Selecting a bridal registry early in the wedding planning cycle can easily be one of your most enjoyable activities. Bridal registries are a free service available at many of your city’s finer department and specialty stores. It affords you the opportunity of pre-planning your new home furnishings and guarantees that you’ll be receiving truly welcomed gifts from your friends and relatives. You should select your bridal registry as soon after you become engaged as possible. It will function as a helpful guide for selecting gifts for your engagement parties, showers, and, of course, the wedding.
Your bridal consultant is more than a salesperson. She can help you with coordinating all the elements that go into furnishing and accessorizing your first home. Selecting the items to furnish your new home should be a joint effort between you and your fiancé. Your guests may then be confident that their gift will be welcomed and wanted. Most importantly, you are allowing your guests to help you and your partner build the sets of china, crystal, home furnishings, including linens and, outdoor living items that will be with your throughout your lifetime. Today’s registries offer you choices from practically every department of the store; china, crystal, housewares, bath accessories, small appliances, furniture, bar accessories, luggage and tools! Let you needs and wants guide your choices.
Many stores offer computerized registries which make it even easier to prevent duplication and to inform your guests, especially those shopping in branch stores, throughout the country.