Between my family and I, we paid for the entire bachelor weekend, of course the rehearsal dinner, gave gifts to the wedding party including covering the tux rentals, AND made sure to have an open bar (my family is far from wealthy and it was a financial burden but it was also the right thing to do)

Seriously, unless you have some religious thing against alcohol, you had better find the money to have an open bar at your wedding. If that means cutting your guest list by 25 people then so fricking be it. You spend money on a good photographer and an open bar and let everything else fall into place

ETA: I should point out, though, that we did not have an engagement party. Your wedding is your fricking engagement party as far as I'm concerned. We just went out for dinner and drinks with the friends that were with us the night I proposed.

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Posted on 1/19/16 at 6:34 pm to tylerdurden24

Also, do NOT ask for things other than household items that might be used in the kitchen, general upkeep of the house, or for small scale decorating if you do a registry.

Knew some people that put X Boxes and games and TVs on their wedding registry. Not surprisingly, they didn't even make it to the wedding date.

And know your guest list; if you're inviting all of your friends 5 years or less removed from college, don't go hit up the registry counter at Bloomingdales and Williams-Sonoma and Crate and Barrel. Go to fricking Bed, Bath, and Beyond or Macys like a normal person and just be happy someone cares enough to wish you well.

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