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So the wedding madness is upon you and amongst the millions of details a registry comes to mind. Your wedding registry is an excellent was to ease the mixture of odd gifts and repeats with the necessities and indulgent items you need for your new life. Depending on how many people you have attending the wedding I would make sure you give yourself a good buffer of items. So if you have 150 guests I would select 125 items. Most guests will be coming in pairs so in actuality you are picking 125 items for 50 people to buy. Keep in mind most stores will give you an option to buy out the remainder of your registry at a discount if they aren't purchased by your guests. There are other things to consider like out of town guests, on line registries let your loved ones from far give a gift even if they can't make it to the big event. I also recommend writing a list. Once you get the scanner in hand it is very easy to forget the mixing bowls you need for a nice crystal dish. Both nice gifts but you'll be kicking yourself the first time you try baking in your new dwelling. Be sure to pick gifts in all price ranges, some people prefer to buy multiple items; IE baking ware and spoons. Others will pitch in together to buy you the larger items like small appliances and china.
At the end of the day make sure you make the actual selection process a joint venture, its nice for both of you to decide whats going to be "yours". Finally, have some fun with it, it maybe one of the less stressful times in your wedding planning and enjoy the moment hopefully it will be one of many great memories of this special time!

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