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>>> GGOOD
>>> GGOOD AFTERNOON. WE BEGIN WITH WEDDING TALK AND
HOW TO ORGANIZATION -- ORGANIZE
YOUR PRESENTS.
YOUR PRESENTS. >> PLUS, HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO
WIN A $20,000 WEDDING ON THE
OREGON COAST.
OREGON COAST. IT'S FREE OF CHARGE AT SALCHAN,
HAVE THEM SPONSOR YOUR WEDDING.
FIRST, WE'LL START WITH
ETIQUETTE, ALL THE THINGS WE'RE
PROBABLY DOING WRONG AND ADVICE
FROM THE WEDDING REGISTRY.
SO WHAT SHOULD WE BE
REGISTERING FOR?
REGISTERING FOR? PROBABLY NOT ALL THOSE FORMAL
DISHES LIKE WE DID WHEN I GOT
MARRIED 100 YEARS AGO.
>> CRYSTAL GLASS.
>> THE AVERAGE AGE IS BETWEEN
LATE 20s, EARLY 30.
SO A LOT OF THESE COUPLES
ALREADY HAVE SOME OF THEIR
BASICS, THAT COFFEE MACHINE
THAT THEY LOVE.
SO THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY
TO UPGRADE ANY ITEMS LIKE YOU
HAVE LIKE UPGRADE YOUR LINENS.
IF YOU NEED NEW KITCHEN
ACCESSORIES, THINGS LIKE THAT.
YOU'LL NEED THAT REGARDLESS.
MOST PEOPLE HAVE ABOUT 150
GUESTS AT THEIR WEDDING, SO
THAT'S A LOT OF GIFTS.
WHEN YOU DO GO TO REGISTER MAKE
SURE YOU AVOID ALL THE SEASONAL
ITEMS.
ITEMS.
ITEMS. SKIP HOLIDAY SEASONAL ITEMS.
ALSO OVER REGISTER.
REGISTER FOR WAY MORE THAN YOU
NEED.
NEED.
NEED. >>
NEED. >> WHY?
>> WHY?
>> WHY? >> THERE ARE SHOWERS,
PREPARTIES, ENGAGEMENT PARTIES.
ALSO, YOU WANT A RANGE OF PRICE
SO KIND OF THOSE LOW SHOCKS KY
ITEMS.
ITEMS.
ITEMS. >>
ITEMS. >> ARE THERE ITEMS THAT COUPLES
OVERLOOK?
OVERLOOK?
OVERLOOK? >> THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.
I FEEL LIKE COUPLES, IT'S IN
THE ALL COUPLES ANYMORE.
IT'S WHAT THEIR HOBBIES AND
LIKES AND NEEDS ARE.
PEOPLE WILL REGISTER AT REI,
HOME DEPOT --
>> MY HUSBAND REGISTERED FOR AN
IRON.
IRON.
IRON. HE
IRON. HE SAID I WANT A REALLY GOOD
IRON.
IRON.
IRON. I
IRON. I SAID, OKAY.
>> AND YOU GOT ONE.
>> IS THERE ANYTHING IN TERMS
OF TACK KINESS THAT YOU --
TACKINESS THAT YOU SHOULDN'T
ASK FOR.
ASK FOR.
ASK FOR. PEOPLE SAY JUST GIVE ME MONEY
EYE WOULDN'T PUT ON --
>> I WOULDN'T PUT ON THE
WEBSITE CASH WANTED.
THERE ARE DIFFERENT WAYS TO GET
CASH.
CASH.
CASH. THERE'S ONE CALLED HONEY FUND.
IT WAS INITIALLY MADE FOR THE
HONEYMOON BUT NOW IT'S EVOLVED.
YOU CAN REGISTER FOR YOUR HONEY
MOON.
MOON.
MOON. YOU
MOON. YOU CAN REGISTER FOR HOME
SUPPLIES OR WHATEVER,
RENOVATIONS, BASICALLY MONEY
FOR ANYTHING.
FOR ANYTHING. >> FOR THE KITCHEN?
>> TOTALLY AND THE COUPLE JUST
GETS THE FUNDS.
THERE'S NO FEE FOR THE COUPLE.
>> WHAT ABOUT SENDING YOUR
REGISTRY OUR WITH YOUR
INVITATION.
INVITATION. I KNOW SOME PEOPLE DON'T LIKE
THAT BUT I LIKE TO KNOW WHERE
PEOPLE ARE REGISTERED.
YOU SHOULD NOT LIST THAT.
>> NEVER MENTION DIFFICULTIES.
YOU CAN PUT IN A SEPARATE
INSERT CARD THAT LISTS THE
WEBSITE'S URL.
WEBSITE'S URL. GUESTS WILL GO THERE FOR
WEDDING DETAILS AND
ACCOMMODATIONS.
ACCOMMODATIONS. >> THEY ARE VERY COMMON RIGHT
NOW.
NOW.
NOW. >>
NOW. >> IF THE COUPLE DOES NOT HAVE
A WEBSITE, IT'S SUPPOSED TO
MAKE ITS WAY TO GUESTS THROUGH
WORD OF MOUTH.
LET THE INITIAL WEDDING PARTY
AND FAMILY KNOW BUT MOST
COUPLES HAVE WEBSITES.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY. DID AHEAD AND SEND IT TO ME.
SEND ME THE REGISTRY AND MAKE
MY LIFE SIMPLER.
>> WHAT ARE SOME OTHER
ALTERNATIVES?
ALTERNATIVES? >> LOTS OF ONLINE OPTIONS.
THERE'S ONE CALLED ZOLA WHICH
IS A WEBSITE COUPLES CAN
REGISTER THROUGH.
REGISTER THROUGH. THERE ARE GIFTS FROM ALL KINDS
OF DIFFERENT STORES.
SO IT'S ALL ON THERE.
>> IS IT FREE?
>> IT IS FREE.
THE WEDDING GUESTS WILL JUST
PAY A TRANSACTION FEE AT THE
STORE.
STORE.
STORE. EVERYTHING GOES STRAIGHT TO THE
COUPLE AND EVERYTHING CAN BE
TRACKED ON THE WEBSITE SO YOU
DON'T HAVE TO SWITCH FROM
MACY'S OR CRATE AND BARREL OR
YESSING LIKE THAT.
THEY ALSO TRACK ALL OF THE
GIFTS FOR YOU LAND WILL SEND
YOU A -- AND WILL SEND YOU A
LIST OF HOP SENT THANK YOU
CARDS.
CARDS.
CARDS. >>
CARDS. >> SOMETIMES THE CARD WILL GET
SEPARATED FROM THE GIFT.
>> AS A COUPLE YOU HAVE TOP
SEND THE THANK YOU NOTE OUT
WITHIN TWO MONTHS.
>> WHAT'S THE RANGE?
>> I WOULD SAY $100 A COUPLE
BUT IT DEPENDS ON THE COUPLE.
>> BUT GOING WITH FRIENDS