jallison's Journal: Wedding registries

I went to a friend's wedding this weekend and it got me thinking about wedding gifts and registries. Now if you are fresh out of college (or still in college, for that matter), you're poor, in debt, and have nothing, then I get the wedding registry. You are starting a new life and could use things like dishes, pots and pans, bath towels, etc. This brings me to my friend's wedding...

Both he and the bride are in their late 30's, well-educated, and well-employed. Translation: they got money. And they've been living on their own for quite a while now. Do they really need a wedding registry? We bought 'em a martini set, cuz that's kind of cool, but you should have seen some of the stuff on that registry. Vera Wang china? Who knew?

Isn't asking for stuff pretty tacky? I know the idea of the registry is so that you don't wind up with twelve toasters, but can't you just say "toaster" on your registry instead of "$500 Bang & Olufsen Toaster"? Calling out specific brands and items bugs me. It's a gift horse, don't look it in the mouth.