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15 Wedding Registry Tips
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are going to be going over 15 tips to
creating the perfect registry so without
further ado let's just jump right on
into it tip number one start early you
are going to want to have your registry
completed before you send out your save
the date so if we're looking at like a
twelve month time frame you're gonna
wanna have your registry done about six
months before your event and that's
where all of those people who start
shopping ahead of time who want to get
you something for your bridal shower or
perhaps your engagement party you're
gonna want to make sure that you have
this done
with plenty of time to give people
plenty of opportunities get you all the
stuff that you need tip number two pick
three different locations low end medium
and high end and although there is this
allora of doing like everything 100%
online there will be people some of your
guests will want to go into a
brick-and-mortar store to purchase
something so be sure to select at least
one of the places that you register to
as a brick-and-mortar store option for
those who want to go in and get a feel
for it or who maybe procrastinated and
didn't buy something in time and then
therefore need to rush into Target to
buy you that perfect bowl that you need
for your kitchen tip number three use a
list now I'm not saying that you have to
do everything that is on a list but
oftentimes these wonderful registry
lists that stores will offer
I think Amazon has one too will help you
to remember things that you don't know
that you need obviously feel free to
pick and choose over their suggested
items but I do recommend at least having
a list as a springboard to make sure
that you don't forget anything and fill
in all the gaps and make sure you're
covering all of your bases tip number
four be yourselves as great if those
lists are and they are super handy
obviously it was tip number three this
one kind of contradicts that a little
bit feel free to add on things that are
uniquely you guys so if you are really
into interior design and you really want
some new throw pillows or a new piece of
artwork for your living room I have that
on there you don't necessarily have to
do things that are only unless do
something like and
perience instead maybe you want to take
a yoga class together I mean That's not
me and my husband but that could be you
you know so don't just register for the
essentials feel free to have some fun
with it as well tip number five and this
is something that I always share with
all of my clients upgrade your stuff so
not everyone is moving in together or
moving out of their parents home right
when they get married and oftentimes
they've already had their own place or
perhaps they're already even living
together and that could be you and you
look around you say well I've got
utensils I've got plates
I've got bedding I've got towels I don't
need any of those things however if
you're like me when I first moved out I
have like Goodwill tchotchke things that
have just kind of been pieced together
or passed down to me that weren't
exactly my style this is the opportunity
to upgrade those items because let's be
honest if you already have utensils the
likelihood of you going out and
upgrading those to something that's
slightly nicer is pretty slim because
you're gonna want to put that money
towards something else
this gives people the opportunity to
help you upgrade your space and give you
pieces that are gonna last you a very
very long time instead of your goodwill
pots and pans like I had when I first
moved out it was like it was it was such
a hot mess it was so hodgepodge in my
kitchen and towels only last for so long
bed sheets only last for so long
upgrading those items to nicer quality
items means you get more longevity out
of them and then you know you don't have
to buy it for yourself which is great
tip number six add some timeless pieces
I wish that I had registered for elect
like lay crew set look rasuu Dutch oven
when I got married like I I really
really want one of those but I can never
bring myself to buy something like that
but that is a timeless piece that I
could have thrown on my registry and
that would last me an entire lifetime I
also wish that I had registered for more
serving pieces but that's just me
personally I really really like to
entertain now you don't necessarily have
to register for fine china but putting
some bigger ticket items on there that
are good quality and are gonna last you
a long time is really in your best
interest because again let's be honest
you're probably not gonna go out and buy
that for yourself because you're
newlyweds and you probably don't have
like a ton of cash flow going around so
let someone else bless you and get that
for you now speaking of big-ticket
timeless items be sure to have a good
mix of high-end things and low-end
things because your guests are gonna
have a generous range of budgets of what
they can afford so balance out those
big-ticket
items with some of the smaller easier to
purchase things for your college
roommate who is a struggling journalist
you know so she can buy you a set of
kitchen utensils instead of a KitchenAid
mixer tip number eight over do it over
register I don't dang it I should have
looked this up beforehand I think the
rule of thumb is register for like two
to three gifts for each guest like so if
you have a hundred people then register
for I don't know two hundred things Wow
three hundred sounds like a lot maybe
don't do that one do like two for each
person you know so on top of having a
wide range for budgets you also have a
wide range of options because for me
personally if someone has registered for
like something that's decorative because
I like interior design stuff I'm more
likely to buy that because I like the
gift personally so having a wide range
of options for guests to select from is
again in your best interest and tip
number nine is gonna kind of negate the
last tip just a little bit you have to
know your space if you are living in a
studio apartment probably registering
for a barbecue is not a good idea
because you're not gonna be able to fit
it in circumstances like that I'd
recommend registering for experiences or
perhaps a honeymoon fund instead because
you just don't physically have the space
to get all of those things into your
tiny little apartment or into your life
because you may not necessarily have the
space for a KitchenAid mixer those
things are giant it doesn't fit in my
kitchen cupboards it actually sits in my
pantry on its side it's like giant
monstrosity that actually to be honest I
don't really use that often I went
through a little bread making phase and
I use it to need some sourdough so yeah
that one doesn't get touched too much
but I'm not a baker that if I was in a
smaller kitchen I probably would have
regretted registering for that but since
I have a big one there's just it's just
chaos in there so just throw it on the
pile tip number ten this is a huge one I
don't know if you guys know this but
actually do a lot of research before I
do those videos and I didn't see this
