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Where can you turn when you need answers to pressing wedding questions? Right here! These wedding and marriage experts offer advice and know-how to make your wedding planning pleasurable and the big day blissful.

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Bridal Registry

Leah Ingram

Certified Etiquette and Protocol Consultant

When planning her wedding in 1992, Leah Ingram realized she couldn't find answers to many of her questions, such as where and how to register for gifts or check out venues. So the Pennsylvania woman turned etiquette and other bridal issues into a career. She has authored numerous wedding books, including The Bridal Registry, and is a leading wedding expert for national media, including CNN, Newsweek, Cosmopolitan, and bridal magazines.


Leah's Tips
  1. Register right away. Even if you don't have a
    formal engagement party or multiple showers, some people
    will want to send a congratulatory gift. Registering early is
    not about being the ultra-greedy bride; it's about making
    your friends' lives easier by giving them ideas and options.
  2. Take inventory.Go through your home to determine
    what you really need. Say to yourself such things as "We
    have four place settings but could use 12." This may keep you
    from going crazy once you're in the store and have a scanner
    in hand. Take your list when you register, but also allow
    yourself a few impulse choices.
  3. Register in multiple placesMost couples no longer register at only one store. Choose two or three stores -- mass merchandisers or ones that have multiple locations or Web sites -- to make it convenient for guests to shop.
  4. Think outside the box Today's registry choices
    have moved well beyond china. Couples are registering
    at nontraditional stores and for things that reflect their
    lifestyles: a home center for the tools and equipment to
    renovate their house, or a sporting goods store for gear for
    weekend camping trips.
  5. Select items with a range of prices Few people want to spend $300 on a gift, so make sure to include items in the $30 to $50 range. Check back often to see how things are moving on your registry. If all the inexpensive stuff is going, you might want to add more picture frames or other low-cost items.

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