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of up to 250 for dinner and dancing.

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WHAT US the perfect gift for to-
day’s brides and grooms? Many
people immediately think of
china, crystai and silver and, while
these are always welcome gifts.
says Bride's Magazine, the
possibilities have expanded to
‘anything the couple might en-
joy.”’

Brides and grooms of the ’90s
are requesting and _ receiving
everything from his-and-hers exer-
cise equipment and = gardening
tools to accessories for their per-
sonal computers.

‘Couples marrying now have
more defined ideas of what they
need for setting up a home," ex-
plains Barbara Tober, Editor-in-
chief of Bride’s.

In contrast to the average bride
and groom of the past, they’re
older, or have been married be-
fore. ‘‘They want the traditional
items, of course, but they also
appreciate gifts that are individual
and creative, a bit out of the o7-
dinary,’* Tober says.

Bride's Magazine has this advice
for anyone shopping for a wed-
ding present this season: Find out

if the couple have listed their
preferences with a wedding gift
registry (65% of brides and
grooms do.)

Registries work by providing a
clearing house where a couple can
record the items they’d like, and
guests can look over the list and
choose the gift that fits their tastes
and budgets.

In addition to traditional gift
items, couples can register for
furniture, housewares, electronic
equipment, luggage, sporting
goods and specialty foods.

If the couple is not registered,
it’s a safe bet that they can use
extra blankets, towels, linens or a
variety of tabletop items and
housewares.

If they have a distinct ‘‘person-
ality,” one of these ideas might
it:

¢ Gourmers: Wine glasses, a
wine rack, a wine label scrapbook,

a membership in a wine-of-the-
month club.

© Exercisers: Warm-up suits and
leotards, an exercise bike,
membership at a health club.

*Travellers: Luggage,
sunglasses, beach towels, passport
wallets, a travel alarm or iron.

¢ Social butterflies: An ap-
pointment book, an engraved pen,
theater or opera tickets, restaurant
gift certificates.

@Sporis fans: A
blanket and thermos,
football tickets.

¢ Sailors: Floating barware,
deck chairs, a compass, an all-
weather radio, a picnic basket for
snacks.

© The couple setting up a home
office: Bookends, paperweights,
desk sets, a retuote telephone, a
tape recorder or dictaphone.

© The couple buying a first
home: Gardening tools, a leaf
blower, a lawn mower, a garden
sundial, a wheelbarrow, snow
shovels, a welcome mat.

stadium
season

Bridal registries make it easier

AS MORE and more couples
decide to marry each year, wed-
ding guests are looking to bridal
registries for help in choosing the
right wedding and shower gifts for
them.

Many brides-to-be are reluctant
to register at their Icoal depart-
ment store or specialty shop. They
feel that they will give their guests
the ‘‘wrong impression,”’ the im-

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pression that gifts are the only

thing that they are concerned
about.
Not so, says bridal registry

coordinator Elizabeth Kathan. She
believes that many wedding guests
prefer to look at the couple’s
bridal registry list to look for
ideas for that perfect gift.

“Most guests want to purchase
a gift that the couple really
wants,’? Kathan says. ‘tA bridal
regisiry print-out is the easiest way
for them to be comfortable with
their decision.”

Kathan suggssts listing a wide
variety of items on the registry.
She suggests registering for some
small, inexpensive items such as
kitchen utensils, decorative coffee
mugs, or dish toweis/pot holders
for shower gifts.

The majority of the items on
the registry should be in a medium
price range (325-75). This category
could include many typical wed-
ding gifts: sheets, towels, casual

dinnerware, silverware and bar
ware, smail electric appliances,
cutlery and decorative pieces.

Couples should be willing to let
their imaginations take hold when
they register. An item that they
might never purchase for
themselves, but would love to
have, is the perfect item to place
on the bridal registry.

lt is important to register for
more expensive items, too. Things
like a VCR, a microwave, or a set
of iuggage may be too expensive
for one guest to purchase ... but,
many times, groups of guests (like
co-workers) like to join forces to
buy one large gift.

The keys to successful bridal
registry? '

© Register for a
items.
eKeep your guests’ budgets in
mind.

e Don’t just register for what
you need ... register for items that
you really want.

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