Bridal Shower Registry

It's all one registry.

Register for household good, sheets, towels, pillows, upgrades to cookware/small appliances, pots/pans, dishes, silverware, table settings, small decor items (picture frame, vases, wine/drink glasses....so on.

It's all the same thing.

If we already have a house together (living together for 4 years now), what other things are best to register for? This would be the main reason why we wouldn't want to register. But I also understand if we don't register, we'll get things we don't want or already have. Right?

Upgrades on things you already have. I'm someone who always wants new sheets and towels, so that's an easy choice for me.

I assume you register for any and everything you could possibly need. My cousin had green beans on her Walmart registry as a joke, and she got a few cans of green beans. What you don't get at your bridal shower you'll probably get at your wedding

You only need one registry (2 or 3 stores is okay). I suggest making an appointment with Macy's or Bed, Bath and Beyond's registry department and they'll help you make your registry. Who doesn't want upgrades? Besides, just because you live together you can't possibly have "everything".

You can even register for things like a Wedding picture album and frame and champagne glasses to use at your wedding. A nice cake cutting set? You'll want to display your wedding pictures won't you?

I was so happy when a friend of DH sent champagne glasses to us just days before our wedding. It was exciting to use them at our wedding

We just did one registry at bed bath and beyond. i LOVE to cook and spend a lot of my fun money on nice cooking stuff - so i have a lot of your standard 'big' registry' gifts already - kitchenaid mixer, le creuset dutch oven, nice cast iron pans, etc.

I added some new, nice dinnerware and silverware sets to replace our mismatched hodgepodge of dishes, some serving bowls and platters, a big food processor to upgrade my itty bitty one, and some inexpensive kitchen odds and ends id like to have like a 1 qt glass measuring cup, extra dish towels, silicone oven mitts, etc.

Oh, and FH really wants a rice cooker so he can make sushi at home so... thats on there too.

It's all one thing. Set it up and make sure it's perfect before your bridal shower invitations go out. Then, check it again right before your wedding invitations again to make any necessary updates.

My MOH had mentioned doing a registry for me too but it felt weird. So we did target and bed bath and beyond. It's all us stuff nothing for just me. I will also add, we've lived together almost 4 years, we have everything. But we could definitely use some upgrades which is what our (very small) registries are for.

Consider a honeymoon registry if you don't need anything

Don't do a honeymoon registry, its rude to ask for money. Ask for upgrades and other items for the home.

We were on the fence about making a registry at all. But one of my friends surprised me with a bridal shower. She encouraged me to make a small registry for the guest coming to the shower as they want to see you open the gift and opening cash/gift cards is not as fun to watch xD

Don't do a honeymoon registry!

I would do a registry at a store though. The point of a shower is to shower the bride with gifts. If you don't have a registry, you may get random things you don't want/need. Our registries are on Amazon and Macy's. You could register for a kitchenaid mixer and attachments, wifi crockpot, sheets, towels, dishes, and other things you want to upgrade. We are a bit nerdy and registered for some Star Wars kitchen stuff, a board game and a tent in addition to the normal stuff. Consider registering for something that has to do with a hobby you and FH have.

They are the same registry. You should update your registry after your shower to make sure you have enough items and to avoid repeats.

Also it's always nice to have fresh things. I've lived with my FH for About 3 years now but we can still get a new set of things, ie. Knives, sheets, towels, etc.

If you don't want a lot of things, don't register for a lot.

I signed up with Macy's but I'm finding their stuff to be way too expensive for my taste!

We live near MacKenzie Childs so I'm hoping family will get me some pieces from there during the big barn sale over the summer!

We just had the two registries (one at each store). Friends who have gotten married before say that the vast majority of their gift registries were taken up by showers and then they received mostly cash (without asking for it) at the wedding.

We asked for a lot of upgrades and some new things (like a new toaster, because we're operating on a $10 one from college that has like 1 setting and is probably a fire hazard.)

Actually asking for anything is rude....be it a gift registry or honeymoon registry. One is accepted, the other isn't.

Just do a few upgrades. Maybe some new towels and sheets and a few household/kitchen items.

Thanks for all the advice!

I don't really need anything either so I went with upgrades to what I already have or matching things for the bathroom. Bed, Bath, and Beyond's website was super helpful since they have example lists of the most common things asked for on registries.