What is a reasonable price range to have for items on your wedding registry?

Question

My fiance and I are a middle aged couple getting married for the first time. Since we are older, we do not need any little items like pots, pans, etc that most younger couples who are just starting out need. We have about 8 items under $50,8 items from $60-200, and 5 items from 250-400. My thinking was that the higher priced items, groups like coworkers could go in together to buy these. Is it rude to have items priced so high??

Answer 1

Since you really don't need to get most of what you are registering for, I would say go ahead and register for big ticket items. I had a couple pricey items on my list - and we DID need to get a lot of stuff to set up our household. I'd say to make sure you had enough low and mid-range items for people to get you individual gifts, but go ahead and give people the option for big joint gifts.



As for exact numbers - it depends what kind of expendable income your family and friends have. I registered for a lot of little stuff because my friends and cousins were are in or just graduated from college.



But don't register for cheaper stuff you don't really want just because you think it will be more "polite." It's your wedding registry. The point of a registry is to show the stuff you really want.

Answer 2

You don't know your guests price ranges, so don't be afraid to scan a higher priced item or two. But when I went to register at BB&B, the man told us that we should have 3x the number of guests on our gift registry. We're planning on having about 75 guests, so that meant we should've had at least 225 items.Trust me, I think we got that many. We were in the store for almost 3 hours. But part of that was the man, was literally walking us through the entire store explaining the importance of certain items we had questions about. Also, you can get more than one store if you're not comfortable with the price ranges. Maybe one store like Macy's or just Crate and Barrel, then another one like Kohl's or Target. I would say Wal-Mart, but my sister told me that it might be a little too "ghetto." But hey, it's your wedding registry. You only get this one chance, and think about how you'd feel if you were a guest.

Answer 3

It sounds like you didn't register for much at all. You should register for 2-3 items per guest. This gives them a bit of an option as to what to get you and they aren't stuck with one or two things to pick from.



As a rule of thumb, for 150 guests, you should have around 60 items that are $10 or less, 40 that are $11-$30, 60 that are $31-$50, and 40 that are $51 or more. It's OK to vary from this, but it gives guests of all financial means a chance to buy you something you want.



My fiance and I have been living together for 2 years, and we already have a lot of things. But most of our things aren't the nicest or best quality, so we thought now would be a good time to get the things that we want. Towels, linens, dishes are all things that wear out after time and need replaced. Try registering for fun, silly things, like a Wii and games. Or DVDs.

Answer 4

I would include some $10-$50 items, a lot of $50 to $250 items, and some $250+ items. You never know--some people might go in together (like your work colleagues) on an expensive item.

Answer 5

Hi there. I don't see anything blatantly wrong with it in terms of ranges, but I do think it seems very small. Are you registered at places like Target?



The reason I mention it is that I personally don't like combining gifts for a wedding, unless it's some idiot co-worker who shouldn't have sent the invite in the first place...LOL. Seriously, if I was a friend of yours, the age thing wouldn't matter, I'd want to find a gift that struck me as something I wanted you to have from me. And it just doesn't seem like there's a lot there to choose from in the $40-$50 range.

Answer 6

We made sure all items on our registry were under $100 (even our china pattern is under $100 per place setting).



My fiance & I are both in our 30's and have been living on our own for many years so we went through alot of duplicate stuff already when we moved in together. BUT there are still things you can use that you might not buy for yourself that are less expensive - - bath sheets are awesome and I hate to blow $20 on 1 towel - LOL. Are there any items that you might just like a new or upgraded one - - toasters, pots/pans, kitchen gadgets.



If you can put a message onto your registry, why not mention that you would also be grateful for gift cards to the store so you can combine them to purchase some of the items yourself after the wedding.

Answer 7

We did a nice range of prices on our registry. We did plenty of low priced items, little things we needed in the kitchen, etc. We also put a few high priced items on there in case family members wanted to go in on a gift together. However, all of the high priced items were practical things. We didn't want anyone to think we were greedy by including a super expensive item that we didn't really need.

Answer 8

Most higher end items are left unpurchased on registeries. However, that doesn't mean you can't include them.



Honestly, I would add some more lower priced items. I realize you don't need all the little things that younger brides need. However, you can always use new towels and sheets. A new tablecloth as well. And congratulations!

Answer 9

To me, and my mother told me this years ago, Go in the middle of the road with your prices, You'll have a better chance of getting everything you want. I did this and she was right, there were few things that we didn't receive.



And being that the two of you are older, I'm sure some of the more costly items you'll be able to purchase.With the money I'm sure you'll receive from the wedding envelopes.

Answer 10

i think you have done just fine. Try and pick some more lower than 50 items that people can bunch together, as you always have the lover of the gift basket bunch. Cooking utencils are good, bath accesories, etc.

Answer 11

Yes, it's rude. Select some things that cost $20. Think a little more creatively - choose sets of dishes & linens that can be purchased separately. If somebody wants to spend $100, they can buy several of the items.

Answer 12

I think $10 to $500 is normal.

Answer 13

Any items under $100 is good .

Answer 14

I have read that it is nice to have many different price ranges to accomidate your guests. I think you have it priced out perfectly.