You and your fiancé have had the joy of setting up your registry and are anxiously anticipating some exciting gifts from your guests for your upcoming wedding. What is the best way to spread the word about how to access your registry? Here are your best bets:

A personal wedding website
It’s a great idea to set up a wedding website soon after your engagement. Your loved ones will be excited to start showering you with engagement gifts and this is a great place to leave a link to your gift registries. If you are sending save-the-dates, make sure to include the link to your site!

Word of mouth
The easiest way to learn how to access your registry is for your guests to ask you directly. If they feel funny about it, or would like to surprise you, they will probably ask your closest family and friends. Once your registry is created, make sure to let your parents and bridal party know so that they will be able to share it with your guests, if they are asked.

Bridal shower invitations
Bridal shower invitations are the one acceptable outlet to mention gift registries, as it is in poor taste to include them on engagement party invitations, save the dates and wedding invitations. As showers are traditionally hosted by either the family of the bride or bridesmaids, you can depend on them to have your registry link printed on your invitations.

Share on social media sites
With everybody connected online through sites like Facebook and Twitter, an easy way to keep your guests in the loop could be with a simple status update such as “We had a great afternoon setting up our gift registry! Check out what we picked out:  https://knackregistry.com/sample_registry “

It’s very important to be mindful of the generosity of your guests. Be sure to send thank you cards for any gift and from all celebrations in a timely manner, noting the item or experience and how excited you are to use it!

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