11 Married Couples Reveal What You Should Really Ask For On Your Wedding Registry

“My fiance and I wish we put more honeymoon-specific things on our registry. Someone just paid for us to go on a sunset cruise next week and it was such a great idea that we wished we had thought of doing more things like that. See if you can buy tickets to an event or vouchers for something at your honeymoon in advance!” — runboyrun96

“Appliances that you will actually need, like a vacuum cleaner, or a microwave, or if you’re moving into a house, a washer/dryer or oven. Don’t ask for appliances that ‘would be nice if I didn’t have to buy it’ but you wouldn’t really use it. We asked for a blender and a hand mixer. In the eight years we’ve been married, we’ve used them maybe three or four times. Use the vacuum and microwave all the time.” — minishaff

“Really nice pillows. Didn’t cross our minds at the time, fast forward a few years later and we sprung for some. We get great mileage out of them every day which can’t be said for everything else we did register for.” — soursurfer

“My husband couldn’t believe I wanted to register for a really nice kitchen garbage bin. It cost almost $200. It definitely wasn’t something I’d go out of my way to spend that money on on my own, but it’s something I always wanted. He made fun of me forever for how excited I got when someone bought it for us. Five years later we use it every single day, and our kitchen doesn’t smell no matter what goes in there. Best gift ever!” — chesterT3

“Cleaning stuff. Bedding. Towels. Rugs. Curtains. Light bulbs. All the little things really really add up. Hobbies KitchenAid Mixer. These things last forever. You will at some point go into crazed like baking spell for a month or so.” — mynameisnotborli

“Tools. A good saw, socket set, drill, anything really… would sure have come in handier than all these goddam cake pans. WE’RE NEVER BAKING A FUCKING MULTI TIERED CAKE WHY DO WE HAVE THESE?” — [deleted]

“Board Games! My wife and I love board games but have a hard committing to the heavy cost of getting our own. Got some games from my cousins as a wedding gift and it was awesome! Not something I ever would have thought to put on there myself but now I definitely would.” — Landonian22

“My husband and I had already been living together for six months and we blended two households of stuff. We asked for Lowes and Home Depot gift cards. Best gifts ever. New sinks and bathroom tile is what we got with those.” — klsprinkle

“A good kitchen knife. Sheets, so very many sheets. Stack them up in a closet. Break out a fresh new set when needed.” — openletter8

“Get some stuff for yourself. Pick a few hobbies and register for those items. A wedding is to celebrate you! So get what you enjoy.” — HitNRun_

“One suggestion I have is if you receive some ugly gift, or some family heirloom, make sure the person who gave it to you didn’t stick money somewhere in that ugly gift or heirloom. I read a Mad Magazine where they did a ‘Mad look at weddings.’ The newlyweds threw out an ugly gift, only to have the relative who gave it ask about all the money that was in it. That stayed etched in my mind. Lo and behold, my wife and I get some book on how to be a good married couple. We both laughed since we felt we would not need it. As she was setting it in a donate pile. I stopped her and opened the book and found a couple hundred dollars in it and a note from the relative wishing us well.” — Fanabala3