4 Tricky Registry Situations Thankful Registry Can Help You Avoid

Right about now you’re probably being bombarded with options for setting up your wedding registry. The good news is, that means there more options out there than ever before. While most registries boast about how easy they make things for you, the gift receiver, Thankful Registry stands out because they approach things holistically. They get that gifts are about both the giver and the receiver, and they’ve set up a platform that’s a win for everyone: for per year, you sign up and get an all-inclusive (meaning you can register for anything—a trip, cash, the coffee set you’ve had your eye on), open-platform wedding registry that will both look and behave beautifully.

While most registry services just list out their features and let you do the work, Thankful Registry knows that choosing wedding services is about more than just bullet points. So they recently created a video that highlights real-life images 2015 couples who used the service. You can watch the video on Vimeo, and below you can find out all about how Thankful Registry makes it easy to give and receive gifts while solving common registry conundrums.

You’re worried about privacy

Sure, you want your family and friends to see your registry, but every single person who knows your name doesn’t need to know what color and type of towels you’re into. You know what else you don’t need? Your wedding registry to pop up the next time someone does a Google search for either of your names.

In theory, this problem would be solved by having the ability to password protect your registry… but in reality, department store registries usually don’t offer that feature. The great news is that Thankful Registry does let you password protect your wedding registry—and it doesn’t matter if you add items from department stores or not. You can then share your password on your wedding website so only invited guests will see it. Thankful Registry also doesn’t index private registry pages with search engines, so your current/future employers will have no idea what your grandmother bought you three years ago.

You’re feeling weird asking for cash gifts

Some of us will never be comfortable just flat out asking for cash gifts, and that’s okay, but sometimes cash is immediately more appreciated than a gift. Thankful Registry helps personalize the cash gift request: you can upload your own cover image and welcome messages that greet guests upon their arrival, and the site also allows you to write custom notes for your gifts so guests know where the cash is going and why it matters to you. If your guests love the idea of contributing to your new sofa fund or that mini honeymoon to Yellowstone you’ve been scheming up, then they can do so and feel good about it.

Also, real talk: for every guest who raises their eyebrows at a cash gift request, another guest is secretly thrilled that they don’t have to choose a gift.

You don’t really “need” anything

Not needing anything is an awesome problem to have, actually, but a lot of wedding guests still expect to bring a gift to your fete. If you don’t create a registry, then they’re not sure what to gift you—and it’s really hard to stop some people from gifting no matter what. Of course, no one has to give you a gift, but people like to.

If the idea of creating a registry really bugs you for this reason, consider this: your Thankful Registry can serve as a courtesy for your guests. You can note that gifts aren’t expected, but add gift cards for travel or big box stores that people know you like. Include a charity if you want, and add a handful of traditional items for your guests who feel extra passionately about getting you something for your home. That way no one has to ask you where your registry is, and no one has to get you something unless they just can’t stop themselves.

You’re worried about things getting complicated

Here’s why you might want an all-inclusive registry: instead of signing up for registries at three different places, you save your own time and effort with Thankful Registry. Everything will be consolidated onto your single registry, and your guests will see your traditional gifts, honeymoon gifts, gift cards, and experience gifts all on the same page.

Thankful Registry’s all-inclusive aspect also makes it easy to give back—you can include a charity option to pay forward the love to a cause that’s personal and special to both of you.

Head over to Thankful Registry and find out what all the fuss is about—you’re going to be stoked that you did.