Registery in a Wedding Announcments

I'm not into that idea. I think yes to sending an announcement and then word of mouth for the registry.

My MoH says that its ok as a suggestion style like: if you would like to send a card or gift...and then include our address. I have a feeling its kind of rude though.

"Hey! We got married! Send us a gift!"

Oh God no...

How about this..... make a website (you can make one right here on WW) put your registry locations on the website. Then, on your card mention that people can visit your website for more information. I think this would also be a good idea because the people who cant attend will get the chance to see a little bit about you two and the planning, the location, your engagment story or love story- or whatever else you decide to put on there. It might be a nice way to share a little more with those people and your registry will be on there too. :-)

Love bee idea! Please don't do your MOH idea your right that is rude.

I did what bee suggests. I created a card that said 'Additional Information' that explained about our wedding website, and that it had information on directions, lodging, and our registries. That way it was subtle, but still gave people the information they wanted.

Not appropriate. at all.

Nothing coming from you directly should mention gifts at all. That's why it's ok to put registry info in shower invites- because they come from whoever us hosting the shower.

I did, beacause, where I'm from that's how we do....NO ONE has complained about it and really if they do, I could care less about a gift!!! It lets guests know wher you are registered so they won't have to wonder or buy unncessary gifts.

I wouldn't. If people want to send you a physical gift they will ask you/MOH/family member where you are registered. Otherwise they will send cash.

Mrs.SoonToBeW, while I don't agree with it, I can understand where someone is coming from with that argument for including it with invitations, especially if it is a regional thing.

However I in no way, shape or form, understand how it can be acceptable to include registry information in an announcement. I'm sorry it just SCREAMS "Hey, we got married. Even though we didn't invite you to the wedding, you should still get us a gift. Here's our registry!"

If people want to get you a congratulatory gift and want to know where you are registered, they will ask or do a simple search online. It is not appropriate at all to include with an announcement.

I definitely would not do that. You shouldn't put registry info in invites, so of course announcements would be the same way. If anyone wants to send a gift, they will. It's very easy to find someone's registry online or they'll ask someone where you're registered.

No no no! Your guests can ask you or use a handy little tool called Google. We've had plenty of people ask and it's awkward even to tell them when they ask! But it's considered poor etiquette to include it in an invitation, much less an announcement.

And they may not "complain about it" to you, but trust me, they'll be thinking it and/or talking to others about it!

In the wedding invite we are including a business card that directs people to our website for additional information about our wedding and on the website there is a registry tab, so it also directs them to registry information.

Like the suggestions above I would also put the wedding website on the announcement opposed to the actual registry link. I think that’s kind of a slap in the face “Hey you didn’t make the guest list cut, but here’s a link to send us a gift.”

BUT, every circle of friends and family is different and you know yours better then all of us, so maybe they’ll be more understanding.