Firearms for wedding registry?

[drift_g35]

My fiance and I both are into shooting. She has 2 guns herself and loves going out. Would it be improper to put some firearm related stuff on a wedding registry? We have lived together for years and have our own house...long story short, we have a blender and toaster, we dont need any of that customary wedding registry stuff.

[waxthis]

Congrats...And let me be the first to say.....HELL YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[RblDiver]

I'd say go for it personally. And congrats!

[Monky]

You're probably better off w/ gift cards.

[brutal]

Do the big SG stores like Bass Pro, Cabela's, etc. have registry's? That would be too cool.

Amazon too I suppose.

[Dave_L]

It's YOUR day. Do whatever the hell you want to do.

[brutal]

Whatever you do, go to that bakery in Denver and get a gun cake.

[JMBD2112]

Congratulations! I tried but it didn't go over to well. But I did get 1k of XM193 and 500 rounds of M855......and I don't think she even noticed

[generalmeow]

In my opinion, it's tacky to ask for hobby type stuff. Like camping gear, or baseball gloves, or a telescope. You're starting a new life together, people want to buy you dishes and household items and stuff.

Now if someone surprises you with something, that's another story. But asking for it is kind of weird for me. "Hey, we're getting married, and I like guns. Buy me a gun?" Maybe if it was a Remington 870 or something people would say "oh, they want a home protection firearm. How nice".

I don't like asking for any gifts, and I felt guilty about getting any of the wedding gifts we got. If you've already got everything, you don't need anything.

[TriggerHappy]

Ive had several friends up in Alaska that registered with gun shops. One of them was with Alaska Tactical. They got some cool shit. You wouldn't be the first to do TI.

[ChadAmberg]

I think it's a great idea personally. I'd of course split the list for the traditional folks to get you useless crap you already have or will never use, but as long as the gifts are clearly things that you two do together, go for it.

[RonMexico]

You're probably better off w/ gift cards.

This*^^^^* ask for visa gift cards.

I think you would be limiting your gifts/ quantities of gifts received. I would say appease the Gods and just go traditional.

[def90]

Put whatever you want on your registry.. it's your wedding..

[rockhound]

get yourself a double barrel, so you can fire two blasts

[Great-Kazoo]

Put whatever you want on your registry.. it's your wedding..

THIS! ! ! Gift Cards would be a nice touch. This way you're not stuck trying to unload 26-06 and some 16ga ammo no one wants, and you cannot return.

BTW: If you go the guns & ammo way. I'll be happy to donate a 50 round box of factory 9mm. This way EVERYONE knows what to buy, or look for.

[sniper7]

Do what you want. If people don't like it they will get you a gift card

[BPTactical]

Bad JuJu to give a weapon of any kind for a wedding present. I was going to make a set of knives for my sister but I was sternly rebuffed by my mom and informed that it was improper.

[Holger Danske]

I say good for you.

[Irving]

Whatever you do, go to that bakery in Denver and get a gun cake.


In my opinion, it's tacky to ask for hobby type stuff. Like camping gear, or baseball gloves, or a telescope. You're starting a new life together, people want to buy you dishes and household items and stuff.

Now if someone surprises you with something, that's another story. But asking for it is kind of weird for me. "Hey, we're getting married, and I like guns. Buy me a gun?" Maybe if it was a Remington 870 or something people would say "oh, they want a home protection firearm. How nice".



This and this. I gave someone a box of hollow point 9mm for their wedding. Turns out the wife didn't know shit about what kind of gun he owned and they didn't even have a 9mm.

[Aloha_Shooter]

I would rather give someone something they will use than a setting or some silver service they'll use 2 or 3 times a decade but make sure you have affordable options. I'm also not buying someone a Larue PredatOBR for a wedding present -- but I could see my way to 200-500 rounds of 5.56 or some new electronic hearing protection or something like that.

[BREATHER]

Hell yeah, go for it..... Most weddings and wedding stuff is lame. GO non-traditional... I hope you and your lady get some good shooting stuff...

[drift_g35]

Thanks guys, Instead of replying with quotes for everything, If we did a traditional wedding with silverware and china and crap, we would be wasting peoples money. We have everything we need. We have already registered at REI since we are both outdoorsy people. We are also going to set something up so our guests can help pay for our vacant land we are buying to have the wedding on. I will see what I can find as far as firearm related registries but there are site that you can have an item for $5000 and lots of people can put $50 towards it, and then you just get the cash when everything is all over.

