In the past, couples got married earlier, usually moving straight out of their parent’s home to a new home in married life, and didn’t have a lot of their own stuff for starting a new home. But now, people are waiting longer, often having their own homes before marriage, and once they decide to get married, both the husband and wife may find themselves with the dilemma of having two of everything. Maybe everything you have is hand-me-down, you want or you just want all new stuff. But now you’re wondering, can my wedding registry ask for all new stuff?
The answer is, of course, yes. It is your wedding, you can register for as much, or as little as you want. So, give all of your old stuff away, have a garage sale after the wedding, do whatever you want. You have every right to make your new home show off the tastes of both you and your finance. If you are more sentimental, think about it this way, your new home is a new beginning, the start of a new life together. Instead of getting together and thinking this is mine, this is his, everything from a wedding registry can become, this is ours.
The best way to handle such a large wedding registry is to make a list of everything that you will need and want. Be realistic though, if you don’t cook and hate baking, then registering for an assortment of baking pans might not be the best idea. Go through each room of your new home, choose a color theme for each room, and plan what you will need to make the new look work. These days, you can register for just about anything you want. From household goods to decorating accessories, the sky is the limit.
My husband and I faced the same problem when we got married. Each of us had our own homes established before marriage, and we chose to keep some of the things we had before the marriage. We went through everything that we had, and then decided what we needed for the new house, what we wanted to keep, and what we wanted a replacement of in the house. It was a great way to keep our wedding registry simple with some of the basics we needed. It ended up working out great for us. We had an online wedding registry since our family is totally spread out, it was easy for friends and family to buy us a gift and have it shipped. To be honest, I would do it the same way again.
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