How do you tell guest about the gift registry?

Usually the place you are registered for will give cards and you just put the names on it of the people registered

If it's a wedding include it with the shower invitation or write it on the shower invitation towards the bottom. If there isn't going to be a shower include it with the wedding invite

If it's a baby shower include it when you ship out the invitations or write it on the bottom

It is appropriate for both circumstances people will want to know where to get a gift from

I have seen both a little peice of paper included in the invitation with the places the couple is registered and also have seen when the registered places are on the back of the front of the invitation. Myself, I really felt better that the gift registry information was seperate from the invitation but included so I can start to determine if I am going and if so, if I will take a gift, and lastly what type of gift I should get.

I see no problem putting it in the invitation. I wouldn't be offended by it if I got an invitation with a gift registry card or something in it. Its not like you are saying you have to buy a gift from where you are registered, but to give an idea of what you want. When I got married, we werent registered anywhere so all my friends and family had us write out a list of what we needed and then they picked items they wanted to buy from the list. They said it was easier then guessing and wasting money. The only way it looks tacky is if every gift on the registry is expensive. A co-worker of mine went to a wedding where every gift on the couples registry was no cheaper then $300. That would make me mad.

You should NOT put registry information with the wedding invitation. Talk to whoever’s throwing you a shower and have her include small cards with the registry information on them. Everyone coming to the shower should be invited to the wedding anyways, so that covers most people, and the point of the shower is for people to give you gifts – the point of the wedding is to get two people married. Make sure your moms know where you’re registered so they can tell anyone who asks them. You can also put it on a wedding website, if you have one (The Knot offers them for free, and so do some other wedding websites). But gift information is not supposed to be mentioned with the wedding invitation, and I can’t believe there are so many people who have done that.

NOOOOOOOOO!! Do not give your guest the registry information in the invitation!! It's just TACKY!! 'you're invited. here's where we want our gift to be from'

People now a day are use to registries. They look at target, kohls, etc to see if the couple is registered.

We had our own wedding website from theknot.com and that listed our registries. We sent that address out with our christmas cards.

but do NOT include it with the invitations.

I would email them or send it along with the invitation. For some people, they rather order through the gift registry cuz they dont want to get you the same present as someone else might. Plus its easier for them since whatever you want will be on the registry...I hate figuring out what to get for people.

No. You don't put them in the invitation, despite what all the people here have said (save one). If you don't want to irritate people who know etiquette and expect respect, then you'll let people know via word of mouth, your wedding website, and your shower invites.

To include it in your invitiation is "begging" for a gift and making it seem expected. It's very declasse, tacky, and rude.

Imagine if your cousin called you to invite you to her b-day party and said "Please get me a gift from the MAC counter at Nordstrom", I have them on hold there. I'd be appalled.

And when I get an invite with the registry info in it, I either only send a card or I cut the cost of my gift in half. If they didn't bother to learn the proper etiquette, I can't be bothered with sending a proper gift.

I have gotten invitations with the registry info printed on an insert and put in the card. I was not offended. I was glad I wouldn't have to guess what to get the couple.

There are a few ways - put the information in the invitation. Tell your close family such as your mum and dad as most people will ring you or your parents up and ask what you want for a pressie. It is pretty standard part of weddings these days anyway so people will probably expect that you will have one set up anyway.

Good luck for your big day.

Well the place that you are registered at should have some business cards, just put them in the invitations. And yes it is appropriate to put them there.