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    Bridal registries for do-it-yourselfers

    Consumer Reports News: May 31, 2008 12:09 AM

    Love aside, for some folks the best part of getting married is the bridal registry.

    The most elaborate of wish lists, a bridal registry allows the couple to dream big. Stunning china and crystal stemware, cutlery with hard-to-pronounce names, and cookware from France that's the color of the summer sky—these are the material rewards for true love.

    When do-it-yourselfers fall in love, their dreams of building a life together might mean a bridal registry at a big-box retailers like Lowe's or Home Depot. Lovebirds can fill their wish list with chain saws, lawn mowers, hedge trimmers, ladders, and the like and publish it online.

    Love is grand. Or make that "grands" for couples whose registry doesn't shy away from including items like washing machines, refrigerators, and other major appliances for the kitchen and laundry.—Kimberly Janeway


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