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How to Get the Gifts You Want at Your Wedding

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Channel: Howcast · 2009 · Howto & Style

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Whether you want money, a plasma TV, or an amazing honeymoon, we'll tell you how to get the wedding gifts you really want.

Step 1: Decide what you want
Figure out what you want most. These days, you can register for just about anything: cash, mortgage payments, air travel, donations to your favorite charities, stocks, and so on.

Tip
Limiting the registry options makes it more likely that guests will comply--so stick to what you really want!

Step 2: Find a registry
Find an appropriate registry or registries by Googling 'wedding registry' and the word for whatever you want--'cash,' 'travel,' 'stocks,' etc. 

Step 3: Consider a mixed-bag registry
If you want all sorts of odds and ends from many different stores, consider signing up with "www.myregistry.com":http://www.myregistry.com. It lets you create a master list of stuff you want from multiple stores.

Step 4: Request experiences
Get cash to pay for your honeymoon—without the tackiness of asking for it—by setting up a honeymoon registry on a site like "thehoneymoon.com":http://thehoneymoon.com or "travelersjoy.com":http://travelersjoy.com. Request specific honeymoon experiences you hope to enjoy--and your guests will feel like they’re buying you something tangible.

Tip
Send a picture of yourself enjoying the gift with your thank you note.

Step 5: Sign up for all price ranges
Make it easy for people to give what they can afford by letting them choose from a range of amounts. 

Tip
Pick places that let your guests shop in multiple ways--online, over the phone, or in person. Not everyone will be comfortable going online.

Step 6: Get bonus gifts
Register on a website that gives you frequent-flyer miles whenever a guest buys something from your list. "Theknot.com":http://Theknot.com gives couples one mile for every dollar spent on their site.

Step 7: Get the word out
You’re ready to rake it in, so enlist the help of close friends and family members in spreading the word about where you’re registered and what you’re really hoping for. And do what many modern couples do, and set up a wedding website, where you can nudge guests to your registry in a classy way.

Tip
Because the point of a bridal shower is to 'shower' you with gifts, your registry information should go on the invitation--but it’s considered tacky to include it with the wedding invitation.

Step 8: See if you can cash in
See if you can cash in the gifts made toward something you end up not using, like an airline trip.

Step 9: Check return policies
Before you sign up with a national chain, check if gifts that were bought online can be returned to a local store. Many couples secretly swap lots of smaller gifts for one large one.

Did You Know?
Americans spend $19 billion a year buying gifts from wedding registries.

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