A MARRIED couple is enjoying free date nights thanks to their non-traditional wedding registry. A former bride shared how she and her husband are making the best of their home city and doing more for less after tying the knot. 2 A bride has shared how she prioritized experiences over household items in her non-traditional wedding registry (stock image) Credit: Getty IT'S REGISTERING When it came to her registry, Redditor Itinerantdustbunny decided to forego practical for fun - after all, who needs pots and pans? "We registered for season tickets, annual passes, memberships, and subscriptions to museums, theaters, national parks, heritage organizations, sports teams, and symphonies," she said.
"It is so nice to have built-in date nights that we don’t have to pay for, and it’s a great way to explore our city!" And the perks just kept piling up. Read more in wedding registry WED WIN Save cash with Target "wedding registry" trick even if you're NOT getting married "Someone even upgraded one of the annual passes to a lifetime membership, so we will never pay for that thing again!" she added. HOW IT WORKS She explained that most registry services let you link products from other websites.
However, she noted that it depends on how the membership is listed by the organization. "If it was listed as a traditional product, we could link it to our registry the same way we linked dishes and towels," she said. Most read in Lifestyle MACHETE HORROR Moment man is brutally hacked up by Glasgow machete gang as thugs jailed 'SLEEP PEACEFULLY' BGT star who performed alongside David Walliams dies aged 51 MORAY MANIA Cops called amid huge queues as fizzy drink re-launch causes chaos CAST AWAY Shutters down as Rangers kit makers suddenly CLOSE flagship Scottish store "If it wasn’t listed as a traditional product, we made a custom cash fund for it.
" Our wedding cost just 3k - we hired an Airbnb & ordered Domino’s, we didn’t want to get married with loads of fuss She and her husband registered for 12 memberships in total. When it came to which activities had to be listed as funds versus product links, she said it was about a 50/50 ratio. It all came down to how the membership purchase product was "structured behind the scenes on the organization’s website.
" She equated the registry process to purchasing a gift card. "It is just a normal product added to your basket the normal way, and sometimes you have to go through a separate check-out process," she said. FANS OF THE FUN Other Redditors were impressed by the registry idea.
"This is brilliant! Well, if you don't need household things," said a user. Read more on the Scottish Sun MORAY MANIA Cops called amid huge queues as fizzy drink re-launch causes chaos MURRAY MAKEOVER Andy Murray hit with fresh warning over renovations at luxury Cromlix hotel "That is such a good idea!" another agreed. "If you go this route I recommend With Joy as their registry doesn’t take a percentage on cash funds [as] Zola does," a Redditor advised.
2 She and her husband enjoyed nights at the museum, as well as sporting events for nothing (stock image) Credit: Getty.
