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Wedding registries were the best thing to happen to matrimonial couplings since Pachelbel composed the four-note bass line to Canon in D. By telling your dearly beloved friends and relations what it is you precisely want, you get to sidestep the frustration of unwrapping (and returning) eight gravy boats, or the discomfort of telling your sweet Aunt Gertrude how much you loved that set of porcelain clown figurines she sent you.
Traditionally, wedding gifts were a way for economically challenged young couples, who often started out with literally nothing, to furnish their first homes. With increasing numbers of men and women getting married later in life, however, and with many lovebirds moving in together long before they take the marital plunge, modern-day newlyweds may find that they already have everything they need to set up house.
If you're already equipped with a KitchenAid mixer, an espresso machine, and, yes, several gravy boats of your own, consider signing up for a different kind of wedding registry at Changing the Present, a non-profit Web site that facilitates donations to myriad causes.
Instead of matching china or a complete set of measuring cups, couples can choose from more than 1,000 charitable gifts, ranging from $2 to $5,000, from hundreds of leading non-profits. Your guests could help you adopt a tiger, for instance, plant 40 trees, or help educate an underprivileged girl for a year.
Imagine: You can start your new life together without excess clutter, while making the world a better place. Plus, how many people can say their wedding was tax-deductible? ::Changing the Present
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