[ghettodub]

It's your wedding, do what and ask for what you guys want! It seems that so many couples cater their weddings to other people instead of themselves.

[generalmeow]

It is tacky to tell people what kind of gifts to get you, like they owe you something. "You're bringing me a gift, and these are the gifts that are acceptable." "Oh, I'm bringing you a gift? Isn't that for me to decide?" I don't call my my mom when my birthday is coming up and tell her what I'm thinking she should get me for my birthday. She shouldn't get me anything. She doesn't owe me anything. The fact that she wants to celebrate the day of my birth, because it's important to her, is enough of a present.

It should be the same for a wedding. The fact that they want to celebrate with you when you get married is what it's all about. It's tradition to bring a gift because typically and historically you're young, poor, just starting out, and you need help getting set up on the right foot. If you already have everything you need, I don't see that as an excuse to start asking for hobby stuff, or even money. I would never ask my friends and family to fund my hobbies or give me money, unless I really needed it.

I've got one buddy left who hasn't gotten married, and I will be very disappoint if he asks for any hobby stuff or money at his wedding. I will call him on the phone and say "screw you, you give me money and fund my hobbies you greedy fucker", and then I will bring no gift to his wedding.

My mom had a friend who is about 50 years old, is wealthy, just got married for the 3rd time, and had a wedding registry with all this cool stuff on it. Disgusting, if you ask me. I don't even think my mom has talked to her since then, because of the wedding registry.

Edit: It's your wedding, and you can do whatever you want. But you asked, and I guarantee that some people will think less of you for doing it. There will be whispers.

[drift_g35]

It is tacky to tell people what kind of gifts to get you, like they owe you something. "You're bringing me a gift, and these are the gifts that are acceptable." "Oh, I'm bringing you a gift? Isn't that for me to decide?" I don't call my my mom when my birthday is coming up and tell her what I'm thinking she should get me for my birthday. She shouldn't get me anything. She doesn't owe me anything. The fact that she wants to celebrate the day of my birth, because it's important to her, is enough of a present.

It should be the same for a wedding. The fact that they want to celebrate with you when you get married is what it's all about. It's tradition to bring a gift because typically and historically you're young, poor, just starting out, and you need help getting set up on the right foot. If you already have everything you need, I don't see that as an excuse to start asking for hobby stuff, or even money. I would never ask my friends and family to fund my hobbies or give me money, unless I really needed it.

I've got one buddy left who hasn't gotten married, and I will be very disappoint if he asks for any hobby stuff or money at his wedding. I will call him on the phone and say "screw you, you give me money and fund my hobbies you greedy fucker", and then I will bring no gift to his wedding.

My mom had a friend who is about 50 years old, is wealthy, just got married for the 3rd time, and had a wedding registry with all this cool stuff on it. Disgusting, if you ask me. I don't even think my mom has talked to her since then, because of the wedding registry.

Edit: It's your wedding, and you can do whatever you want. But you asked, and I guarantee that some people will think less of you for doing it. There will be whispers.


If anyone thinks less of me at my wedding then I was the one who made the mistake of inviting them. Its 2013, things have changed a little since the last generation. I dont know anyone who lived with each other before getting married in my parents generation, which is why it was customary to receive household items. Now its more common to live together before getting married therefore acquiring more household stuff.

[generalmeow]

Then you better not invite anyone to your wedding, because I'm certain you could think of something to offend every one of them, therefore proving they were never your real friends.

[generalmeow]

Lots of guests will appreciate that you have a wedding registry. My best friend from high school got married in MS, I had never met his wife, I hadn't seen him in 10 years. I went on their target gift registry and picked a couple of things out. But they were simple household things that they asked for. Like $10-20 items. It screamed "we don't want much, but if you're desperate for ideas here are some simple things that we will use."

If they were asking for new ghetto fabulous rims for his car or something I would have been very put off. If I could contribute $50 towards the new ghetto fabulous rims, I would have been even more put off that they even thought about that.

[Aloha_Shooter]

Lots of guests will appreciate that you have a wedding registry. My best friend from high school got married in MS, I had never met his wife, I hadn't seen him in 10 years. I went on their target gift registry and picked a couple of things out. But they were simple household things that they asked for. Like $10-20 items. It screamed "we don't want much, but if you're desperate for ideas here are some simple things that we will use."

