Registry Do's and Don'ts

I think it’s nice to have a variety people can choose from and stuff that’s not overly expensive (unless it’s a group contribution gift).

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What would be the highest price point you would recommend? We want to make sure we have affordable items! But also knowing there are a few items that will be a little pricier.

View Quoted Comment We have items ranging from $10 to $250, however, most of our items are between $50-$100, which I think is reasonable. Some stores give you a discount for items not purchased so you can buy them at a discounted price after your wedding, which is the reason why I added some pricey items 😬 Bed Bath and Beyond has a really cool tool that let’s you add items that you might need when starting out, I found that very helpful. Good luck

We had everything on ours. From $10 to about $300. Granted, none of the pricey gifts were bought (such as the non-essential pieces to our fine china set). I will say we did end up with a ton of practical items which is great. At the end of the day, I don't need a $250 coffee pot that matches out chosen fine china pattern.

My husband and I both have lived on our own for many years before getting married so we honestly didn’t need anymore house house items. We did register on Zola for about 25-30 actual items — from the $20 to $500 range. The rest were honeymoon activities they could contribute to like a dinner or massage. Only about 15 of the physical gifts were actual purchased.


In my culture and family/group of friends, cash is the way to go for wedding gifts so most people gave us money ranging anywhere from $50-$5000.


I would definitely do stuff in different price ranges. Definitely include a decent amount of $25-50 and $100-250 items. Maybe a handful of $300-500.
Definitely register for pots and pans, plates, silverware, glassware, bedsheets, towels. The essentials! My splurge item on my registry was a Dyson air purifier/fan.

I would select items ranging in price. Our registry consisted of items ranging from $1.50 for a glass dipping sauce bowl to $334.00 for a tv stand. Before we made our registry, we made a list of each room in our apartment and then wrote down items we needed for each room. We only registered for one set of each thing. I know I have a friend getting married and they registered for numerous different plate sets or bedroom sets, but most people don't need more than one set so we didn't think it was necessary to register for more than one.

View Quoted Comment Thanks for the advice! I’m happy to hear you put a tv stand on your registry. We have minimal pieces of furniture, and other things like lamps and storage. We’ve been wrestling with the idea of adding a few of those things on the registry.

Personally register for gifts that you think you will use. When I married the first time, we Didn’t register for formal china because we’re not formal type of people. Do at least 10 place settings for casual dining, towels, nice sheets, pillows, plus your basic appliances -hand mixer, blender or some sort immersion thing, etc. but you’ll need things like spatulas, knives etc and they come in all price ranges. If you’re doing it on line try two different stores like BBB and Target.

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We put all kinds of things on our registry including pieces of furniture and lamps. We also put a mattress which my parents gave me a gift card for. I received most of the gifts at my bridal shower. For the wedding, people most gave us gift cards or cash.

I would also follow the gift guidelines that most stores post/theknot posts. Which is where I set up my registry - it has ranges and a count for you. But I agree with the above. Our plan is to take our registry down after our shower - we don't have a great need for things - just some upgrades. And put the cash towards the honeymoon

Our registries have a wide variety of items at a wide variety of price ranges. Most registry sites (we're currently on Target and Bed Bath & Beyond) give you a nice guide with suggestions.

Take into account the things you already have, things you have but want to upgrade, things you have but would like more of, or things you don't have and would love to have in your home! Our items range from $2-$500 (Dyson vacuum) with the assumption that the larger gifts can be multiple people chipping in together for the purchase. Don't be afraid to register for a handful of "big ticket items."

When you're looking at items, definitely do your research! This will also help guide your registry's direction. Try not to get caught up in choosing things just because they're cool or because you feel obligated to add them; are you really going to use an automatic pasta maker, or an expensive set of china?

Definitely take into account your married living situation. For example, don't register for a weed-wacker if you're going to be living in an apartment! LOL! Think about where you're actually going to put the gifts you get; save yourself the panic of unnecessary clutter!

Also, I recommend starting early. It gives you plenty of time to add and remove items as you continue thinking and researching what you may want on your list before you actually share it with people. Plus, you can check out several registries before settling on the ones you guys actually want to go with!

When I first started I sat down and made a list of everything I thought we would want or need. Then I went through the house and got ideas and saw so much I had forgot. Also, I would look at other peoples registries so I could get ideas.

When I chose, I went with Amazon and Walmart so I could have different price points, but both have gift idea list. Those helped a lot with how much of each thing I may need. Two of the major plus sides for me on Amazon is for a set amount of time after the wedding you can purchase what was not bought for 20% off, so don't be afraid to put the big items on there. The other is the you can do group gifting. You set the price point, and any item over that price people contribute to. You still get it, but don't feel about asking for some of the more expensive things you need. It is a win-win for me! Since you can buy the stuff after the wedding, we went ahead and put everything we needed on there so we could get it after at a discount. You can also add gift cards on there.