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Wonderful

Wedding

Wishlist

The Wonderful Wish List – your Registry
The good, the bad and the, well, not-so-ugly side to
setting up your Registry.
REGISTRY’S are like taking a vote. They can be quite
fraught with politics from all angles - you, me and
Dupreez. Everyone has something to say including
your mom in law wanting that silver set or nylon
drapes. So who is your favourite party (yes, that’s the
two of you)? Who is right and who is wrong? Which
preferences do the parties favour e.g. kitchen or
camping?
PS. Did I mention it is not tacky to have a registry?
Avoid receiving duplicate or bad taste ornamen-
tal ducks for your wall by guiding your family and
friends in the right direction.
Creating a registry could end up with the two of you
head-banging over what you thought would be easy
choices. So far it’s been smooth sailing… the ocean is
about to get quite wild.
So let’s avoid the pitfalls where we can. Here are some
tips to keep the ocean in (creative) control and not go
into panic stations mode, influenced by OTT, over-en-
thusiasm and insistence of each party’s dream tool or
liquidiser. Given the digital world, you can also get all
too easily side-tracked.
Make a list
Before you take on Amazon for their global registries
and free shipping, or the local stores the touchy feely
way with the bar code zappers, make a list. Yes, both
of you and keep in check your needs versus wants to
eliminate any political outburst.
The second consideration is to give your friends and
family price options – they are already spending
money on your wedding such as transport, accom-
modation and new clothes perhaps, so please bear in
mind their respective financial situations.
On a slightly different note have you thought about
the before – your wedding and the after, domestic
bliss? Think about your wedding cuisine and liquor