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Samantha
Dedicated September 2017

Wedding Registry Etiquette?

Samantha , on May 27, 2017 at 12:42 PM Posted in Etiquette and Advice 0 12

I just started putting together our registry. We've lived together for a few years but we live in a shoebox of an apartment and really need new things! I'm asking about price range etiquette because my mom told me putting a bed on the registry was absurd. (To clarify, it was a $400 mattress then separately a $300 frame) I also put cards against humanity on there. I was trying to make a registry with a wide budget range. I definitely don't want to come off as greedy, but I was also keeping in mind people can "pitch in" towards bigger items. What's the most expensive price point you would put on your registry when expecting middle class guests?

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Latest activity by Sos0033, on May 27, 2017 at 2:21 PM
  • Red2018
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    Red2018 ·
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    I haven't done one yet (obviously) but I'd say put whatever on there from low to high price. Someone might actually buy you at that bed lol I don't see anything wrong with it. Plus I think some places you get discounts on what isn't purchased, so you could get a discount on it if no one gets it. Get like Nike and just do it Smiley smile

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  • VickiG
    Dedicated October 2017
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    First off I don't know too much about gift registry etiquette. I think it's fine, especially if you have the ability to do group gifting. When giving a gift, my friends and I typically pool our money and get the couple something big off the registry.

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  • BoudreauToBe
    Master July 2018
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    I don't know why, but I always felt that furniture didn't belong in a registry. No real reason why, it just feels weird to me.

    Your prices are fine. As long as you have some lower priced items on there to round it out, your guests won't have a problem.

    ETA: spelling

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  • Sarah
    Super June 2017
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    I think traditionally furniture is too expensive for the registry, but your bed should be okay as long as you split the frame and mattress and make those your only high ticket items. You never know. My sister put a $300 kitchenaid mixer on hers and someone got it for her.

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  • Tricia
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    I think having range of prices is fine and $300 is not outrageous. People will chip on, but gift cards towards it or some one could buy it out right. My mother's friend is buying our dishes as a combo shower wedding gift and that's about $400 total.

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  • MAMW
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    I think it's fine to have a few higher priced items on your registry, as long as their prices make sense and the couple has a wide range of prices. Like I wouldn't side-eye a $300 vacuum cleaner, but my eyes almost got stuck when I saw a $200 butter dish on a registry.

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  • cranebride
    Savvy June 2017
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    Putting higher priced items is totally fine. Some people will combine their money and get you a nice gift that's more expensive. Besides, if you are able to purchase the bed after the wedding, some stores will give you a percentage off for purchasing from your own registry after the wedding.

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  • Amber
    Super September 2017
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    I don't think that is that outrageous. The most expensive thing we have on our registry is the kitchenmaid mixer, but we have about 4-5 other items in the $250+ range. As long as you have plenty of items at other price points I don't see a problem.

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  • NerdyBride
    Super August 2017
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    I think it's fine! If you get it, great! If not, you can buy it with whatever money people gift you. My most expensive item is a $350 pots and pans set. If I don't get it, I'll just buy it myself after the wedidng

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  • LoveYouMoore
    Super April 2017
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    The most expensive things on our registry were a vacuum cleaner, kitchen aide mixer, and a set of pots and pans. We didn't have a vacuum and that was $200. The kitchen aid mixer was about $350 and just a really nice thing to have. The stainless steel set of pots and pans were $400 and we were in a bad need for some new ones. The black coding was peeling off in our old set (cheap starter set we bought 4 years ago.) Needless to say we got all 3 of our gifts. The pots and pans were a group gift. The kitchen aid his mom bought us for our shower (that was a more me thing) and the vacuum we bought with Giftcards. I suggest several very nice but practical items on your registry (pots and pans, mixer, nice knife set, vacuum eat. Things that would be amazing to have but you'd never buy that nice of a set.) Then the rest of our registry was $5-$75. One of my favorite things we got off our Bed Bath and Beyond registry was a picnic basket.

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  • OnTheWayToMrsA
    Super August 2017
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    I think that's fine. We desperately need more space in the kitchen so we registered for a $300 rolling cart with storage and a cutting board top.. I hesitated for a bit, but we truly could benefit from it, so I see no harm in at least putting it on there. To answer your price question, I think that's the most expensive item we have.

    Keep in mind: I'm not sure about all registries, but I know that BBB offers some sort of discount (I think) on items that weren't purchased that you may want to buy for yourself afterwards, so some items may be worth putting on for that reason alone.

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  • Sos0033
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    I think the most expensive thing on ours is just over $200, but that's simply because all the things we really need are the cheaper items (I'm incredibly excited to get a meat thermometer I put on our registry... it's $10 haha). 300 for a bed and 400 for a mattress is very reasonable and like you said, people will probably choose to go in on a gift together.

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