4 Reasons Not To Gift Off the Registry (A W(h)iney Bride)

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In my opinion, there are only a few justifiable reasons for not buying a gift off the registry. Here’s when and why I deviate from the registry:

  1. When I’m not invited to their wedding shower
  2. When I’m not invited to their wedding
  3. When I have a personal, thoughtful reason for purchasing your gift for the newly married couple
  4. When the couple’s registry is completely sold out

For my close friends who were married last weekend in Chicago, my fiancé and I decided to gift them something a little bit different. My justifications for doing so were Rule # 1 and # 4. Doubly justified!

Joel and I are huge winos (hence my blogger name) — and this particular couple appreciates their wine too. So we wanted to incorporate that into our wedding gift.

Just regular old wine bottles wouldn’t cut it so we added a special touch and I’m so pleased with the way they turned out.

Each of the three bottles will be opened on a significant moment in their lives and they’ll always be reminded of our friendship every time they pop a cork.

Plus, I have no fear that this will be a repeat gift!

08/30/12 Comments:2
About the author:

Hi, my name is Tess and I’m currently living in Los Angeles, California. My fiancé Joel and I met 6 years ago in Chicago and have been together ever since. He recently accepted a job out here on the west coast, so while I’ll be enjoying my engagement out here, I’ll be planning and getting married back at home in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. I couldn’t be more excited to blog here about my trials and tribulations – and for even more, come visit me at teatimetess.blogspot.com OR Tweet me at TeaTimeWithTess read more