Gift advisory for older couples

Spread by word of mouth rather than putting anything on invites or website. It's a little harder to explain tastefully in writing than in person.

You aren't supposed to include anything related to gifts or registries on an invitation, so this is no different - don't put anything. If people ask about a registry, you can let them know that you have everything you need as far as household items and that their presence is enough. They may give money or just bring a card. They may also choose their own gift.

Older wedding my family went to we all gave cash to. Don't register at a store and guests will get the hint.

Now we are to be Mr & Mrs

We don’t need a wedding list of dishes

We have two kettles, two toasters, two microwaves

And we have dreams for which we have to save.

A honeymoon to celebrate as husband and wife,

And saving for a house where we can start our life.

Should you feel so inclined,

A contribution to our future would be so kind.

This is what we are putting in the registry section of our website and it will likely be the only place that mentions any type of registry. You can find lots of these types of poems online I just altered to suite us. We may decide to register for a few things as it would be nice to have some of the more expensive household items but we live in a 700sq.ft. condo with my entire condo contents in my FH parents basement (hoping to fill our future house with it) so we just don't have the space for it.

We are older couple as well (both in our late 40's) We too are combining to households and have no use for much. However, we are registering for a few items (linens, dinner/flat/glassware) to update our things (what we currently have, we are donating to our churches) because our families believe in purchasing gifts. However, because our guest list is so large, we are also making it possible for our guests to make a donation (any amount they want) to 2 charities that we work with (Ronald McDonald's House and the Pasadena Humane Society)

We also combined households 3 years ago. Most of his stuff is in the basement,packed away. I went and did a registry at BBB with about 100 things on there, including 4 of same towels, wash cloths etc. I have nice pots, a kitchen aid mixer, (did put some attachments on list) and more baking sheets than I want to admit. My BM and long time friend was a Pampered Chef dealer, and I have stuff I have never even taken out of the box!. I would personally love gift cards to Home Depot or Lowes, or even restaurants.

We are 51 and 49. We have everything we need too, but there are things I want to replace, so we registered for about 80 gifts ranging in prices from $15 to $200. Things always need replacing, for one thing - so anything remotely looking worn out, I registered for, and some things I totally don't need, but would like, such as a food dehydrator. I plan on having a garage sale, or selling some of the old stuff on craigslist (or tossing it depending) after the wedding. Our wedding website states "Gifts are optional, however if you cannot contain your generosity, we are registered at ....." Our friends and family are of the ilk that they should give a cash gift for the price of their plate and I do NOT want people to feel as though they need to give an extravagant cash gift, although I know that some will do so anyway. I will be surprised if we get more than 5 gifts chosen off our registry, but I wanted to give people the option.