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Custom made wedding invitations, retail and DIY online stores
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Sydney Retail Store
Shop 11, Milsons Village
(Lower Ground Floor)
48 Alfred Street
Milsons Point NSW 2061
Phone: (02) 9460 3921
Email: Information at Fine Invitations
ABN: 41 086 034 915 |
| May/June trading hours: |
Tue-Wed 9am-5pm |
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Thu 9am-6:30pm |
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Fri 9am-4pm |
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Sat 9am-1pm |
| Closed Mondays, Sundays & Public Hols |
| Appointments recommended |
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Gift Registry/Wishing Well cards
Whether with a bridal registry card or wishing well card, couples want their guests to know the best and perhaps easiest way to give a gift. If you have set up a gift registry, a small card will often be provided with your occasion ID on it. If you prefer everything to match, then we can print them on the same stock as the rest of your stationery.
An alternative to a gift registry is a "Honeymoon registry" in which a travel agency will be nominated to organise a honeymoon fund. The card presents details of the person to contact at the travel agency and this is a simple way for the guests to make a monetary contribution to the couple’s honeymoon, rather than giving cash or a traditional gift.
In some cases, the couple will have a "Wishing Well" or something similar. This is very popular with couples who already have most of the household items they need. A Wishing Well card lets the guests know that there will be somewhere at the reception where they can place an envelope with money inside, in lieu of a gift-wrapped present. Although couples often worry about wording this correctly, guests are almost always happy to comply with the request – it makes life easy and they know that their financial contribution is welcomed gratefully.
The wording can be in the form of a little poem (just Google "Wishing Well wording" to see the variety), but some of these are rather contrived! We prefer not to use rhyme, but to use language which naturally and politely conveys your wishes. You may also wish to suggest that if a guest prefers to give a traditional gift, it will be welcomed – in this way, you are making everyone comfortable with their choice and method of gift giving.
Suggestions for typical wording of gift registry/wishing well messages:
Over the years we have been together, we have been lucky enough to acquire most of what we need to be comfortable, so no gifts are necessary. Instead, we will be having a wishing well. If you wish to make a contribution it would be greatly appreciated and we would welcome a card to mark our memorable day.
Your presence at the wedding is the greatest gift of all. However should you wish to honour X and Y with a gift, a contribution to their Honeymoon wishing well at the reception would be warmly received. If you would prefer to surprise them with something more personal, we are sure that whatever gift you choose will bring them years of joy.
Dear Friends, we look forward to seeing you at the wedding! As you are aware, we already have most items to set up home. This is the reason for us choosing a wishing well. If you would like to spoil us, we would greatly appreciate your contribution to our honeymoon. At the reception there will be a card holder where we would love to receive your greeting card and well wishes.
Your presence at our wedding celebration is gift enough. However, for those who would like to mark this special occasion with a gift, we have arranged a Bridal Registry with a travel agent for our honeymoon.
A gift registry, honeymoon registry or wishing well card is something you should consider, but if you prefer, you can put a message about gifts on a bigger, more comprehensive information card.
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