What is the most expensive thing you had on your wedding registry?

We didn't have a registry because my family was so against our marriage we had to go homeless in order to get married, so we eloped. We didn't get gifts when we had our wedding either.

Oh gosh, I don't even remember.....maybe a nice juicer....we did get it b/c it ended up going on sale for a much better price and some nice person bought it for us.

Didn't have a registry, not enough in the way of guests And I wouldn't feel right asking for stuff, like "Hey, come to my wedding and GIVE me stuff!" Everyone did give us gifts, though, which was very sweet and thoughtful.

A China set. Someone gave us a teacup from it and that was it. We wouldn't really have even registered for it but we read a book that said we should register for two sets of table settings: formal and casual. We didn't really want the formal stuff anyway. Thankfully we did get all of our more reasonably priced casual settings and still have most of it 18 years later.

Probably the KitchenAid Stand Mixer and attachments. Yes, we got it and it's still in regular use

We haven't registered; however, his grandmother bought us a king-size bedroom suite and also a living room set. Very sweet of her.

Celtic Heart said:

Didn't have a registry, not enough in the way of guests And I wouldn't feel right asking for stuff, like "Hey, come to my wedding and GIVE me stuff!" Everyone did give us gifts, though, which was very sweet and thoughtful.

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The purpose of a registry is so that guests who wish to contribute materially in some way to the newlyweds do not wind up getting the same items for them. Imagine getting 5 toasters.

Nekoda said:

The purpose of a registry is so that guests who wish to contribute materially in some way to the newlyweds do not wind up getting the same items for them. Imagine getting 5 toasters.

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That's fine. Then you have 4 or 5 toasters to give to someone(s) who doesn't have one.

If or when I get married there isn't going to be any sort of registering anything unless we are on our way to Vegas to get married in one of those drive thru/sitdown/standup wedding chapels and I suddenly realize my trucks registration is overdue...

We didn't have a registry, but would have if the wedding hadn't happened so quickly and if we had a fancier reception. It was such a small and simple affair that it seemed odd to set up a registry for gifts, though we did end up getting some gifts...and no duplicates either.

Nekoda said:

The purpose of a registry is so that guests who wish to contribute materially in some way to the newlyweds do not wind up getting the same items for them. Imagine getting 5 toasters.

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Thanks for the attempt to "school" me, but the first sentence in my post addressed this.

We had a registry and I think the most expensive thing we put on it were mountain bikes. It was a lark and no one bought them so it was no big deal.

We had a big wedding though and a lot of out of town people wanted to send us something. My mother got frustrated with all the "Where are they registered?" that she drug us out to register so we did. *shrug* it was fun but we weren't expecting anything. We were just glad people thought of us.

I think this, like every other thing in the world is a heart issue. Some people register because they expect everything, some people register to help out the guests. I know when I go to a shower or wedding and there's a registry I prefer to shop from that. It's easier, and I know I'm getting something the bride and groom/new parents want and will use.

Celtic Heart said:

Thanks for the attempt to "school" me, but the first sentence in my post addressed this.

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The number of guests isn't really relevant. If they didn't communicate with each other it is still possible you could have received more than one of the same item.

My post was addressing your assumption(asking for things). Having a registry doesn't mean you are asking for things, or begging for things - the implication is that by having a registry - somehow that makes you self-seeking. However - what it can (and usually does) mean is that there are plenty of people who would love to give you something, because they know most married couples start out poor - and it gives them a way to address your needs without giving replicate gifts which are of no use to you.

We don't have one. We have a "first home fund" instead.

hmm..I think the most expensive thing on our registry was a kitchenaid mixer that we didn't get however I'm glad in retrospect that we didn't. My MIL lent us hers for a while and it was so clunky and heavy and took up too much counter space and was a pain to move around and put away. Hardly used it as it was too much hassle. We have since got a MUCH cheaper hand mixer that also comes with a stand and bowl that can be used that works just great! and can be stored easy and is light! (oh and I use it all the time!)

The most expensive things that were actually on our registry and were bought for us were a bed set and a breadmaker, actually we ended up with two bedsets despite the registry, lol, so had to return one.

Most of the practical stuff we most needed on the registry, such as organizational stuff and space saving items for combining two households we didn't get and actually had to go in and get ourselves with gift cards, our own money as well as exchange some other things we didn't need for those things..