No explaining and apologizing

Bypass the issue by simply putting your gift registry on your personal wedding website. Your personal wedding website is the ideal spot to detail your wedding gift registry and all other sensitive information. Here you can state clearly and discreetly what you need to convey in well-chosen words, … leaving it up to your guests to read. No embarrassing explanations and no misunderstandings!

How to do your bridal gift registry / gift wish list

• Simply mention on your Bridal Registry Page how you wish to have it done: 
  If you do have a bridal registry provide the name/s, address/es, contact details and website address/es of the establishment/s.
• Most bigger shops have facilities to list your bridal registry on their website for guests to look and buy on-line. Simply put in a link on your wedding website gift registry page to your gift registry on their website ... and your guests get linked directly there to window-shop and/or buy on-line ... very convenient!
• If you want to compile your own wedding gift wish list, this is where you’ll have it
• If you prefer money, this is where you mention it. If you are planning a special way of receiving money gifts mention it here
• And if you really are leaving it up to your guests do mention it here as well, as it saves them time and the embarrassment of asking you about it.

Clarify other issues as well

Guests may have questions which they find embarrassing to ask, such as ‘Am I invited to the bridal shower?’ or ‘We’ve actually lost your wedding invitation. What time did you say…?” You may have other issues as well, such as a public ceremony and a small, private reception … which is easier to explain on your personal wedding website than face-to-face to colleagues.

And it does feel inhospitable to refer guests who need overnight accommodation to a hotel. Bypass this by listing suitable, convenient accommodation and transport options on your Accommodation Page.

Other situations which may arise is bar arrangements, pre-wedding events, parking and travel arrangements, arrangements around kids, a suitable dress code, road maps, and other special requests.

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