• Gift registry information is not appropriate to include with the invitation.A pair of wedding bands on an exquisite gold-colored gift box. image by weim from <a href='http://www.fotolia.com'>Fotolia.com</a>
  
  

Registry Information Sends the Wrong Message

• If you include the registry information on your wedding invitation, you put the emphasis on the gifts you want, not your desire for the guest to attend, according to Peggy Post, director of the Emily Post Institute. The Knot confirms that invitations with registry locations make the gift more important than the guest.
  
  

Registry Information is Helpful

• Wedding registries, particularly online registries, take the guesswork out of gift giving for guests, according to The Knot. Guests can choose from a list of items that they know the bride and groom want. Providing registry information on wedding invitations, then, makes the gift shopping experience less stressful.
  
  

Bottom Line

• Guests will assume that the couple has a registry, and they can ask the parents of the bride and groom or maid of honor for the registry location, according to The Knot. Do not include it on the invitation.