tip said anywhere and that is see it in
person for everyday items like plates
and utensils you're going to want to go
and physically pick them up and touch
them and look at that because while it
is super easy to just kind of click
everything online and say hey that looks
cute in the picture you may not know how
it feels in person like for me and my
husband for example when we went and
registered we did Bed Bath & Beyond was
of ours and we went and looked at the
utensils I didn't know that I was the
type of person that enjoyed a certain
weight to my utensils and still until I
started picking them up and I was like
oh that one's like ridiculously light
that's really weird
this feels bizarre to work with and then
we found the perfect one that had like
the perfect weight the tangs nearly the
full width of the blade and so Wow
registering completely online is
technically the easiest way to go I
would still recommend grabbing one of
those little scanner gun things and
going to a brick-and-mortar store and
walking around and picking up some
things because what you see online may
not be what you get in person isn't like
the story of our lives these days tip
number eleven think outside the box or
in it adding items like storage
containers man I wish I knew that tip
before I registered because I'm a big
fan of baskets and I use them absolutely
everywhere to store all of my kids crap
in fact I call them crap catchers and
well you guys may not have kids yet
getting storage items could be super
helpful especially if you are living in
a studio apartment and you need to
organize things in certain ways or
things like yard tools we have a yard
now and we have no tools and we have to
go buy tools to take care of our yard
again doesn't apply if you're in a
studio apartment but you could also use
power tools everyone could use an impact
driver and/or a drill getting a small
one like oh gosh I think Milwaukee
actually has like a pretty decent
compact size one registering for those
kinds of things because so many people
tend to think that registries are
kitchen items or bathroom items and kind
of stay there but really it's all things
to help you get your marriage started on
the right foot and just ways for people
to bless you so if you have a yard and
you need yard tools register for those
if you need storage stuff register for
that get some power tools feel free to
get a little crafty when it comes to
this cuz it's all about getting what you
guys need tip number 12 think ahead like
think long term I personally did not
realize that my house would become the
Thanksgiving and Christmas house and
don't get me wrong I'm super super super
excited that we get to host all of my
family gatherings because we just have
the house with the space to do it but
when I first registered I was living in
a two-bedroom condo and didn't really
think that I would ever be the person to
host these events I mean I wanted to but
I didn't know so while it does seem a
little bit random to get the turkey
roasting pan I've used that every single
year since we got it so even though you
may not have a huge space to host right
now if you think maybe down the line you
could be into entertaining then toss
some of that on there and that also
brings back in the timeless pieces just
think long term and that also means
registering for more plates and more
silverware as well cuz why do you think
you could probably get away with four
plates and four bowls for two people one
washing dishes sucks and so if you only
have four plates and you all have two
meals at home then you have to do the
dishes
so like come on let's be lazy together
and get more plates so you don't have to
do dishes as frequently right and - you
never know when you're gonna end up
entertaining in the future so I
recommend having eight to twelve sets of
each of these items just in case that
and if your particular line gets
discontinued and then you do become the
hostess with the mostest you will either
have mismatched plates or you'll have to
go out and buy a brand new set tip
number thirteen keep track of your
registry and update it as you need to
because who knows you could register for
a bunch of small ticket items and those
can get completely purchased out by all
of your guests and then you're like oh
wait shoot I don't have anything in the
fifty dollar range anymore I need to put
more items back on there
so kind of keeping a mindful eye on
what's going on with your registry
checking in I don't know once a month
once every other month to make sure that
well one is you can see what's getting
purchased because that is so much fun
and - so you can make sure that you
still have things in different price
ranges for your guests tip number
fourteen y'all I just learned about this
today like I said I do my research
before videos and I saw something called
a hold registry my mind is blown right
now did you know that a lot of different
registries will allow you to place a
hold on the items so it'll show you that
it's been purchased but it won't be
shipped until you allow it to be shipped
because wedding planning is chaotic
enough as is so keeping track of gifts
and thank you notes and trying to
organize things it just gets really
confusing that and if you're planning to
move you already have enough moving
boxes as it is so you don't necessarily
want to pile on a bunch of more gifts
and then have to get a bigger moving
truck you know I mean that's probably an
exaggeration but you get what I'm saying
it's it is really nice to be able to
control when those come in and it's also
a lot easier for your thank-you notes
which brings me to tip number
15 the second you receive a gift right
to think you know maybe not like the
exact second but write them as quickly
as you can because life will get busy
and after you get married life does not
stop so you're definitely gonna want to
make sure that you are getting on those
thank-you notes as quickly as possible
so you just don't have to stress out
about them later so if you don't choose
to do a hold on your registry that's
perfectly fine but as you receive the
gifts write the thank-you note because
then it's just you're checking it off
the list
and you're getting it done so that's
what we have for today folks thank you
so much for stopping by if you guys are
interested I've actually put together a
list of registry Basics in my opinion on
my Amazon storefront and I will be
linking that down below now this is
coming from a wife who cooks almost
every single night and I have three
children so these are tried-and-true
things that we use in our home that who
knows you might potentially need and
yours as well you guys are interested
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today to share with you how many 9 1 2 3
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no I'm sure of my most unexpected but
most essential kitchen items now these
are all things that like I never knew
that I needed until I have them and if
they were to mysteriously disappear or
catch fire or I don't know they would
just cease to exist in my home in
general that does happen when you have
children like stuff just like walks away
sometimes I would immediately go out and
repurchase these things
