Bridal registry

A wedding table (also known as " wedding list ") is a range of department stores, retail stores or websites for wedding couples and their wedding guests. The wedding gift communicates the wishes of the bridal couple and coordinates the gifts from relatives, friends and acquaintances. Wedding tables facilitate the wedding guests the choice of a wedding gift and ensure that the couple does not receive any unwanted or duplicate gifts for the wedding.

Genesis

Traditionally, the wedding couple gifts were made ​​at weddings, which should provide the common household of the newlywed couple. The idea of a wedding table was created by the Chicago department store Marshall Field's in 1924 to life. The original function was to be able to show patterns of china, silver and glassware, which wanted the wedding couple, family and friends. In 1993, the department store chain targets in the United States, the foundation for a virtual wedding, in which the list of gifts in all branches of the department store chain was available.

By now, most wedding tables are virtual and can be accessed usually via the Internet.

Styles of wedding tables

The "traditional" wedding

In a traditional wedding looks for the wedding couple in a department store or retail various goods that are used as wedding gifts in question from. These goods are then issued either to a physical table in the business, but more often on a list that can be viewed by the wedding guests in the department store or is spread by the family of the wedding couple. From a wedding the wedding guests usually experienced by the invitation to the wedding reception. Guests now have the opportunity to buy products from the list and give to the bride and groom to the wedding. If a gift has been bought from the wedding table, it is either taken from the physical display or deleted from the list.

The "virtual" wedding

The virtual wedding, the modern version of the traditional wedding table in department stores dar. on a generally accessible only via a password-protected website access couples create a personal page that includes the gift wishes. Virtual wedding tables are both offered by retailers as well as from providers to provide universal wedding tables, which make it possible articles of various retailers or online stores on the virtual wedding.

Some classic online stores give their customers the ability to create a non-specific wish list, on the wedding wishes such as birthday wishes can be listed as well. These providers usually lead primarily traditional gifts for the wedding like a good porcelain dinner service, a selected silverware or a high quality food processor. The bridal couple is bound here in his wishes to the offer of the shop.

The pure wedding wish lists are a new trend, which usually allows bridal couples greater freedom in designing their wish lists and a more comprehensive guest management. Some virtual wedding tables have specialized in gifts of money or special requests such as a honeymoon. This service facilitates bridal couples the sometimes frowned upon expectations of cash by wedding guests are simply guided by e -mail invitation to the wedding and here can give a certain amount, which is paid to the bride and groom after the wedding.

For other online wedding tables is next to the selection of a range of products the possibility to define a own free desire that appears on the wish list. The increasing diversity of gifts for a variety of tastes and interests ensures that even newlyweds can put together their wedding gifts via Wishlist modern or unusual requests. From experience dinner or adventure trip to the modern high-tech entertainment center to wedding couples can fulfill all your wishes today.