Bridal Shower Registry

No, bridal showers are for items for you as a couple, not just for yourself. You can buy your own honeymoon wardrobe.

You will get a lot of people telling you what you 'should' do or what is 'traditional'. I would suggest you trust your instincts and know your crowd. That's really what's most important. Would your crowd be cool with this? If so, proceed! Would your crowd have some trouble with this? Then maybe just switch from specific items to gift cards, or write a little note accompanying the personal registry that you are buying these items to look good for your future spouse, and you are so grateful for the guests' help toward this goal.

The luggage makes sense to me but everything else I think maybe just leave out? It seems kind of odd as a guest for me to see you want accessories like earrings. You can also consider doing gift cards or cash funds so you could buy it yourself

I’ve been to bridal showers that the gifts were solely for the bride. I’ve also been to bridal showers were the gifts were for the bride and groom such as home gifts or things for trips. I didn’t register for lingerie but his aunt got it for me lol. I did register for luggage however but I took it off because we have enough of that. It’s a know your crowd like above said.

I also requested if you’d like you could pick a gift card of your choice to the one of the couples favorite home stores. Which was like Kirkland’s, bed bath and beyond, home goods, and hobby lobby. We received sooooo many gift cards because honestly people like giving gift cards so they won’t have to look for anything to buy.

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Yeah I agree!

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Yes! to me if people want to buy something just for me instead of a kitchen accessory then i would rather them know what I actually like/want.

Lingerie seems a little odd if you are using the same registry for the wedding. If it's just for your shower (I haven't seen that before but I'm sure it happens), I guess it's fine? I'd opt to buy something for the couple, not just the bride.

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Yes, i am going to reference my wedding registry and a bridal shower registry so people have the choice to buy off of either.

Personally, I would find it rude if I was a guest and the bride had a registry with stuff just for her on it. I would buy something for the couple not just for the bride.

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Again, as I said above, there are gifts for the house too, but if people would rather buy me a personal gift then i have provided options for that as well.

View Quoted Comment You do realize that the wedding, and the related events (like showers) are to celebrate you and your future spouse as a couple, correct? Not just yourself. This isn’t your birthday party.

View Quoted Comment Lol, okay you already gave me your opinion once.. I know how you feel.

t’s called a “bridal shower” and I am the bride. If someone invited feels the same as you, then they can buy us a toaster which as I’ve said, there are household items to choose from as well. If my aunt wants to buy me a hat with my new last name embroidered on it then to each their own.

If my friend wanted a floppy hat and new accessories for her honeymoon, I'd be happy to get them for her! With so many couples living together before they get engaged, not everyone needs the "traditional" household items of wedding registries past. I'd rather get them something they actually want, rather than something they just feel the need to put on their registry to appease traditionalists.

Luggage and carry-alls have always been traditional girts, allong with trouseau items, a few outfits or nice lingerie , specifically for the honeymoon and early marriage. Fine gifts for a shower and wedding registry.
When people mind, is when folks do what a cousin of mine did, and ask people to buy shares of a bass fishing boat! We got a lot of non- registry things that were great, and practical, ranging from cords of firewood for our home woodstoves and fireplaces, to hammocks to take on our trip, which people justified as useable when we came, and near our wooded home. Practical gifts, and limited personal hobbies or honeymoon wear items, are fine with most people.

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Yes!

I would love to buy my friends the same! Thanks!

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Omg! a boat! LOL

Yeah I just feel like some will opt to buy me a robe anyway, so i'd rather them buy the one i like

Thanks for your response

I agree, it's a know your crowd over what's traditional or not. We are registering for accessories for our hobbies, we camp and hike a lot so we registered for a few things for those. We also registered for homewares. I know my family loves that we go on a lot of adventures and would love to 'contribute' (like our snorkel masks for our honeymoon).

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Love that! At the end of the day you just want the things you actually want, not Tupperware because "thats what you're supposed to do". I can buy my own Tupperware LOL

View Quoted Comment This has never been true in the past. Their origin is in providing things for the home, and from times when friends helped sew or embroider clothing and such for the bride, later buy them, to get personal grooming , everyday nice lingerie ( not sex specialty) , and trousseau items. They until very recently never we're for the groom at all, except indirectly. And items used for entertaining others, like dinnerware, have always been featured.