I do not want to register anywhere

We didn't register anywhere. Nor do I want to have a bridal shower. My MOH wanted to have one, but I told her not to. I figure if someone wants to give us something they will. If they don't it's ok to. I just want everyone invited to come and have a good time in our celebration. Those are the memories that we would like to have. But, I'm usually Murphy's Law so we'll see.

We are not registering in any traditional stores because we really do not need anything. I'd rather people give me cash then china. We registered with honeymoon registry, hoping we'll recoup some of the cash...

I do totally understand where you are coming from especially if you know most your guests wouldn't care that there is no registry. As a guest though I much prefer registry cause its so much easier!

We're not registering. We have a house and we have "stuff" so we don't need anything. I'm thinking about registering bc I'm tired of his family asking us what we want. LOL. We just want people to come and enjoy themselves.

People expect you to have a wedding registry. It is not tacky at all.

If you have too much stuff, consider a honeymoon registry.

In my experience, you will have people asking you what you want if you don't have a registry so just set one up and see what happens!

I think it's fine to do whatever you want, especially if you don't mind getting a bunch of random stuff that you might not want (guess it also depends how you feel about returns and waste). we don't really need anything either, but after looking at our options and talking to some people we just felt that it would make our lives easier to provide some direction. but like you said, to each their own. actually, you might also like some of the conversation going on at indiebride.com i recently saw some threads about this too. the important thing to know is that you are not alone. even if people make comments/ask questions about this, it's only because they care, though it probably feels judgegy. totally random other reco, have you checked out the book 'the concscious bride'? it's a great read for all in this process.

What about collecting donation checks for a worthy charity? Perhaps a US-based non-profit so your guests' donations will be tax deductible.

I had the same issue with registries. We really don't need anything, so it's more annoying to mess with them than anything. My mom actually gave me a good idea, which we decided to go with. She suggested we ask for donations to our favorite charity, in place of gifts. I loved the idea. We did register with a couple places, for those that would rather buy a gift, but we just listed a few things. I wouldn't worry about not registering. It's more hassle than it's worth.