About Bridal Registry Lists
Bridal registry lists are an invaluable means of letting wedding guests know what items the bride and groom would like to receive to help set up their new household. Most guests appreciate bridal registry lists because they make it easy and convenient to purchase gifts that the married couple will both need and appreciate. Couples can set up bridal registry lists at most retail stores across the country months before the wedding in order to give shower and wedding guests plenty of opportunity to find the right gift.
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History
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Marshall Field's was the first department store to offer bridal registry lists to couples preparing to wed. The practice was started in 1924 and allowed the bride and groom to make their china, silver and crystal pattern preferences known to their wedding guests.
Since then bridal registry lists have evolved greatly. Now couples register for all types of household items, and their bridal registry lists are typically electronically available in the store and online, making shopping for wedding gifts quite convenient.
Types
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Couples typically create bridal registry lists at multiple stores so that they can receive a wide array of items and offer different gift options and price ranges to their guests. Often the bridal registry lists created at department stores and high end retail stores include the pricier registry items lie china, crystal, silver, formal serving dishes and fine linens. Bridal registry lists developed at mass merchandisers and more standard retail stores generally include everyday items like kitchenware, towels, sheets and dinnerware for regular use.
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Features
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Bridal registry lists are usually created several weeks before the bridal shower, often at least 2 months before the wedding.
Couples normally visit the store in person to initially select items for their bridal registry lists. Many stores offer suggestions for what items to include on bridal registry lists, and couples use these along with their own specific wishes when compiling their bridal registry lists.
Typically couples select between 8 to 12 place settings of china and/or everyday dinnerware, silver and/or everyday flatware, crystal and other stemware for their bridal registry lists. Usually couples register for at least two sets of bed linens and multiple sets of bath towels. Other common bridal registry list items include pots, pans, bakeware, small appliances, cooking utensils, serving platters, household decor and other items for everyday use.
Guests can usually print off bridal registry lists at the store or view them online at the retailer's website. Typical bridal registry lists divide the requested items into categories (i.e. stemware, kitchen, bath) and list the quantity of each item desired, how many of each item the couple has already received, and the cost of the item. Whenever an item is purchased off the bridal registry lists, the quantities desired and fulfilled are automatically updated.
Benefits
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The obvious benefit to bridal registry lists is that the bride and groom can register for exactly what they want and need to set up their household so that guests can purchase items the couple will really be thankful for. It is difficult to blindly buy a wedding gift since guests do not know what specific items, colors and quantities are needed without bridal registry lists.
Considerations
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Creating bridal registry lists is relatively simple, but getting the word out about where the couple is registered can be a little trickier. Historically it was viewed as poor etiquette to include this information with the actual wedding invitation, instead leaving it up to the bride and groom's families to inform friends and relatives about the bridal registry lists. It is now common to include information about the bridal registry lists in bridal shower invitations, and some couples are now including it in their wedding invitations as well.
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