Tips For Bucks Brides – Creating a Wedding Registry

With the stress of wedding planning on your plate, choosing the gifts you want to receive on your special day should be fun. Here are a few tips for Bucks County brides to make registering for wedding gifts exciting and stress free.

Register Early: Your friends and family will want to start buying gifts for your wedding from the time you announce your engagement up until your wedding day. Make sure to set up your wedding registry early so your guests can start shopping as soon as possible. At the very latest, be sure your registry is complete by six weeks before your bridal shower.
Opt for Variety: Consider each item you add to your wedding registry. Think about everyday items like silverware, glassware, and dishes. Incorporate things you’ll actually want to use, too. Consider registering with a store that offers a variety of common wedding registry items so you can cover a number of needs with one store.
Shop Together: Bring the fiancée along for the ride. After all, you two are in this together, and should be choosing gift items that you both like. Take turns picking out gifts, or assign different categories for yourselves. This allows both of you to be involved in the decision making.
Choose Multiple Outlets: Allow your guests the luxury of choice. Register with a few stores so that the guests can choose from a variety of price ranges and gift options. Choose one or two high end stores for your tableware, like The Pink Daisy in Yardley, and register for fun items like board games at Target.
Give In to Greed: Well, sort of. Odds are you will not receive every gift from your registry, but to ensure all guests have the opportunity to give you something you want, register for more items than you think you actually need. Don’t worry – this doesn’t make you look greedy. This prevents repeat gifts or worse…running out of gifts to buy!
Know Policies: Get to know the policies of each store you register with. Ask an associate about their return policy, as well as the various methods of viewing and ordering from your registry. Make sure that there are a number of convenient ways for your guests to order you gifts, including online, in-store, and over the phone.
Don’t Forget the Honeymoon: You may not need all of the standard wedding registry gifts. For example, a couple who has lived together for a while may already have plates and silverware, so consider registering with a honeymoon website, like honeymoonwishes.com. This allows your guests to contribute to your honeymoon expenses or to a particular excursion or dinner while you’re away.
Search for Rewards: A number of stores have rewards systems in place for couples who create a wedding registry with them. These rewards can include the opportunity to receive a discount on items you didn’t receive that were on your list.
Spread the Word: Add a page to your wedding website that includes links to each of your registries online.

Remember, registering for your wedding should be a fun and stress-free event. Follow these tips to make creating a registry the easiest part of planning your wedding.

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