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regina2 Posted: Dec 20, 2002 01:20 PM+

regina2 MEMBER SINCE: 12/02 TOTAL POSTS : 1039 WEDDING DATE: Nov 08, 2003

Posted: Dec 20, 2002 01:20 PM

Registering

I'm getting married in November...when should I register??

Kind of what to get most of the planning of the wedding done before I tackle registering...

Valenia Posted: Dec 20, 2002 01:22 PM+

Valenia MEMBER SINCE: 4/01 TOTAL POSTS : 2268 WEDDING DATE: Jun 30, 2002

Posted: Dec 20, 2002 01:22 PM

Re: Registering

I'd start a registry as soon as you can. It doesn't need to be complete by any means, but that way its there for the friends/family who want it.

OctBride03 Posted: Dec 20, 2002 01:22 PM+

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Posted: Dec 20, 2002 01:22 PM

Re: Registering

It's up to you! You can hold off. As long as you register before the shower we're not supposed to know about!

sn00k4 Posted: Dec 20, 2002 01:24 PM+

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Posted: Dec 20, 2002 01:24 PM

Re: Registering

Are you having an engagement party? If so, my advise is to register before it. I didn't do that... thankfully my close family and friends knew us really well and got us things that we would have registered for.

I registered about 7 months prior... that way it's out of the way and one less thing to worry about...

Happy_Bride Posted: Dec 20, 2002 01:26 PM+

Happy_Bride MEMBER SINCE: 11/02 TOTAL POSTS : 783 WEDDING DATE: Oct 04, 2003

Posted: Dec 20, 2002 01:26 PM

Re: Registering

I was wondering the same thing. some people told me not to register to early in case things get discontinued. I'm getting married 10/4. I was going to wait until the summer. Do you think that's too late?

Misty Posted: Dec 20, 2002 01:31 PM+

Misty MEMBER SINCE: 9/02 TOTAL POSTS : 8409 WEDDING DATE: Jun 20, 2010

Posted: Dec 20, 2002 01:31 PM

Re: Registering

I started mine early and I regret it. Everything I registered for, whether recommended for a bridal registry or not was either discontinued, or I decided to change it because so much new stuff came out! I would wait until about 3 months before your bridal shower.

karen32 Posted: Dec 20, 2002 01:32 PM+

karen32 MEMBER SINCE: 8/02 TOTAL POSTS : 4562 WEDDING DATE: Oct 25, 2003

Posted: Dec 20, 2002 01:32 PM

Re: Registering

We're getting married 10/25 and we registered early - about late May. The only problem is that a surprisingly amount of stuff does get discontinued. Both of the towel colors that we registered for have already been discontinued, along with a couple of pots and pans. Fortunoff's strongly discourages registering for bedding until 6 months before, as that stuff changes all the time.

Good Luck!!!

lilmrs Posted: Dec 20, 2002 01:40 PM+

lilmrs MEMBER SINCE: 5/02 TOTAL POSTS : 12030 WEDDING DATE: May 17, 2003

Posted: Dec 20, 2002 01:40 PM

Re: Registering

We registered early and I am glad we did, although we did not have an engagement party, MANY people have sent us engagement gifts.

Ronnie&Theresa Posted: Dec 20, 2002 01:42 PM+

Ronnie&Theresa MEMBER SINCE: 9/02 TOTAL POSTS : 7121 WEDDING DATE: Mar 07, 1995

Posted: Dec 20, 2002 01:42 PM

Re: Registering

How many stores can you register at ?

eroxgirl Posted: Dec 20, 2002 02:05 PM+

eroxgirl MEMBER SINCE: 11/02 TOTAL POSTS : 6593 WEDDING DATE: Jun 19, 2004

Posted: Dec 20, 2002 02:05 PM

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I'm not getting married until 6/04 but we registered last weekend because EVERYONE was harrassing us to do so... and it was the most fun!!! Then again, I've been looking forward to registering ever since I went to my first bridal shower!

Misty Posted: Dec 20, 2002 02:11 PM+

Misty MEMBER SINCE: 9/02 TOTAL POSTS : 8409 WEDDING DATE: Jun 20, 2010

Posted: Dec 20, 2002 02:11 PM

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Theresa, as many as you want, but I personally wouldn't go over 3.

dkga1026 Posted: Dec 20, 2002 02:12 PM+

dkga1026 MEMBER SINCE: 8/02 TOTAL POSTS : 1863 WEDDING DATE: Oct 26, 2002

Posted: Dec 20, 2002 02:12 PM

Re: Registering

you can start whenever you want, and actually the sooner the better....that way, you have time to make changes!

regina2 Posted: Dec 20, 2002 02:36 PM+

regina2 MEMBER SINCE: 12/02 TOTAL POSTS : 1039 WEDDING DATE: Nov 08, 2003

Posted: Dec 20, 2002 02:36 PM

Re: Registering

I'm glad I asked, because I would never have thought of items being discontinued!!! That is a great point...

So i could probably wait till May....we aren't having an engagement party.

I would like to get the majority of the wedding planning done, so I can relax any enjoy me summer.

oneday Posted: Dec 20, 2002 02:40 PM+

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Posted: Dec 20, 2002 02:40 PM

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We finally started registering about a month ago - and we still have a long ways to go. But, the person at Fortunoff's told us that you should wait till about 4-6 months before the wedding to register for stuff like towels and bedding because they might get discontinued and a lot of the stuff is seasonal.

JennLC Posted: Dec 20, 2002 02:48 PM+

JennLC MEMBER SINCE: 10/02 TOTAL POSTS : 343 WEDDING DATE: Apr 16, 2004

Posted: Dec 20, 2002 02:48 PM

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You may want to register for some engagement type gifts like vases, picture frames, toasting glasses, etc. just in case people want to buy you an engagement gift. That way you will get what you want instead of people deciding for you. Then a few months before the wedding you can register for the rest of the stuff. I couldn't believe how many engagement gifts we have gotten so far! We had to go back and re-register for more stuff twice. I'm not sure if there will be anything left for the shower because we are still getting stuff and we have been engaged for 4 months already!

sept20yay! Posted: Dec 20, 2002 03:33 PM+

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Posted: Dec 20, 2002 03:33 PM

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Tomorrow... I registered early. No harm- and it will allow people to get presents for you that you can enjoy slowly and at their convenience. JMO

regina2 Posted: Dec 20, 2002 04:16 PM+

regina2 MEMBER SINCE: 12/02 TOTAL POSTS : 1039 WEDDING DATE: Nov 08, 2003

Posted: Dec 20, 2002 04:16 PM

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I've been engaged since August and i don't think we will get anymore engagement gifts. If we do get more engagement gifts, we will get them the weekend after christmas when my father hosts our family holiday party. I think I'm too late for that.

I did get a beautiful table clothe from FMIL - Irish Linen. Absolutely gorgeous.

Buttafli1277 Posted: Dec 20, 2002 05:43 PM+

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Posted: Dec 20, 2002 05:43 PM

Re: Registering

I would start registering, but not for everything yet. Things tend to discontinue and you have to change them.

balilove Posted: Dec 20, 2002 09:23 PM+

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Posted: Dec 20, 2002 09:23 PM

Re: Registering

I registered the weekend after I got engaged. My FI was able to do it and so was I, it was a lot of work we were so tired afterward...i couldn't look at another dish, fork..it was all a blur after awhile.