Amazon Smile: A Wedding Registry Option?

Amazon offers a wedding registry service that allows couples to create and manage a list of gifts that their friends and family can purchase for them. The Amazon Wedding Registry provides various benefits, such as a 20% completion discount on registry items, fast and free shipping for guests, easy returns, group gifting, and personalized notes. Couples can also choose their desired privacy settings for the registry, making it private, shareable with a link, or public. With Amazon's large selection of products, couples can find everything they need to celebrate their new chapter.

Amazon Wedding Registry benefits

Amazon Wedding Registry offers a range of benefits to simplify the process of organizing and keeping track of wedding gifts. Here are some of the key advantages:

Earth's Biggest Selection

With Amazon Wedding Registry, you can register for any product available in Amazon's stores, offering an extensive range of options to choose from. This convenience allows you to select items that truly reflect your preferences and needs as a couple.

20% Completion Discount

Qualifying registrants who have received $500 or more in qualifying purchases from their registry are eligible for a 20% completion discount. This discount can be applied to a single order of select products shipped and sold by Amazon.com, up to an aggregate order total of $1,500 USD (a maximum discount of up to $300 USD).

Fast, Free Shipping

Guests can enjoy free two-day shipping on eligible registry items, making it quick and convenient for them to send their gifts.

Easy Returns

Amazon offers a generous 180-day return window for gifts purchased from your registry. This allows for flexibility in case you need to exchange or return any items that don't quite fit your needs.

Gift Card Funds

Guests have the option to contribute to an electronic Amazon.com Gift Card without any fees. This provides flexibility, allowing you to put the balance towards the items you want most.

Group Gifting

Group Gifting allows multiple guests to contribute funds towards pricier items. This feature is especially useful for larger purchases, ensuring that guests can collaborate on gifts that may be outside their individual budgets.

Personalization and Notes

The Amazon Wedding Registry allows you to personalize your registry, add notes, and highlight your most wanted gifts. This helps guide your guests in selecting gifts that align with your preferences.

Gift Tracking

Amazon's gift tracker helps you keep track of who bought what gift and when. This makes it easier to send thank-you notes to your guests and ensures that no one is accidentally overlooked.

Registry Privacy Settings

You have control over the privacy settings of your registry. You can choose to make it public, shareable with a link, or keep it private until you're ready to share. This flexibility ensures that your registry remains as visible or discreet as you prefer.

Creating a Wedding Registry

Here's a step-by-step guide to creating your Amazon wedding registry:

On your desktop:

• Log in to your Amazon account and hover over "Account & Lists" in the top right corner.
• Click on "Your Lists" and select "Find a List or Registry."
• On the Registry and Gifting page, click on the "Create a registry or gift list" button.
• Click on "I'm getting married" to get started.
• Input your and your partner's names and click "Continue."
• Select your wedding date and include your guest count (you can always change this later in Settings). Click "Continue."
• Choose the address where you'd like gifts delivered and decide if you want to allow guests to send gifts not on your registry. Click "Continue."
• Set your registry privacy settings: private, shareable with a link, or public. You can also make it searchable via TheKnot.com. Click "Create."

On the Amazon app:

• Tap the icon with three horizontal lines in the bottom right corner.
• Select "Registry & Gift List" at the top of the screen to view or create a new registry.

From a product page:

• On your desktop or the Amazon app, look for the drop-down menu on the right side of the screen.
• Click on "Wedding Registry" (desktop) or "Add to Registry & Gifting" (app) and follow the steps to create your registry.

Adding items to your registry:

• On the Amazon browser or app, look for the option to add the item to your wedding registry on the product page.
• On the app, you can also scroll down and tap "Add to Registry & Gifting."
• You can also add items directly from your registry page by clicking on "Add items" and selecting from categories like "Popular," "Kitchen," and "Home."

Editing items:

Find the item you want to amend and click "Edit item" to change the requested amount, mark it as "most wanted," add comments, or remove the product.

Sharing your registry:

• Choose your desired privacy setting when creating your registry, and you can change it at any time in Settings.
• To change the privacy setting, go to Settings and scroll down to the privacy options, or select "Your registry" from the menu at the top of your registry page.
• To share your registry, click the "Share" button in the top right corner to copy or customize the link, or share it on social media.

Remember, you can always find help and customer support on Amazon's website if you need further assistance.

Adding items to your Wedding Registry

Adding items to your Amazon Wedding Registry is simple. Any time you’re on an Amazon product page on your browser or the app, you should see the option to add the item to your wedding registry. If you’re using the Amazon app, you can add items from a product page; just find the product you’d like, scroll down, then tap “Add to Registry & Gifting” and select your registry.

You can also add items from your registry page directly. When you’re logged in to your registry, click on “Add items” from the menu near the top of the page. Then, you should see a list of products, broken down by categories like “Popular,” “Kitchen,” and “Home.”

Once you’ve added a product to your registry, you can make any changes to the item whenever you like. Just find the item you want to amend and click “Edit item” to change the requested amount, mark it as “most wanted,” add comments for your guests, or remove the product.

Sharing your Wedding Registry

When creating an Amazon wedding registry, you can choose your desired privacy setting, and you can change this at any time in the Settings on your registry page.

To change your privacy settings, select Settings in the menu at the top of the page, then scroll down to the privacy options to choose your preference before selecting 'Save Changes'.

You can also change your privacy setting by selecting 'Your registry' from the menu at the top of your wedding registry page. In the top left, under your and your partner's names and a countdown to your wedding date, it will say 'Your registry is', followed by the privacy setting you've chosen ('Private', 'Shareable', or 'Public').

Whenever you're ready to share your wedding registry, you'll see a ''Share' button next to an icon of an arrow in the top right of your screen. You can copy the link from there, or even choose to change the link if you'd like to customize it, for example with your and your partner's names. There's also the option to share the link on social media.

If your registry is set to public, your guests can simply search for it on Amazon. Or, if you prefer, you can share a link with only those you choose, or keep your registry private so it stays between you and your co-registrant until you're ready to share it.

Purchasing from a Wedding Registry

Browsing the Registry

Firstly, you can browse the item details of anything on the wedding registry. You can sort registry items by Priority, Price, or Purchased Status by using the Sort By drop-down menu and selecting your preferred option. This will help you decide on a gift that suits your budget and ensure you don't accidentally purchase an item that has already been bought.

Selecting an Item

Once you have decided on an item, select it to view more details. You can then choose "Add to Cart" or "See Options/More Information" to proceed. If you want to select another item, simply use the back button on your browser to return to the wedding registry.

Proceeding to Checkout

When you are ready to purchase, select "Proceed to Checkout" and follow the on-screen instructions to complete your order.

Privacy and Delivery

Amazon respects the privacy of the registry owner by only displaying their name, city, and state on the default address. However, if you purchase from a wedding registry, Amazon may provide your full name and address to the list owner upon delivery.

Group Gifting

If you want to contribute to a larger gift, Amazon offers Group Gifting. This feature allows multiple people to contribute funds towards pricier items. You can view and manage these contributions by selecting the items in the Wedding Registry or through the Thank You List.

Gift Card Funds

If you are unsure about what to purchase, you can contribute to an Amazon Gift Card without any fees. The couple can then decide how to spend the balance.

Tracking and Returns

Amazon also offers a gift tracker to help the couple keep track of who bought what gift and when, making it easier for them to send thank-you notes. Additionally, gifts can be returned within 180 days if they don't quite match the couple's needs or preferences.

Overall, purchasing from an Amazon Wedding Registry is a convenient way to choose a gift that the couple truly wants, with features like sorting options, group gifting, and easy tracking and returns.

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