By guest blogger Geeta Sachdeva
In the olden days, guests bought a present for the bride and groom to thank them for inviting them to share in the joy and celebration of their wedding. These gifts usually comprised of household items as a token of their best wishes in helping the couple start a new life together. However, as many modern couples choose to live together prior to tying the knot, they already have a well stocked home. This has made it quite challenging for the guests to decide what gift to give.
To make it easier for your guests and to ensure gifts are not duplicated by multiple people, a wedding registry is the ideal solution. If you are worried that this will take away the element of surprise, just remember that your guests would like to give you something that you will truly value rather than a bone china tea-set that you will only take out on their visits.
Making your gift selections should be fun and stress-free, try to think of it as your wish list. Register for something that you want as opposed to something that you need. You may even request a donation to your favorite charity in lieu of a gift and feel a sense of being socially responsible. Or you may opt for services that enable monetary gifts intended to fund your honeymoon or a house purchase. A really creative idea is to write your wish about a gift alternative as a poem on a card that coordinates with the rest of your wedding suite of cards!
*Reference: 21st Century Bride
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