Okay. Bridal Registry Etiquette

[NashVegas]

I was one of those who said including registry info in an invitation isn't tacky. Here's what the experts tell ya:


"You're not supposed to put registry information on your wedding invitation. It's left up to friends and family to inform everyone. However, you can put gift information on an insert in your bridal shower invitations. FB Says: If you have a personal wedding website with info for bridal party and guests (and gift registry info), you can include an insert with the link to your website in your wedding invitation."

http://frugalbride.com/dosanddonts.html

Never mention wedding gifts in the wording of your wedding invitations. You may wish to enclose a card with the wedding invitation telling the guests where your wedding website is--this is a great way to let them know where to go to find out all of the little details of the event, where to find a hotel if they're coming from out of town, tell the story of how you met, etc.

Nowadays, the inclusion of a registry card in bridal shower invitations, letting guests know where you're registered is generally considered just fine-but never print a request for "Cash Gifts" or "No Gifts." You can also give registry cards to your immediate family--they're the ones people will ask when they want to know where you're registered.

Having said that, here's what we recommend: create a wedding website, and tell your guests about that, not your registry. Telling people about your registry directly is essentially telling them to buy you a gift, and that's a little too pushy. Tell them about your wedding website instead--they'll find the registry link there.

You can gracefully tell people about your wedding website through e-postcards (with a link to your wedding website), or printed announcement cards (that announce your wedding website...we offer them for free).

http://www.thebigday.com/Etiquette.asp

Flame doused?