Registry for Engagement Party?

You could always register but only advise people that you have registered if they ask? We did not register until after our engagement party though. No one asked us about a registry!

You can start registering whenever you want, you just may need to go back and update it if things get discontinued, etc. I started registering probably a year out, but I never published it (and I doubt anyone was looking) until about 3-4 months before my wedding. I swapped out and added and took off and replaced and put back on a lot of things in that time.

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Registering for the e-party is a great idea. We didn't and we really should have. So many people called and asked us what we wanted. We said no gifts, but people wanted to anyways. We should have registered to make it easier on our guests instead of them guessing what we would want.

I registered for my engagement party and got nada. Which I'm entirely ok with b/c since then, our registry has done a bit of growing. So much in fact, I'm getting my FH to register at a store of his choosing...like Lowes or Home Depot...b/c there are some things he is need of.

I would steer clear of pushing the registry to people. Just list your wedding website and have a page for registry stuff on there. If people ask, then definitely guide them in that direction.

Hmm. I see this as a negative myself. I think it's gift grabby to register for an engagement party.

I think it's okay to register and tell your parents where you are registered and they can direct those who ask about it, but I'd be turned off if I received anything related to an e-party about it. I'd think, "I'm buying you a shower gift, I'm giving you money for your wedding, what's this third gift?"

Yea I've heard that starting a registry is a good idea for an engagement party. Just register for a few things. You can do the rest later.

We actually already started our registry at about 13-14 months out as we would rather have to worry about deleting/adding things in the future since things get discontinued than trying to do the whole thing 6 months before the wedding.

As I said, we didn't register for our engagement party (we thought it would be grabby too) and we would never had advertised a registry either. But people were asking us over and over again even when we said no gifts. We ended up with a lot of stuff we ended up not using because people had to guess (and some hinted that they would have liked to be directed to something). I wouldn't advertise it, but if someone asks, it's nice to point them to something instead of having them guess.

That was suggested to us too. But, we didn't. It's normal to start your registry for your engagement party, but like @Reenski said, make sure you check it periodically for discontinued and out of stock items.

Thanks everyone. I guess it wouldn't hurt to have one just in case. I definitely don't plan to tell people we're registered unless someone asks. I appreciate the feedback!

I registered for engagement party and my party was 11 months away from wedding. I got a bunch of gifts and still some gifts not the registry...typical. I only registered for items that will not be discontinued! Go for it! I didnt advertise for the registry unless someone asked...and lots of people asked. Brides have warned me that you must register for the engagement party or else you will just get gifts you dont want. Also, we did receive some money which is always nice.

We're having an e-party and decided not to register and also ask that people don't bring gifts. We are just so happy to be sharing in this moment with our families and friends, so we want the focus to be on the families getting to know each other instead of getting gifts. To me, it feels better and more genuine for us to share in the moment together instead of making it about getting gifts. Our families are going to be spending time and money on bridal party/wedding gifts, so for this party we're just focusing on fun! Also, we are so busy that we don't have time to register before the party, anyway

Ehh...I wouldn't. 1. Because most e-parties seem to be hosted by the couple it is asking for gifts for yourself 2. Your date is a year away, and you never know what might happen. If you end up having to postpone or end up not being able to invite everyone to the wedding it could cause some negative feelings if they already got you gifts. 3. There's already probably gonna be 2 gift giving occasions just with the wedding and a shower.