Keep these helpful tips in mind to get the most out of your registry experience!
1. Think about your guests. Your guests will go onto your registry with varying price ranges in mind. Make sure to provide enough items to fit everyone’s range, whether it be your grandma or your friend who’s still in school. Registering for items with a large range of prices will help your guests along the gift giving process and give you more gifts you love.
2. Overdo It. Register for more items than you need so that there are enough gifts for all the guests who will be viewing your list. You can “favorite” the items you want the most so that guests know where to start!
3. Come and go. No need to register for all of the items you want at once. Feel free to come back and add more items when wedding planning gets more chill or you’re looking for a fun activity. Registering can be a fun way to imagine life after the wedding so why limit the daydreaming?
4. Your Time to Shine! Keep in mind that this is pretty much the only time people will want to buy you nice new things. Even if you don’t need an item now, this might be your best opportunity to register for something you’ll want or need down the line. It’s true, you may not need a food processor right this minute, but in ten years you probably will. And you’ll be so happy you registered for it.
5. Options. Make sure to register for all types of gifts so that guests can buy something that matches their relationship with you. Some guests might want to gift you practical items, while others might be looking to give you something more meaningful and special.
6. Register early. This way your guests can buy you gifts for pre-wedding celebrations, like engagement parties and bridal showers- and you can maximize the amount of great gifts you get! Plus, as you plan your wedding you’ll be thinking of new items you’d like to add to your registry. It will help to be able to add them on the fly as you go through the pre-wedding season.
7. Think about the future. Think about your future self and what kind of items he/she would want. You may love a younger and more modern look now, but keep in mind that your lifestyle will change multiple times throughout your life. You want these pieces to stay with you throughout all those changes so make sure you register for timeless items, as well!
8. Take stock of what you have. Before registering, make a list of items you and your fiance already have. As you go through the list together, you’ll decide which items are good enough to keep and what things should either be sold or given away to make room for shiny new and long-lasting products. Knowledge is power, they say!
9. Dream Big. This is your chance to dream big and add some pricier and better-quality items to the list. Your guests will be happy to take part, and registering for quality items is totally the norm. A perk of La’Bayit is that you can add the Group Gift setting to pricier items and see where that gets you! You may be pleasantly surprised that you’ll reach more of your lofty goals that you had imagined. Plus, it’ll be pretty daunting to spring for those bigger ticket items after you’re married, so this is your chance to go for it.
10. Make it a date. This is actually one of the wedding planning tasks that can be super fun for you and your dearly beloved to do together. Make a date out of choosing gifts together and have a great time imagining your future home. How do you both invision life in ten years? What are the moments you most look forward to? There are enough stressful things on the to do list during this time. Registering doesn’t have to be one of them.