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What to register for...?

jford87jford87
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So my fiance's aunt is throwing me a shower. I want to have a lingerie/honeymoon apparel shower, but she doesn't feel comfortable throwing me a shower like that. My fiance and I have registered at Bed Bath and Beyond for stuff for our house, but we don't really want/need very much. We don't even have enough items on there at this moment for just our wedding, let alone for a shower.... What should I do?
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  • jford87jford87
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    I really don't feel that I can turn down the shower... Maybe I should ask for donations to a charity...?
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  • rlavachrlavach member
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    Do you know how many items you have on there in comparison to how many guests are expected at your shower?

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  • Cony&BenCony&Ben
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    If you won't decline the shower, then you should register for more items. I suggest going through your home to see if there's anything you'd like to upgrade or decorative pieces you'd like to have.
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  • jford87jford87
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    We have already registered for everything that we want... At this point anything we add will be stuff that will be the first to go when we have a garage sale or whatever. I guess I'll just pad the registry...
    We have 92 items on our registry. 100 expected guests to the wedding and 20 to the shower. It says to have twice as many items as guests... At least 15 of the items on our list are high dollar items that only close family members will get us.
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  • Cony&BenCony&Ben
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    It's possible you have enough items. We had 100 guests and registered for around 200 items (a lot were small items under $5). We received less than 100 gifts and less than half of those were given at the shower. A lot of people gave us money at our wedding.

    I would say leave your registry for now. Check on it between the shower and wedding and add things later if needed.
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  • meganb1977meganb1977 member
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    If you're worried that you don't have enough items on your registry and don't really need anything, it can definitely be just a luncheon or some other type of get together rather than a gift giving event.
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  • ceh789ceh789 member
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    92 items is more than enough.  Most of your guests are likely couples and will give a single gift so even if 100% of your guests shop off the registry you're fine.

    ETA: The 2x your # of gifts is a sales tactic - no one wants to shop off a 20 page registry.
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  • Megbo2012Megbo2012
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    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_registering-gifts_what-to-register-for?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:34Discussion:1ed2761c-4d87-48d3-8856-d2fa5a9057aePost:bfe3c3a4-c9a0-4090-93b5-826734627d2e">Re: What to register for...?</a>:
    [QUOTE]We have already registered for everything that we want... At this point anything we add will be stuff that will be the first to go when we have a garage sale or whatever. I guess I'll just pad the registry..<strong>. We have 92 items on our registry.</strong> 100 expected guests to the wedding and 20 to the shower. It says to have twice as many items as guests... At least 15 of the items on our list are high dollar items that only close family members will get us.
    Posted by jford87[/QUOTE]

    <div>This is plenty. Don't sweat it.</div>
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