Best Wedding Registry Home Appliances
Some of the best wedding registry home appliances never make it onto the registry, because engaged couples focus on home décor and small gifts. Gift registries are great, because you share what you would like to have in your home. Most engaged couples use an online registry, because it’s easier to plan for their bridal shower or engagement party.
Trendy vs. Practical Gifts
They pick items that are trendy, because they are not thinking about married life. Some home appliances are very expensive, because they are large. If you’re a bride-to-be or a groom-to-be, think about family who would love to buy you more than kitchen knick-knacks.
Most Popular Wedding Registry Gifts
According to the Business Insider, only ONE actual home appliance made it on the 2018 list of most popular wedding registry gifts. Only one? It was the KitchenAid Ultra Power 5-Speed Hand Mixer, because it costs less than $50 at most retailers.
That’s great, because KitchenAid is an excellent brand. They have many other home appliances, too. There are many things you are more likely to use than the hand mixer for those amazing cakes people think they will be baking every week. KitchenAid is a popular brand, because the appliances are of great quality. They even have commercial grade appliances and many gift ideas.
Putting Commercial Appliances on Wedding Registry
Do not buy commercial grade appliances for your home, because they are made for a food business. The power source and parts are different than residential appliances, because commercial machines use more power. People get confused and think that commercial appliances are somehow stronger, but this is not true.
Countertop Toaster Oven and Microwave on Wedding Registry
Here are some KitchenAid home appliances that we recommend:
- Compact Contour Silver Non-Stick Interior Countertop Toaster Oven
- Any of the KitchenAid Microwave Ovens
There’s nothing wrong with a lifetime supply of plush towels or pretty plates. Yes, you will need a can opener and once a year you’ll use the turkey baster. The odds of you using an oven and a microwave at home are much higher though. Even if you’re not a major cook in the kitchen yet, most food or takeout needs to be reheated, and some frozen meals need an oven.
Toaster Oven Appliance on Gift Registry
A quality toaster oven uses less household energy than the traditional larger oven home appliance, too. The best part about toaster ovens and microwaves is that they are under $150. With a good sale at a department store, and some easy to find store coupons, many family and friends would happily buy you a useful item for your new home. This is better than the expensive wine glasses you think look amazing right now, because they haven’t been collecting dust in your cupboard yet.
There are 3 types of microwaves:
- Microwave Hood Combination
- Built-In
- Countertop
You and your future spouse may want to talk about what kind of kitchen setup you’d like and how you intend to make your family meals in the future. Life gets busy once you have children, too! Toaster ovens and microwaves are easier to use and speed things up on busy weeknights at home. This is practical advice from our experience of working in so many homes over the years as a home appliance repair company in New Jersey. The things that you use the most seem to never make it onto wedding registries.
Dishwasher on Wedding Registry
If you search on Amazon for wedding registry gift suggestions, you’ll find that spending almost $600 on an Espresso maker is logical to some people. Here’s what else $600 could also buy you:
- A Dishwasher
Do you know how many dirty plates a family can make in one day with just 3 meals? While caffeine is certainly essential, any family or friend willing to spend that type of money on an Espresso maker may get you a dishwasher. These are our recommendations for some of the best dishwashers under $600:
- Whirlpool 24” Built-In Dishwasher
- GE 24” Top Control Tall Tub Built-In Dishwasher
- Frigidaire 24” Built-In Front Control Tall Tub Dishwasher in Stainless Steel
- Samsung Dishwasher
At Master Service Appliance Repair, we work on these appliances every day, because we do appliance repairs or routine maintenance. These are all reliable home appliance brands, because you are likely to use them.
Refrigerator on Wedding Registry
Engaged couples shy away from putting refrigerators on their wedding registry, because they’re expensive. Many homes have extra compact refrigerators and freezers, because you can store food in different parts of the house. It’s amazing the reasonable prices you can find on excellent brands. Below are a few examples of refrigerator brands we’ve repaired over the years:
Frigidaire 18.7” 4.5 Cu. Ft. Compact Refrigerator – under $300
Insignia 18.1 Cu. Ft. Top-Freezer Refrigerator – under $450
Avanti 24” p.2 Cu. Ft. Bottom Freezer Refrigerator – under $500
Wedding registry gifts are supposed to help the newly married couple, because family and friends want to help start their new life together. The funny thing is that most brides and grooms feel weird putting “expensive” items on their registry. Yet, they have no problem putting an endless list of brick-a-brack.
Appliances vs. Towels
Towels are one of the most traditional wedding gifts, but an entire towel set will cost hundreds of dollars. No one is going to only buy you one washcloth, because it would seem cheap. They will feel compelled to buy you, at least, two of each size. Depending on the brands you pick, guests will already be spending a lot of money, because they will want to increase the value of the gift they’re getting you.
Pooling Together to Buy Wedding Registry Gifts
A trend in the wedding industry is pooling together to buy wedding registry gifts, because they are larger. Sometimes a group of friends will decide to buy you the refrigerator, because they pool their money. Work friends may pool money together to buy you the microwave, too. Giving people choices is always best, and we highly recommend adding home appliances as wedding registry gifts.
Wedding Planning and Gift Registry Ideas
Please, visit these popular wedding planning websites and home appliance websites for detailed information:
https://www.brides.com/story/the-most-popular-wedding-registry-items-in-every-state
https://www.amazon.com/wedding/mp/registry-suggestion?categoryId=small-apps
https://www.businessinsider.com/zola-most-popular-wedding-registry-gifts-by-state-2018-5
https://www.kitchenaid.com/major-appliances/microwaves.html
https://www.kitchenaid.com/countertop-appliances/commercial-products.html
https://www.amazon.com/wedding/mp/registry-suggestion?categoryId=small-apps
https://www.yaleappliance.com/Dishwashers/Samsung/Dishwashers-DW80M2020US.aspx
https://www.brides.com/story/prettiest-coziest-towels-your-wedding-registry
