It has been a tradition to receive gifts during your wedding. Such gifts may also come from loved ones who were not able to share the wedding event with because of important reasons. One good idea is to have your names registered to shops you want so you can get the gifts you really desire. The probem with not registering for your wedding gifts is that guests would just pick the gifts they think you like for your wedding and you end up not wanting some. It's not your fault. Here are some steps you can take to fix it.
Know what you want. Tell your family and friends the things you want to get on your wedding day to free yourself from the hassle of exhanging them. Talk it over with your future husband. Your future home can dictate what you still need and these are good wedding gift ideas you can tell your family and friends. There is no fee when you sign up for a gift registry so you can go to as many stores you want to and list the items you want. Keep a list of guests you think will not be able to buy from your gift registry and list down items you have not registered too and send it to them. Always make sure that you do not give your guests the same idea, be specific if they ask you what you want.
It's okay iif your guest would find out that you have exchanged the gift he or she has given. Just do what you have to do so you get the right items in place. You don't have to always show the gifts the giver has given you whenever they visit your place. Show how much you appreciate their effort on looking for the right gift for you and let them see the new item you have chosen in exchange for the one they gave you.
Make a tab of the gifts you have replaced. Once this happens, the list is a nice to have so you can give them the right answer about which was their gift and ifyou have them replaced to what item. It's a fact that one of the guests would ask you where they gift is so looking at your tally will clearly give you the idea on what to tell them. You don't want to get caught in a web of lies by telling multiple people that you exchanged their gift for the same thing.
Just don't make the mistake of exchanging it to something you do not like as well. Make sure that when you return something, the item you have chosen will match the price and usefulness of the one you returned. Show the person who gave you the gift you have returned that you have chosen one that will last a lifetime, if not at least a long time.