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Geek Weddings and Gift Registries?
mrbill writes "Getting married in a week, and the majority of our close
friends will ask where we've registered for gifts. Any
suggestions on places that allow online registration
for geeks, other than doing something like an Amazon wish list?"
What are you looking to get? Unless your friends/family are all geeks, they will probably wnat to get you something practical, so the trick is to get cool practical stuff. I recommend either Crate & Barrel or Williams and Sonoma. Both has tons of good stuff, and you'll need a lot of kitchen stuff after the marriage. (Actually, I confess, W&S is on the list because I'm a cooking geek, if there is such a thing).
For those that want to get you something different, register at Home Depot for power tools (MORE POWER! I need MORE POWER!) and other hardware. Finally, although they don't have a registry, Firebox is a great site for geek stuff.
Congratulations on getting married!
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He had come like a thief in the night,
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You might not want people to give you geek toys for your wedding. Most geek toys have a short lifespan (a few years) and I would hope your will still be married in 15 or 30 years. You would probably be better off asking for things that you will someday need (like say nice china) but will probably not buy for yourself than something like a bigger hard drive. I would think (ok I'm not married I don't know) that your wedding presents would be things that you would want to use for years and to remeber the people who gave them to you.
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..which in the long run will make both of you happy.
:) Power tools and yard tools are cool and acceptable wedding gifts too. Consumer electronics are also in the realm of possible gifts, but more along the lines of a traditional TV, home stereo, speakers.. you might could sneak a Tivo in there.
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My Finace' is a cool chick, but very non-geek. She tolerates toys, and appreciates having a nice home network, but I don't know how she's feel about us getting a lot of geek toys for wedding gifts. As others have pointed out, geek items are usually pretty cutting edge and otherwise have short lifespans. Go with the crystal and the china, but get some other pratical stuff too that you'll both use and enjoy, like matching every day dishes (not the random plates your relatives were throwing away that they gave you in college), matching drinking glasses (those Taco Bell souvenir cups won't cut it), and some good cookware. Register for a good bar set and bar tools.
Now, down the line when the two of you are buying/building a house and you want to run fiber to every room and an air conditioned server closet, and she wants a gazeebo and a sitting room, remind her of the china and silver that you use twice a decade.