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| Wedding Registry Tips | Armed with a hand-held scanner, you can traipse down the aisles of your favorite department stores zapping the barcodes of items you want on your registry.
If you prefer to shop online, you can click your way to a complete wedding registry.
Registries are easy to set up, but not reading the fine print or researching your choices could cost you later on.
- Hidden fees, poor quality items, strict completion packages and other registry caveats can give you a large financial headache.
• Before you say "I do" on the big day, say "I do" to these registry tips:
1. Do register with two or three different merchants. This gives your guests more options, especially if one or two of your selected stores aren't familiar or appealing to your guests.
2. Do register at physical, as well as online, stores. The final thing you want to do is register with just one Web-only retailer and confuse Aunt Edna who has never shopped online. Pick a mixture of merchants that will accommodate the Web-savvy and the traditional, in-store shoppers.
3. Do read FAQs and check hidden fees before setting up a registry. You might be dinging the person who's buying the gift with a hefty service charge.
4. Do remember your general retailers. Unlike various department stores, you can register for fun items such as Rollerblades and things for your pet, a certified etiquette and protocol consultant.
5. Do register for items to fit every budget - but don't shy away from big-ticket items such as that nice luggage set. A big tendency among wedding guests is to pool money and buy expensive gifts as a group.
Making gift-getting easier for groups, lets each guest contribute a "partial payment" toward the total gift amount. Once the gift has been paid for in full, the company orders the gift. If the present is not physical, the company will collect contributions, then send the bride and groom a check.
6. Do check for a completion package. Retailers will offer a discount of 10 percent or 20 percent on unpurchased registry items.
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