How to Create a Bridal Registry List

Some people are better than others when it comes to asking for specific gifts. That is why retailers invented bridal registries. List what you want and cross your fingers that one of your guests will buy it for you. Here's how to register your wish list.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

1. Take inventory of what you already have. Go from room to room and make note of the household items that you and your fiancé currently possess. Then make a list of what you need.

2. Consider again what you need. Even if you're not moving into a new place, your living situation will change. Make a list of household items you'll want in your new married home.

3. Decide together what fun items you want. There’s nothing wrong with adding a flat-screen TV, a camping set, or his-and-her snowshoes to your registry list. You're sure to have friends or relatives who would enjoy buying you a nonessential wedding present.

4. Grab your lists and head out to the better chain stores in your area. Ask the customer service desk to help create your bridal registry. They'll either give you a handheld device that you can click on items you want throughout the store or direct you to a touch-screen kiosk where you can make your choices.

5. Browse the Internet for more stores. Many of the larger chain stores offer the option of creating gift registries online.

6. Let everyone on your guest list know where you're registered.

Tips & Warnings

• Include items you have now but are worn-out or need an upgrade. Dinnerware, flatware, pots and pans fall into this category.
• Not everything in your registry has to be an item for the both of you. Add things to your registry that you personally want for your new home: a barbecue grill for him or designer sheets for her.
• Be greedy. Put everything you want on your list. Don’t leave off items thinking that you’ll get them sometime down the road. Take advantage of friends and family going a little overboard for your wedding gift.
• Don’t forget essential items like dustbusters, clocks and pepper grinders. These items may seem a little silly compared to traditional gifts, but besides being necessities, they may better fit the budget of less affluent guests.

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