I’ve been encouraged to start a gift registry even if it’s just a small one by my family and I don’t totally disagree but my partner and I already have the “normal” registry items. We have lived together for almost 4 years and in that time we have accumulated all the household appliances and items that I’m seeing on gift registries! Would it be weird to have the registry be full of hobby based things and encourage people to do cash gifts? What are some ideas that are out of the box?
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What are some must have items anyone can recommend for me to add to my registry? My fiancé and I bought a house together three years ago and already have the majority of the things we need. I have a cash fund on the knot but I keep getting family members telling me to add more things to the registry. What are some more out of the box items that I can add to my registry?
My daughter is getting married this year and we’d like to throw her a shower. However, they live together and she already has her home set up. I know people still want to give them gifts for the shower and wedding but they don’t need anything. They could use money though to put towards home renovations. How could we communicate this so that it doesn’t offend anyone yet still provides guests with an option to gift if they choose to?
You could do a recipe shower where folks bring a favorite recipe. If your daughter doesn’t register, most people will probably give cash.
I wouldn't host a shower if there were no physical gifts being given. Its very odd to me to ask for cash for a shower - a shower is literally to give people things to set up their home. If there home is set up, skip the shower. If you want to have something, do a tea or a lunch with no gifts.