Your bridal registry is
the place to stock up on household goods and other items to help you settle into life as newlyweds. Here is a basic list of things you need to begin your happily ever after!
Bakeware/cookware
- Casserole dish
- Cookie sheet
- Dutch oven
- Electric skillet
- Fry pan
- Griddle
- Indoor grill
- Mixing bowl(s)
- Roaster
- Saucepan
- Sautee pan
- Skillet
- Stockpot
- Veggie steamer
- Wok
Bathroom
- Bath mat
- Clothes hamper
- Scale
- Soap dish/dispenser
- Shower curtain
- Towel set
- Wastebasket
Bedroom
- Bedcover
- Duvet or down comforter
- Electric blanket
- Featherbed
- Mattress pads
- Pillows
- Shams
- Sheet set (flat, fitted, pillow cases)
- Throw blanket
- Throw pillows
Cutlery
- Kitchen scissors
- Knife set (chef's, paring, carving, steak, utility)
- Knife sharpener
- Cutting boards
Dinnerware
- Bowls
- Cups
- Plates
- Mugs
- Saucers
Flatware
- Forks (dinner, salad)
- Knives (butter, dinner)
- Spoons (tablespoon, teaspoon, soup spoon)
Kitchen
- Blender
- Canister set (salt, sugar, flower, pasta, coffee, etc.)
- Coffeemaker
- Colander
- Dish towels
- Can opener (electric or manual)
- Food processor
- Hand mixer
- Measuring set (cups and spoons)
- Pot holder/ oven mitt
- Spatula
- Stand mixer
- Strainer
- Teakettle
- Toaster
- Tupperware
- Veggie chopper
- Whisk
Miscellaneous (household items)
- Electronics (DVD player, stereo equipment, etc.)
- Garden tools
- Iron/ironing board and cover
- Lawn equipment
- Patio set
- Vacuum
- Tools
This basic list should serve as a jumping off point for including items on your wedding registry. Each couple's needs are different, so don't feel obligated to add items just for tradition's sake. Instead, select things that you and your mate will need (and use) to help turn your house into a home.