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Our engagement party with immediate family is coming up in a matter of weeks. Since we have finally decided on a time frame for the wedding - somewhere between October 2012 and Feb 2013, people have started asking about registries and engagement gifts.
Fi bought a co-op 2 years ago, and when he moved in, his family bought him a LOT of the things we would normally register for - pots, pans, cutlery, silverware, linens, etc. As a matter of fact, they got him MORE than I would have deemed necessary for 2 people in a 2 br apartment. For example, 10 full sized towels, 2 sets of corelle dishes that come in sets of 4. In the past 2 years, we have bought all the furniture we need as well.
I just don't see a point in getting more things, perhaps "nicer" versions of things we have right now, when there isn't any room for the stuff, and I wouldn't use it. Right now, for example, the dishwasher serves as storage for all the extra cutlery and flatware we aren't using!
Where we live, people usually gift cash for a wedding, and but things from a registry for engagement gifts and/or wedding showers.
I have heard of honeymoon registries, but since we're new at our jobs, when we do take off some time next year, it will be for the wedding (most likely destination within the US), and since the honeymoon will be a while after the wedding, we haven't given it much thought, and I don't think we should bother registering for it because of this.
Truth be told, if I could, I'd friggin register my student loans and Fi's mortgage! Cash is king right now, and the more money we can accumulate for the destination wedding, the more we can put towards reducing room rates and other costs for our guests (after photography, flowers, food, etc).
What would you do??? Looking for some inspiration!
Fi bought a co-op 2 years ago, and when he moved in, his family bought him a LOT of the things we would normally register for - pots, pans, cutlery, silverware, linens, etc. As a matter of fact, they got him MORE than I would have deemed necessary for 2 people in a 2 br apartment. For example, 10 full sized towels, 2 sets of corelle dishes that come in sets of 4. In the past 2 years, we have bought all the furniture we need as well.
I just don't see a point in getting more things, perhaps "nicer" versions of things we have right now, when there isn't any room for the stuff, and I wouldn't use it. Right now, for example, the dishwasher serves as storage for all the extra cutlery and flatware we aren't using!
Where we live, people usually gift cash for a wedding, and but things from a registry for engagement gifts and/or wedding showers.
I have heard of honeymoon registries, but since we're new at our jobs, when we do take off some time next year, it will be for the wedding (most likely destination within the US), and since the honeymoon will be a while after the wedding, we haven't given it much thought, and I don't think we should bother registering for it because of this.
Truth be told, if I could, I'd friggin register my student loans and Fi's mortgage! Cash is king right now, and the more money we can accumulate for the destination wedding, the more we can put towards reducing room rates and other costs for our guests (after photography, flowers, food, etc).
What would you do??? Looking for some inspiration!