Wedding Gift Registry: A Trend to Avoid Unwanted Wedding Gifts
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Let’s get real, guys! Getting married in India means being bombarded with gifts...errr...UNWANTED gifts. Imagine having your house flooded with endless boxes of electronic items, crockery and house decor supplies and “gifts” that you will never ever use. Ask a newlywed couple and they'll share the real horrors of how they dealt with this trauma.
While a wedding gift can be something very meaningful and useful for the couple, we Indians still consider it as a mere formality and do not think beyond the usual dinner sets, lamps, electronic items and bedsheets or at times even pass on a gift lying at our place. Aren’t we all guilty of it? But luckily, there is a trend floating around, waiting to be noticed by you; it promises to shoo all the wedding gifting blues and helps you get the wedding gifts of your choice (yes, including cash). Wondering what is it? Without any further ado and with some drumrolls, please welcome Wedding Gift Registry.
A trend that even Priyanka Chopra swore by at her wedding! It is the future of wedding gifting (already big in Western countries), easy and the best way of getting the gifts of your choice.
Wedding Gift Registry India: Everything you need to know
What is a Wedding Gift Registry?
Source Kiki
Wedding Gift Registry is basically an online service for wed-to-be couples where they can create a list of gifts they desire to receive on their wedding. The guests can buy or contribute for any gift from the couple's gift wishlist according to their budget.
This service is mostly free of cost and is now offered by platforms like Kiki Wedding Gift Registry, making it easier than ever for couples to curate exactly what they need. You can choose from an array of products like kitchen appliances, home decor items, gift cards of renowned brands, cash, or even generate funds for your honeymoon.
It is a Western concept that paved its way to India around 3–4 years back. However, it is only now that this concept is gaining momentum. Especially after Priyanka Chopra confessed that her bridal registry had things like luggage bags, dog apparel and bedsheets.
How Wedding Gift Registry Works?
You just have to register yourself on one of the wedding gift registry websites (like Kiki Wedding Registry) and add your desired set of things or experiences (or even money) which you would like to receive from your guests. A URL will be generated which you can easily share with your guests on Whatsapp. Your guests can choose a gift or contribute through your registry link. They can shop gifts directly from the websites you’ve added or contribute towards cash funds and experiences, giving them complete flexibility while ensuring you get exactly what you want.
The platform also keeps track of who gifted you what or contributed how much. Also, once a product has been bought by someone, no other guest can buy you the same thing. So, there is no duplicity of gifts. A trusted and modern wedding gift registry platform in India is: Kiki Wedding Gift Registry
What products/experiences can you add to your gift registry?
The list is endless! Leading wedding gift registry platforms like Kiki Wedding Registry have an association with all the leading brands for each of the category:
- Apparels
- House Decor & Furniture
- Kitchen & home appliances
- Beauty & Grooming
- Experiences like spa, fine dining, honeymoon, etc.
- Gift vouchers of brands like Amazon, Pepper Fry, Urban Ladder, etc.
- Cash
- Charity Funds
Why should you opt for it?
You are starting a new life and would need some imperative products or might even want to splurge on some luxe experiences. Now that your guests are spending on you for the wedding gift, why not make them spend (according to their suitable budget) on something which you actually want. It is just a practical and modernised take on wedding gifting beneficial for every millennial couple. Here I enlist some of the best benefits of the wedding gift registry.
- Firstly, it saves you from the heaps of unwanted and similar wedding gifts.
- The entire process is super convenient.
- Your guests get to choose from a vast list of products/services (of your choice) which range from as low as INR 200 to high-end going up to lacs. Guests can suitably contribute or purchase you a gift.
- Makes it easier for your guests to choose a wedding gift for you.
- The services are free of cost.
- Don't want wedding gifts but some cash? A wedding gift registry is the most decent way of conveying the same to your guests. Otherwise, you can't be personally telling everyone that you want cash as a gift.
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Wedding Gift Registry: A Trend to Avoid Unwanted Wedding Gifts
