How to Tell Guests About Your Wedding Registry

Whether you are starting out with a fully stocked kitchen or the bare minimum, odds are there are still some things you will need or want once you are married. Letting your friends and family purchase gifts for you through a wedding registry is not only a wedding tradition but also an acceptable way for them to wish you well on your new life together.

Some couples though are stumped on the best way to inform their guests about their wedding registry. With the help of your bridal party, immediate family and the Internet, you can spread the word in no time and maintain proper etiquette doing so.

Spread The Word

Give your parents and the bridal party all of the information on where you are registered. They can get the word out on their own or if anyone asks directly. Likewise, if someone asks you pointedly where you are registered, it is completely alright to tell them where they can shop, just be sure to thank them when they ask.

Give Them Your Card

When you register for gifts, many stores provide you with announcement cards that you can use to inform your guests, don't throw them out. Instead let the cards speak for you. Your family and your bridal party may find the cards most useful as they can be placed inside bridal shower announcements, save the date cards, or handed out if anyone asks directly.

Announce it on the Web

For those couples who have guests who may want to shop or be updated on the wedding plans but may not be able to attend, consider a wedding website and list the stores where you are registered on it. Be sure to provide a link so guests can shop online or the stores contact information if there is no online access available.

Your guests will appreciate being kept in the know and also the options presented to them for purchasing wedding gifts. You can then email the website information to anyone who is computer savvy or even print the information and mail it out to your guests along with any registry announcement cards you may have, shower invitations, or save the date cards as mentioned earlier.

Telling your guests about your wedding registry can be a simple process provided you arm your family and wedding party with the information they need to pass along to your guests and you take advantage of the options you have at your disposal. Your wedding party and family is your first line of communication with nearly all of the guests attending your wedding. Let them lend a helping hand to make your day as memorable as possible.