Have You Given Something From Home As A Wedding Gift?

I  get it . . . going to a wedding is expensive.  It's something I feel pretty bad about - I hate to ask anybody to spend any money on me.  That's why our wedding registries are so sparse.   But there's a line, right? Some of you are SERIOUSLY cheap when it comes to wedding gifts.  

According to a new survey, 41% of people have given something from their OWN HOME as a wedding gift.  Check out four other stats they found . . .

1.  20% have signed their name on another guest's gift, without contributing to it.

2.  One in ten have LIED and told a married couple that their wedding gift was on its way, when it wasn't . . . because they hadn't bought it yet.

3.  People only want to spend an average of $70 on a gift . . . but when it comes to their OWN wedding, they think they should get gifts that cost around $80. I don't think our basic stuff is NEAR that expensive.  I think the average item on our registry is more like $20.

4.  7% of us would prefer not to give gifts at ALL, if we had a choice.  Why?  Basically, people stress about what to buy, how much to spend, and whether they'll have to overspend to avoid looking cheap.

And 10% of people say they just don't like wedding registries in the first place, because they don't like being told what to buy.

See, that's what I'm afraid of.  I'm afraid people will think I'm being greedy or demanding or any of that.  But at the same time, some guests were stressing out at the thought of us NOT having a registry.  Is this one of those "you can't please everyone" things?  Am I overthinking it?  What did you do for your registry at your wedding?

Assuage My Stress Please,

Behka