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Just curious to see how everyone is coming along with their wedding registries/ gifts? I know I am having a hard deciding which ones to go with as there are so many options out there and because I cannot make up my mind I am registered to like ten different places. 

Eventually I plan on putting my top choices on my wedding web site. Has anyone sent out their save-the-dates with their website info. linked to their registry information? I have been blessed to have a lot of the essentials that newlyweds get as my fiance and I have been together nine years so we thought the best way to celebrate as a new married couple is to go on our first trip as husband and wife. 

Thanks for any feedback!

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  • island07b2bisland07b2b member
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    @cerato2304 - Because we have most of the essentials deciding on what type of registry (if any) has been on the back burner.  When we have talked about we really like the idea of asking for charitable contributions to several of our favorite causes.  If we set up a registry, it would be for places like Crate and Barrel, Macy's, and Jonathan Adler.  I will set it up at myregistry.com.



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  • CourtC77CourtC77 member
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    We did ours this weekend at Crate and Barrel and Bed Bath & Beyond both of which have been linked on our wedding website. I know some of our family were looking for holiday gift ideas for us so we decided to do it now and get it done. Our STD's are going out in January and will have a little card with our wedding website address on it.
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  • IamnowmrsjmsIamnowmrsjms member
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    We registered at Macy's (because mostly everyone has one accessible to them, and they always have sales), Pottery Barn (higher end but not ridiculous $), and Williams Sonoma (just for a handful of items, mostly nice table inens)

    Haven't send out my STD's yet, but don't plan on putting any registryinfo on it.  Maybe a link on our wedding website though,which does have registry info on it. 

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  • fall2015bridefall2015bride member
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    I keep asking FI when we are gonna go do that. I think we will just have one registry since we are having a small wedding. But I hope to register soon!!!
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  • jordanmllrjordanmllr member
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    We registered to honeyfunds.com.  We already have everything we need for the house, so honeymoon upgrades just seemed like a better idea for us.
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  • julieanne912julieanne912 member
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    Jordan, you realize that honeyfunds don't actually pay for the "upgrades" right?  Basically if someone pays $100 towards an event on your honeymoon, you don't get $100.  They take out their portion, then just send you the cash.  Plus... honeyfunds are a bit tacky.  You're better off to not register for anything and people will get the hint and give you cash.
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  • julieanne912julieanne912 member
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    As for us I registered on Amazon, and at Target and Crate and Barrel.  We are having a large wedding and while we are pretty well stocked for the home, I was able to come up with some things to put on the registries.  Stuff like an extra set of sheets for each bed (we currently only have one set per bed), extra towels, and a matching set of dinnerware that will allow us to host Thanksgiving (we currently have 2 sets of 8, but they do not match whatsoever so we can't use them for a larger dinner.

    I'm still a bit worried there's not enough stuff on it, based on the number of guests we are inviting, but I'll play it by ear and try to come up with more things if our registries get bought out.
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  • jordanmllrjordanmllr member
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    @julieanne912 "Tacky" is a bit harsh and unnecessarily judgmental, no? 
    While that is clearly your opinion, we are having a very small wedding with close friends and family and no one seems to mind.  We weren't going to register, but we were asked to so this is the route we chose.  Of course I am aware of how honeyfunds works, which is not how you say it is at all.  Thanks for the advice though
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    jordanmllr said:

    @julieanne912 "Tacky" is a bit harsh and unnecessarily judgmental, no? 
    While that is clearly your opinion, we are having a very small wedding with close friends and family and no one seems to mind.  We weren't going to register, but we were asked to so this is the route we chose.  Of course I am aware of how honeyfunds works, which is not how you say it is at all.  Thanks for the advice though

    Nope.  It's tacky.
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  • jordanmllrjordanmllr member
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    You're rude, and that is tacky.  @julieanne912

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  • sheknows6sheknows6 member
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    @jordanmllr, this is a very heated debate all over the etiquette boards I'm afraid.

    I've seen so many posts that honeyfunds are tacky, and in the same posts that not registering at all is also tacky....biggest paradox I've ever seen in wedding etiquette that no one seems to be able to answer definitively. 

    If you want to do a honeyfund, do a honeyfund. Will some judge you? Of course, that's life and no matter what you do people will judge you.

    My suggestion if you don't want to be deemed "tacky" is get rid of the honeyfund and just write this on your website in lieu of a registry: "We don't expect anything other than your presence! If you'd like to gift us anyway, please consider donating towards our honeymoon. Anything you choose to give is deeply appreciated!"

    That's what I did! :)



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  • IamnowmrsjmsIamnowmrsjms member
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    @jordanmllr, this is a very heated debate all over the etiquette boards I'm afraid.


    I've seen so many posts that honeyfunds are tacky, and in the same posts that not registering at all is also tacky....biggest paradox I've ever seen in wedding etiquette that no one seems to be able to answer definitively. 



    If you want to do a honeyfund, do a honeyfund. Will some judge you? Of course, that's life and no matter what you do people will judge you.



    My suggestion if you don't want to be deemed "tacky" is get rid of the honeyfund and just write this on your website in lieu of a registry: "We don't expect anything other than your presence! If you'd like to gift us anyway, please consider donating towards our honeymoon. Anything you choose to give is deeply appreciated!"



    That's what I did! :)

     

    I am in the camp against honey funds.  I think the bolded is equally a "no-no" though as well.  If you don't register, people will give you money.  You're not supposed to mention gifts at all. 
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  • princessa34princessa34 member
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    @julieanne912

    I disagree with you.  Tacky?  I don't think so.  

    We also registered with honeyfund.com.  We loved the idea that it is cash and it can be used to either reimburse what went spent or use for our time in Maui.  Our wedding invites just went out for a 9.4 wedding and we have already received $775 in funds.

    We also included our favorite charity on our fund and that has received $100 to date!

    Every person we spoke with this about has had only positive comments.  We are getting the wedding and honeymoon we really want.



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  • selfieslobselfieslob member
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    I mentioned my wedding website on my Save the Dates, and the website had a link to the registry. I created small registries with Macy's and Bed Bath and Beyond to upgrade some OLD stuff and for some items we never got around to adding to the kitchen.

    I also created a registry on Wanderable for a few honeymoon activities (trip to a national park, theme park admission, etc.) and it went over pretty well. I've also lived on my own for a while and we don't have a large place, so I saw no point in registering for a bunch of things we can't fit or don't need.

    (I know it's apparently a "sensitive" subject, but seriously, to each their own. No need to wield etiquette and your personal preferences like a battering ram.)  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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