Home improvement registry or charity fund?

I know some registries allow for group contributions to big ticket items. Could you have a registry of the home improvement items you need then try to do that?

Both Lowe’s and Home Depot have wedding registries so that’s probably a good place to start! You could also look at something like Zola that lets you add just about anything.

So places like Lowe's and Home Depot don’t have wedding registries but you can add things from their site to a myregistry website. The cash registry for an item is a know your crowd thing, not sure if people would feel deceived if they knew they weren’t really buying it just giving you money with a middleman taking a percentage. In my social circle most people give cash automatically at weddings.

Oh that's awesome! Thank you both, I was so worried it would look bad. I can definitely do the big ticket items instead.

We registered for items (like household stuff) but we also registered for gift cards to places like Lowe's so we could buy what we needed. Sheds aren't cheap and unless you have several people go together, it's likely you won't get it. I'd personally see it on a registry and wonder if you have a rich uncle in another country. Most of our items were under $100 - but it's totally a know your crowd thing. We got several Walmart gift cards, Lowe's, Target, etc so we're able to get some of the items we want, but they didn't buy for us. I don't think furniture is something to put on a registry though. Perhaps for a wedding shower have it themed as house makeover. Have your host put a note on the invite that says something like "while we aren't needing pots and pans, we'd love to do some upgrades to our house. If you'd like to hep us out, most of the items we are needing are located at Lowe's. Since these are big items, we don't expect anyone to purchase them alone. Any bit helps us have our dream home!".. Distasteful to some, but I know my crowd wouldn't mind being steered in a certain way.

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That's a good point, mine's a bit of a mix so I wasn't sure. I've seen other questions posed about this in the past and people were quick to criticize so I just wanted to double check. Thanks for the advice!

For my shower we did a regular registry but also put Lowe's gift cards on the invitations. I was weary of doing this. My FH said "it's a way to improve our home just like some pots, pans and dishes would." We actually got a lot of Lowe's gift cards. So I assume those people were not offended and didn't think it was tacky lol.

Home improvement store are a great registry option! I think charity registries rub ppl the wrong way. IF you'd like to not register, receive cash gifts, and donate to charity you should absolutely do so, but privately - it shouldn't be something you publicize.

In your case I would make a registry through Zola. You can add some items from their website and then just add either Home Depot or Lowe's gift cards to it as well.

View Quoted Comment I agree that home improvement stores are a great registry option, and I feel like the OP has her answer, but I don't agree with a blanket statement that charity options shouldn't be done.

We are very fortunate financially and are not registering. We don't need or want any gifts - no things, no cash, nothing - except good wishes for continued happiness. However, we know there will be the stray few people who will absolutely insist on giving 'something'....and for them, we let them know that a donation to (named) charity, or a charity of their choice, would mean the world to us. We included that in the Registry section of the website. We're not pressuring people into doing it by any means - and everyone who knows us knows that - we just felt like we had to include SOME option for those who had to have one.

If you don't register, people will just gift cash