Wedding Registries

Nearly all of our nieces, nephews, and and children are all married off, and it is too soon to deal with the grandchildren. Most of the wedding announcements we receive nowadays come from friends, co-workers, and church members. Many include a small card telling where they have made a list of things they could use.These a are called Bridal Registries or Wedding Registries. The most frequent ones we see includeTarget, WalMart, and Bed, Bath, and Beyond. A few brides toss in  Nordstrom's, but our neighborhood is a few steps beyond that side of the tracks.

Since everyone expects a gift nowadays and givers often fear the old jokes about receiving five toasters and three blenders, it can be a good thing to know what the couple needs. Not a bad idea.

Well, the wedding process is expensive by the time the caterer, venue, florist, wedding garb, limos, photos, honeymoon, etc. have all been figured in. When all is said and done, what tangibles will remain on the dawn of the next morning?  A wedding dress and photos of the event. Of course, there will be the couple's booty which may actually include more than one toaster and more than one blender.

Here is an idea. See if the photographer will set up a registry so that guests can contribute toward your photo package and videos. Shooting the event is pricey. Settling on prints and albums afterwards is pricey, even in a package. Allotting money for this one item knocks more than a few dollars out of the budget. Perhaps, family and guests might just as easily contribute toward this one expense instead of trying to find something on a registry list after all the good stuff has already been taken. Think about it. Nickels and dimes add up.That could leave the couple a little more money in their budget to spend on their honeymoon or apply to their new living circumstances.