When you create your wedding registry, it stands to reason that you want to make sure all your essentials are on the list. You?ll certainly want to register for all the dishware and housewares that you?ll need to have a complete household! However, those aren?t the only things that can go on your registry. Here are some of our favorite unconventional wedding registry choices:

Home Down Payment

When your guests give you money, many of them may expect that you?ll use it for something useful, such as a down payment on a home. However, there?s no guarantee that the money will be used that way. That?s why your wedding guests will love the fact that you?ll definitely be using their gift to buy a home. In fact, if you already know which home you want, this makes it even more fun for your guests!

Honeymoon Getaway

Another fun registry idea is to encourage your guests to help pay for the honeymoon. Honeymoons can be expensive, and in some cases, they can be even more expensive than the wedding itself! Guests love having the chance to contribute to your first vacation as a married couple. Even if you don?t have your honeymoon planned, you can always start a vacation fund and encourage guests to contribute.

Gift Cards

Do you already have your household set up? If that?s the case, there really is no point in registering for household items unless you think your home needs an update. Instead of encouraging your guests to give you money, consider setting up a gift card registry instead! You can request they give you gift cards to your local movie theater, grocery store, favorite restaurants, retail stores, and more. In other words, these gift cards can help you meet your first expenses as husband and wife.

Charitable Donations

Would you prefer not to ask for gifts or money? Instead of making your wedding all about you, consider raising money for others instead! If there is a cause that you support as a couple, this makes your job even easier. Simply ask guests to make donations to that charity in lieu of gifts. They?ll likely be happy to support your favorite cause while helping you celebrate your marriage.

Subscription Clubs

The problem with wedding gifts is that after the wedding is over and the gifts are unwrapped, there?s nothing left to anticipate. Subscription clubs, on the other hand, allow you to receive your gifts all year long! Whether the club includes wine, whisky, cheese, produce or even household goods, it?s fun to anticipate your monthly delivery. Some clubs, such as produce co-ops, can be fairly expensive. If you include them on the registry, it allows several guests to contribute. When it comes to registering for wedding gifts, you don?t need to do what people expect. Of course, if you do want to stick with the traditional approach, we?re here for you!