Can the groom go with the bride to register for gifts and china?

It is normal and acceptable (customary) for the bride and groom to register for gifts together (my husband and I did).

The bridal gift registry is a free service offered by department and specialty stores that gives you the opportunity to list the items you really need and want. It makes it easier for your guests to select a gift because they know that their choice is something you really want. You will also avoid getting gifts that are not compatible with your life-style and also avoid getting duplicates that will have to be exchanged. You should register at your favorite shops soon after you become engaged. This will be helpful to guests that will be invited to your engagement parties or showers. Be sure to let your registry places know when you receive an item, so they can take it off your list to avoid duplicates.

You can list places you are registered in shower invitations, but should never include this in wedding invitations.

Do some homework ahead of time when choosing your items for your new home. Choose these things together with your fiancé, since both of you will be sharing them. Look through magazines, newspapers, stores, etc. to decide what patterns and styles you like. Then visit your bridal gift registrar who will be able to help you with any questions you may have about coordinating all the elements that go into furnishing and accessorizing your new home. Most stores still require you to go there and use their scanners, etc. to select the gifts you want, although more and more are automating to Internet. Most large stores allow guests to pull up your registry from Internet and make purchases and have them sent directly to you. Or they will fax your gift list to guests who ask, who can then purchase by phone or fax.

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YES!!! He's just probably trying to get out of it!! Haha.. Just kidding.

Registering is so much fun and it's important that he shares this experience with you because the items that you are choosing are the items that are going to make your guys house a home :) It's gonna be all the stuff you choose and your personalities combined together. Plus, you learn more about each other when you register! Likes, dislikes, style and so on.

So yes, definitely go together and HAVE FUN!!

Good luck with the wedding planning and CONGRATS :)

Of course he should, or else the bride may choose a pattern he dislikes and then he's stuck with it for life! My parents still use the china they got for their wedding 35 years ago, so it's not something you replace year after a year. It's an investment of several hundred or thousands of dollars that you're asking your guests to buy you.

My fiance was actually the one who wanted to register, not me. But once I got into the store I saw how many items we actually did need for our home, and other things we already had that I wanted to upgrade or replace. Tell your fiance he needs to go with you and he may find all kinds of gadgets he wants for the house- my husband's favorite gift is his popcorn maker!

You are correct. It isn't just you in the marriage, it is both of you, and though most men aren't big into shopping, it is presents for the both of you, for your household, that you're 'shopping' for, he should have input, even if you make the final decision. And as a bonus, he could throw in some items he's interested in (doesn't all have to be china, bedding etc, it can also be a new blue ray player, computer accessories etc).

Not only CAN he go, but he SHOULD go! This is something you should enjoy together.

He may not want to go though. Some guys just hate shopping and picking out stuff. I wouldn't give him too hard of a time if he hates shopping. You could always take your Mom or sister or best friend.

But I bet the two of you would have a really good time doing it together.

Yes

Haha! Your groom is silly. He's just saying that because he doesn't want to go, but there is no rule stating that you guys can't go together. Mine is the same way! Good luck!

Yes, My husband had a blast..he registered at sears for all the power tools he wanted.. His friends bought those things..And at Macy's he registered for a popcorn maker and ice cream maker.

haha! take him! And let him pick out some man stuff like grill accoutrements or gardening things. That should make him feel better about going. I wouldn't dream of not taking my fiance with me when we register for stuff. It's gonna be his house too. :-) Good luck!

He probably doesn't want to go.

If he doesn't want to go to the store, why not look online first with him so he can at least give you his opinions about what he'd like- this is stuff that will fill your home for decades, he should probably have some input.