If they were asking for new ghetto fabulous rims for his car or something I would have been very put off. If I could contribute $50 towards the new ghetto fabulous rims, I would have been even more put off that they even thought about that.

^^ This. Sometimes -- especially when you don't know half the couple really well -- it's very helpful to know what they want and also know that no one else got them the same thing (think about weddings where they happy couple get 5-10 toasters but none of the other stuff they wanted). In the previous example, what would drive me up the wall is a registry for someone on the third wedding, not the fact of a registry at all ... I know someone getting married a second time and who had a live-in for an extended period between engagements. Yeah, he's getting good wishes but not a hell of a lot else for this next wedding.

[brutal]

It is tacky to tell people what kind of gifts to get you, like they owe you something. "You're bringing me a gift, and these are the gifts that are acceptable." "Oh, I'm bringing you a gift? Isn't that for me to decide?" I don't call my my mom when my birthday is coming up and tell her what I'm thinking she should get me for my birthday. She shouldn't get me anything. She doesn't owe me anything. The fact that she wants to celebrate the day of my birth, because it's important to her, is enough of a present.

It should be the same for a wedding. The fact that they want to celebrate with you when you get married is what it's all about. It's tradition to bring a gift because typically and historically you're young, poor, just starting out, and you need help getting set up on the right foot. If you already have everything you need, I don't see that as an excuse to start asking for hobby stuff, or even money. I would never ask my friends and family to fund my hobbies or give me money, unless I really needed it.

I've got one buddy left who hasn't gotten married, and I will be very disappoint if he asks for any hobby stuff or money at his wedding. I will call him on the phone and say "screw you, you give me money and fund my hobbies you greedy fucker", and then I will bring no gift to his wedding.

My mom had a friend who is about 50 years old, is wealthy, just got married for the 3rd time, and had a wedding registry with all this cool stuff on it. Disgusting, if you ask me. I don't even think my mom has talked to her since then, because of the wedding registry.

Edit: It's your wedding, and you can do whatever you want. But you asked, and I guarantee that some people will think less of you for doing it. There will be whispers.

I think I just found, in this thread, the first person ever to bother putting on my ignore list.

The shit that comes out of your mouth is unbelievable.

[generalmeow]

I think I just found, in this thread, the first person ever to bother putting on my ignore list.

The shit that comes out of your mouth is unbelievable.

I think there's something wrong with your medulla oblongata then. You're disgusted with a person saying "don't be greedy"?

[drift_g35]

I think I just found, in this thread, the first person ever to bother putting on my ignore list.

The shit that comes out of your mouth is unbelievable.


[ROFL3]

[brutal]

"This message is hidden because generalmeow is on your ignore list. "

blah blah blah

I kind of like this new experience. Thanks generalmeow, you popped my ignore cherry.

[generalmeow]

[ROFL3]


You view your friends and family as people that might be able to bring you all the physical things you want at this one occasion where you feel they're obligated to bring you gifts. I didn't view them that way at my wedding. I felt guilty about everything we got, and I didn't ask for anything. I felt most moved by the people who I knew were struggling financially who got us a couple of glass mugs. That's what it's about.

Take it or leave it. Put me on your ignore list. What do I know?

[drift_g35]

You view your friends and family as people that might be able to bring you all the physical things you want at this one occasion where you feel they're obligated to bring you gifts. I didn't view them that way at my wedding. I felt guilty about everything we got, and I didn't ask for anything. I felt most moved by the people who I knew were struggling financially who got us a couple of glass mugs. That's what it's about.

Take it or leave it. Put me on your ignore list. What do I know?

The way you worded your response makes it look like your way is the only acceptable way, and anyone who does not follow your advice is a horrible person. Thank you for your opinion, I will take it into consideration.

[generalmeow]

The way you worded your response makes it look like your way is the only acceptable way, and anyone who does not follow your advice is a horrible person. Thank you for your opinion, I will take it into consideration.

Treating your friends and family like friends and family, and not people who are going to bring you stuff, is the only acceptable way. Or at least I think it should be. Seems like most people disagree with me - some to the point that they never ever want to hear anything I have to say again. And still other people think it's funny and act like Salacious Crumb when that person announces they're ignoring me from now on.