon. With the nagging, I added BBB and a local artsy store in FI's city. Total, I've probably registered for 300 things, which includes like individual pots and pans and cookie sheets etc..

utilaprincess01 · May 2010

We've invited a little over 400 people, hoping to have the actual guest list at around 350 and we registered for a total of almost 300 items. I though that number was a bit rediculous, but people close to me kept telling me that I needed to have at least as many items as guests, so that everyone would have the option of purchasing something off the registry. (please note that MANY of these items range between $3-10, like towels & utensils).
After one small shower given by my in-laws and a larger one for my family, there have already been 120 items taken off the registries and I still have another 50+ person shower before the wedding.
I think it just depends on who your guests are and whether they like giving gifts or money. Apparently my people like gifts. I plan on keeping a closer eye on the registries after my last shower...to make sure that not only pricey items are left and that there is still a range of options left for those people who want to bring a registry item to the wedding.
Just check your registries after any shower(s) that you have and/or closer to your wedding date. If most of your items have been purchased, THEN you might feel more comfortable adding more things to the registries. Good luck!!

Meagan78 · July 2010

We have 163 items for 125 guests. I also did a small Pampered Chef registry as a less-expensive option for the bridal shower - didn't list it as such - just added it with other registry.

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