Registry - Necessary or Not?

I like registries bc then I know I'll be getting a gift that the couple will really like and use. We're doing both a small registry & a honeyfund.

Registry is a must! Especially seeing as so many couples live together already, never know what they will actually need.

It is necessary if you want physical gifts! If you want cash, it is not necessary to register, but if you want physical gifts, give guests an idea of what you want and register!

Not a necessity. It would be a nice boost if you're starting from scratch or would like a little extra help with your honeymoon activities. We originally had a honeymoon fund but we decided against since ours turned out to be all inclusive.

We decided not to do a registry due to us having alot of stuff already. We're going to have a card box instead. Most of our family and friends will most likely give us monetary gifts.

Not necessary but good to have as an option

A registry is definitely helpful, but not an absolute necessity.

I opted to do one for the people who want to give a gift but don't know where to start. Our dream is to go backpacking so a lot of things on there are things we'd need to be able to go. That being said, I don't expect gifts. They would be nice, but I'm not going to be upset if people don't give anything.

Not necessary. I don't like the idea of them at all to be honest. We will buy things we need or want ourselves with our own money. I don't want anyone to feel like they have to give us anything, because their attendance is what matters to us.

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This is a brilliant idea! If we do get asked about gifts or cash, I may set one up.

I remember hearing of a wedding where they made charitable donations for each of their tables, in lieu of the traditional centrepieces, and I thought that was wonderful. They put up signs saying what charities had received money from that table of guests instead.

NECESSARY I think it’s a way of the guest saying thank you for coming

Registries are not typically done for Vietnamese weddings, so I am not having one. The custom is for guests to give cash/checks in red envelopes. Plus being older and well-established, I already have nice things.

I don't think it's necessary! FH and I already live together and have everything we need. However, we plan to do a smaller registry so we can update a few items that we'd like to! My friends who have gotten married recently had mentioned that they weren't going to do a registry but people kept asking where they were registered so they made one on Amazon.

Nope. It's just a convenient way to tell guests exactly what you want and or need.

Since my future husband and I plan on moving out of state a couple months after we get married, we just want to do gift cards. We don't want a lot to take with us when we move

Totally not necessary

They're not necessary because if you don't make one, guests will give cash anyway. We made one, but we're not expecting much.

As a guest, I really like when a couple has a gift registry. I'm the person who prefers to give a tangible gift, so I'd like to spend my money on something the couple wants. I do, however, LOATHE any type of money registries. Don't ask me for cash. I will gift cash if there's nothing that I want to purchase on the registry, but if you ask for it, you're getting something I think you'll like (that's not money). It's just rude to ask for money in any form.

Totally necessary. There are often people who don't know what to get, or might not feel comfortable sending a check, so to give them an option of a thing you need, or a goal you'd like to meet...

A lot of people do still give checks, but half our honeymoon registry was fulfilled, and about the same of our 'goods' registry was, too.

Necessary this is for those guest that cant make it to the wedding or the bridal shower, sending a gift off the registry to say congratulations and sorry I couldnt be there to celebrate with you