Gift Registry

[Joods]

Registries are nice, but they are kind of a spoiler too as the couple can frequently "check" it to see what's been purchased for them on that list. It may not tell them who bought specific items, but it sorta takes away from the surprise of gift giving. For me - cold hard cash will do just fine. At my age (not that it'll ever happen) but most couples have to pay their own wedding expenses anyway. Why not ask for cash and ease the stress on the couple's bank account? Most couples are already living together by this time now anyways and have most things they need. The wants should be few. Just my opinion on that though. I've been shacked up with Rob now for over four years and the majority of stuff that we have is what I brought with me from my house once it got sold. Seriously, we want for nothing - except cash. We like the green stuff.

On another note... some couples do a charity thing instead. I did that one year for my birthday. Instead of gifts, I asked that everyone make a donation to GKTW (Give Kids The World). They are an amazing place that we stayed at for my oldest's Make a Wish trip. They are 100% volunteer run and they help thousands of kids each year get their wishes. My kiddo even has a gold star with her name on it, on the ceiling of the Castle of Miracles there. Fascinating place. I cried a lot while I was there.

Anyway, one of my family members donated enough money so that my daughter's name got engraved on a brick and was made into part of their sidewalk and she was listed as a donor. So there's always that option too for couples who already seem to have everything.

And please don't get me started on china and "silver"ware. Never owned it and I have zero desire to have dust catchers that only get used once or twice a year. I like my everyday scratched up plates from Walmart and my "diner-type" cutlery from Sam's club. They work just fine.