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Originally posted by mmm3587 So, am I some asshole if I only want to put stuff on the wedding registry that I (of course, I have seen how the registry process works, so I may be exxagerating the level of my involvement in the decisin-making process by tenfold) actually want, even if that means that there aren't a bunch of $30 dustmops and $60 table settings on there?
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Yup.
As I'm sure BRC will say, registries are really sorta tacky. They were created so that wedding guests who wished to purchase a gift for the happy couple would have a clue as to what to purchase. Years ago, the families/community would band together to provide the silver and china, so it was as simple as Aunt Martha calling Cousin Mabel to coordinate. Much more complicated now, so the industrious stores oh-so-nicely said "let us take care of that for you."
These days, most people only will buy a gift on the registry and not take more time to hunt for a present. So the convention is that you're limited to the couple's choices. To put together a list of items that can cost a good chunk of some people's rent (depending on where you live) and monthly take home is just not nice. You may be comfortable tossing $120 on a gift for a close friend, but that hardly means that all of your and your bride's family would be.
It takes little pain to add some fancy spatulas or little kitchen trinkets to a registry.
C(then you can return all of the trinkets en masse and get something big... a pain? perhaps... that's life)deuced
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