I am not offended by gift registries at all, especially for weddings. The cost of weddings is so much I think its nice to be buying something to help the couple start their household. We recently went to a wedding at a really nice place in the heart of San Francisco, it was such a treat and must have cost the parents a fortune and I was glad there were some more expensive gifts to choose from since my girls were invited too.

I got married 25 years ago and they were pretty common then, I remember trying to make sure I only had affordable gifts on my registry though.