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kcat
So first, let me see if I have this right:
1. It is acceptable etiquette to register for baby shower gifts and to include where you are registered on the invitation.
2. It is acceptable to register for bridal shower gifts and include the registry on the invitation.
3. It is acceptable to register for wedding gifts, but it is not acceptable to include this information on the invitation.
4. Is it acceptable to register for birthday gifts?
Does anyone have any idea why you can include registry info on some of these things and not on others, because I'm baffled?
Answer
You are not throwing your own shower and the purpose of a shower is to shower the bride with gifts. Therefore stating where she is registered is helpful. The bride and groom throw their own wedding and the point of a wedding is not to give gifts.
It is highly inappropriate to register for baby shower gifts for a 2nd or 3rd child. It is inappropriate to mention gifts in any way when you are inviting someone to an event. It makes a gift feel obligatory when it is not.
As for birthday parties, usually the birthday child makes a list. I don't know that we'd call it a registry as the gatherings are usually quite small. But for smaller gatherings, an invited person would usually call the mother and ask what the child's interests are this year.
You are not throwing your own shower and the purpose of a shower is to shower the bride with gifts. Therefore stating where she is registered is helpful. The bride and groom throw their own wedding and the point of a wedding is not to give gifts.
It is highly inappropriate to register for baby shower gifts for a 2nd or 3rd child. It is inappropriate to mention gifts in any way when you are inviting someone to an event. It makes a gift feel obligatory when it is not.
As for birthday parties, usually the birthday child makes a list. I don't know that we'd call it a registry as the gatherings are usually quite small. But for smaller gatherings, an invited person would usually call the mother and ask what the child's interests are this year.
Do you know of a website that allows a bride to politely accept cash as her wedding gifts?
Choosevict
Most answers say it is tacky to ask for cash and yet you wonder if there is a website out there that will make it less tacky. A site that maybe allows you to develop an on-line profile to include as one gift registry option in your invitation. This is fairly urgent.
Answer
In the US it's generally considered impolite to ask for CASH for pretty much any gift giving event. Giving cash is ALWAYS an option and guests know that. What the best way to handle it is would be to not register anywhere and have your family and/or wedding party tell guests that ask where you're registered that (because you're looking to move or put a deposit on a house or give no reason at all) that the green stuff is preferred. Some things just don't always make sense - we can make a list (for any occasion now -birthdays, etc) of the gifts we want but to come out and say we'd prefer cash is still taboo... I think it may go to the idea that a guest should "cover their plate" by the cost of their gift and some people don't have that money and may seem inferior... idk.
In the US it's generally considered impolite to ask for CASH for pretty much any gift giving event. Giving cash is ALWAYS an option and guests know that. What the best way to handle it is would be to not register anywhere and have your family and/or wedding party tell guests that ask where you're registered that (because you're looking to move or put a deposit on a house or give no reason at all) that the green stuff is preferred. Some things just don't always make sense - we can make a list (for any occasion now -birthdays, etc) of the gifts we want but to come out and say we'd prefer cash is still taboo... I think it may go to the idea that a guest should "cover their plate" by the cost of their gift and some people don't have that money and may seem inferior... idk.
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