If you are not familiar with them, a gift registry is a tool that allows you to select all of the times within a particular store to add to a wish list so to speak. Most bride and grooms will do this at several locations so that there is plenty for their guests to select from. It is not to say that they are requesting all of these things, but rather that you are requesting this style, color, size and type instead.

Isn’t It Rude?

As a bride or a groom, you may be thinking that it is rude for you to walk around a store and pick out all sorts of things that you would like to have in your new home. A wedding gift registry is still something you should do and is not considered to go against any etiquette laws that are out there. If you feel bad about doing it, you can always have your mom or someone else close to you go with you to suggest items. The bottom line here is that those who you invite to your wedding want to give you something you'll like. A wedding registry allows them to do that.

Giving gifts to the bride and groom is a very old and respected tradition. But, as with all traditions, it has evolved over the centuries. Those changes are coming ever quicker in the Internet age, which is a great benefit to the happy couple.

Couples can register anywhere they want to receive gifts from. Department stores, Amazon and many more businesses all offer wedding registration. Couples then simply mark items that they would like to encourage friends, family and wedding guests to give.

But registering in a dozen or so separate spots is rapidly becoming a thing of the past in the Internet age. Now there are several sites, such as Wedding Channel (weddingchannel.com/wedding-gift-registry/index.html) that offer registration in one spot. It's still necessary to select individual items from the business listed. But it does save both the couple and the givers from having to visit a dozen different places. Even with the Internet, it can be tiresome to go to multiple locations to find out what the couple wants.

Of course, given that only a few years ago it meant actually going to (potentially) a dozen or so real locations, one can't complain too much.

Since the practice has opened up to the Internet, the range of possible gifts has expanded, too. Glassware, dinnerware, and other small household items used to be the expected gifts. Occasionally, parents would give the couple a down payment on a house, which still happens today, of course. But, now, wedding gift giving has really expanded to include almost anything.

Pre-paid honeymoon cruises to the Bahamas are one option. Or several nights in a hotel where the couple will be spending their honeymoon. Even a nice dinner at the honeymoon hotel is now part of the wedding and honeymoon registry.

Physical gifts have expanded as well. While many couples still receive toasters and other small appliances, today the gifts can be used outside the house. Golf clubs can be listed on the wedding gift registry. Clothing, cars, computers, or cameras can be found listed today. The range of prices and types is all over the map.

Part of the reason behind the explosion of choices is simple: information. A wedding gift registry now includes information about the couple and their interests. And, with the internet, gift givers can find out much more than the item and price. They can go through recommendations ala Amazon or read comments by the couple themselves. That way, both sides have improved the odds of getting something that will genuinely be appreciated.

Of course, there's nothing wrong with getting those traditional wine glasses or dishware. They're still needed and many couples list them as desired items. Fortunately, it's now possible to give your guests many options, so that they know they're gifts will be appreciated, and not just one of many toasters given.

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