The Bridal Registry will play an integral part in your wedding planning. In short, the registry is where you go to create a list of the things you want your family, friends and wedding guests to get you as a wedding present. Today, as many couples are already living together and have started their lives, the bridal registry will be less critical. And, to go a step further, some couples are requesting monetary gifts instead of a box gift. And, while this goes against the traditional etiquette of the past, in today's real world, where the bride is planning and paying for the wedding herself, etiquette is often overlooked.
Increasingly, more couples are registering with a TRAVEL and/or HONEYMOON REGISTRY service and other creative outlets in order to further the plan of the couple.
If you are interested in Traditional wedding/bridal gift registry, most major department stores offer the bridal registry. Below is one of the most comprehensive bridal wedding gift registry lists available anywhere on the Internet. We have provided links to these wedding gift and bridal registries for your convenience.
At the current time, Nordstrom and Barney's New York is only offering in-store creation of your bridal registry. That is why when you click on link above, you only go to their main website and not their bridal registry.
Do you really need a bridal registry? In fact, many couples opt to not create or have a wedding bridal registry. In fact, one bride we spoke to went against etiquette and actually wrote, "in lieu of a boxed gift, a money tree has been established" on their wedding invitation insert. Is this tacky? or down to earth? If a couple has been living together for many years and does not need these bridal gift items, is it ok to let your guests know? What about GREEN couples who do not want to add the extra pollution that a gift can bring by boxing, shipping and packaging?
