What does everyone think about registering for a HM

dani1128 Posted: Sep 02, 2008 03:18 PM

What does everyone think about registering for a HM

my FH and i really think we only want to register at BB&B.. it has everything we want.. so i was thinking of registering for my HM .. my gf did it and what you did was buy giftcards that went twords a trip.

however when i mentioned it to my g-ma i got the evil eye LOL

dani1128 Posted: Sep 02, 2008 03:21 PM

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as soon as i posted this.. she is blowing up my cell phone i swear she knows all i never get away with anything! my g-ma can evil eye me from 2 towns away

PegaLega Posted: Sep 02, 2008 03:29 PM

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I know its the new 'thing' and some people are accepting of it~most people are not and are old school about it.

The point of a shower is to shower the Bride with the things necessary to be a wife...etc. obviously this has changed as most have a lot of these items.

To me, a HM registry is like asking people to pay for your HM. I dont like the idea and if I was to go to a shower and this was the registry....the bride would get a picture frame. That is me tho. Im sure there are people who think differently.

ETA: Your guests arent going to tell you its tacky or they dont like it....its up to you really

dani1128 Posted: Sep 02, 2008 03:37 PM

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good point about the wife thing!!!

thanks:)

Dee0522 Posted: Sep 02, 2008 03:52 PM

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I actually just suggested this idea to my cousin! I think it's a great idea. Esp for people who already live together and already have most of the things they need (kitchen stuff, bedding, etc.) Personally, I would love to chip in towards something for a HM. A nice dinner, a spa treatment, an excursion, etc. You can either buy the couple a toaster oven or a nice seaweed wrap! haha

Soon2BMrsC09 Posted: Sep 02, 2008 03:53 PM

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We registered for our HM - we did a large registry at BBB but I have found that everyone I have spoken with about it has been very open. Times have changed from when you didnt live with your FH before you were married. We have almost everything that we need - we registered for 'upgrades' of what we want and our HM registry

dani1128 Posted: Sep 02, 2008 03:57 PM

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we have lived together for 7 years.. lol but im looking foward t upgrades on some stuff for the house... but we wont be starting from scratch

price867 Posted: Sep 02, 2008 04:21 PM

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We registered for our honeymoon. We had already bought a house, and had a bunch of new stuff, my grandma gave me her china, so we didn't need a lot. We didn't want to register for stuff we didn't need or that were weren't going to use. So since we were paying for our honeymoon ourselves, and had what we needed we registered for our honeymoon. I dont think it is tacky at all!! People loved the idea! I got a lot of gift certificates for the honeymoon accompanied with lingerie..haha!

JenBill61210 Posted: Sep 02, 2008 04:34 PM

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i say go for it, if you already have everything that you need then why not?

GinaZ Posted: Sep 02, 2008 04:40 PM

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from a guests point of view I think its kinda cool! I'd love to know that Im getting the couple something they will truely enjoy! Its always fun to send people a bottle of wine or to get them a massage- things like that! If its what you want- go for it!

lizzie217 Posted: Sep 02, 2008 04:49 PM

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Posted by Dee0522

I actually just suggested this idea to my cousin! I think it's a great idea. Esp for people who already live together and already have most of the things they need (kitchen stuff, bedding, etc.) Personally, I would love to chip in towards something for a HM. A nice dinner, a spa treatment, an excursion, etc. You can either buy the couple a toaster oven or a nice seaweed wrap! haha

I totally agree...plus if you have a traditonal registry at BB&B people can decide for themselves what they wanna do...if one of my friends did this Id love to buy them a spa treatment or whatever for their HM!

angels914 Posted: Sep 02, 2008 05:27 PM

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Go for it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It is their choice as to what they want to do for you !!!!!!!!!!! It is not tacky !!!!!!!!!!!

pa56 Posted: Sep 02, 2008 05:45 PM

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isn't it like registering for cash since some sites send you money (check or direct deposit into your bank account) minus a 'transaction fee' usually around 3-7% of the total.

kori22ny Posted: Sep 02, 2008 05:50 PM

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I registered for my honeymoon and BBB. I didn't need much for my apartment we had pretty much eveyrthing just needed a few upgrades. I don't see it being tacky, to me that's the same thing as registering at BBB. You are requesting that these people provide you with these gifts for your house because there are things you need/want, so asking for gifts for the honeymoon is not any different. I say go for it you will save money and the hassle of returning things you may not need or want.

allegracristina Posted: Sep 02, 2008 05:50 PM

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We registered at BBB and Macy's, and we are doing a Disney Honeymoon Registry. If people don't like the idea or think it's tacky, that's ok with me! They can get something off the 'normal' registry. We think it's a fun idea, and a cute one, especially since so many people in my family know what Disney nuts we are, and would want to contribute to something like that.

JKFris09 Posted: Sep 02, 2008 06:17 PM

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Personally it's not my thing, I would prefer to buy someone something more useful and permanent.

hogie2be Posted: Sep 02, 2008 07:12 PM

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I did this kind of on my own for my bf and her hubby because I couldn't imagine just giving them a blender.. as their best friend I wanted to give them something momentus and I went to their travel agent (as the MOH I went to various appts and knew the details) and arranged for a gorgeous beach dinner for two... they loved it

2007 Crescent Bride Posted: Sep 02, 2008 07:19 PM

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I was thinking about doing this but my mom pretty much told me NO Mom's always get their way

babycakes8278 Posted: Sep 02, 2008 07:33 PM

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We didn't have an Eparty and I dont think were going to, but we did get some liberty travel gift cards from family... I personally think its awsome especially if you are paying for your HM out of pocket and it is really important to you. That way people can have a choice whether they want to help out with your honeymoon or buy stuff from B&B... I could see people getting annoyed if you just registered for your honeymoon. But if people don't like the idea they can just ignore it

tammi2308 Posted: Sep 02, 2008 08:14 PM

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I think it's a great idea, it's called a honey-fund. My gf did this and sent a card from the travel agency she used and whoever wanted to contribute towards the honeymoon did so.......I'm def doing this...especially bc me and fh aleady live togther and have almost everything we need....