Choosing a wedding registry? 100-plus free gifts from retailers.
Getting married is聽expensive. With the average American wedding clocking in at a hefty $32,641,聽for many newlyweds, the only light at the end of the financial tunnel comes from the pile of聽wedding gifts purchased off their carefully selected registry.
So if you're newly engaged, why not boost those rewards by registering at a store that offers registry freebies?聽We rounded up our ten favorite retailers that聽offer聽bonus gifts for couples who register with them. While聽you won't be eligible to receive most聽of these gifts until certain items on your registry have been fulfilled, some stores offer freebies just for registration!
Many opt to register with Amazon in order to select a wider range of gifts,聽and the online mega-retailer also聽:
- Get a $50聽Nespresso聽club credit when your guests complete a purchase of a Nespresso machine at $199 or more.
- Receive a 9" stainless steel French skillet, customized with your initials and wedding date when your guests complete an聽All Clad聽registry of $1,500 or more.
- Get聽a 20oz double-wall insulated smoothie cup when a guest orders a聽Vitamix聽blender off your registry.
- Receive a limited edition stoneware mini-cocotte gift set in pearlescent white when your guests complete a聽Le Creusetregistry of $500 or more.
Bed Bath & Beyond offers a wide range of free registry gifts -- the most of any store on this list -- which can be redeemed upon completion by filling out a gift vendor redemption form and sending it to the vendor along with a copy of your registry.聽, but here are a few of our favorite聽registry freebies currently offered by the home goods retailer:
- Free聽Mikasa聽Cheers Carafe with $500 purchase of of Mikasa products.
- Free聽Lenox聽Tuscony Pierced Decanter with $500 purchase of Lenox, Dansk and/or Gorham products.
- Free two-piece聽Moments Eternity聽pasta set with purchase of eight Moments Eternity five-piece place settings or Promise stainless steel flatware.
- Free聽Fitz and Floyd聽sweetheart tray with $150 purchase of Fitz and Floyd Everyday White.
- Free聽Yamazaki聽serving set in your pattern with purchase of eight five-piece place settings of Yamazaki flatware.
- Free set of two聽Heart-to-Heart聽wine glasses with $250 purchase of聽Riedel聽or聽Nachtmann.
- Free聽Sophie Conran聽white two-piece chip and dip set with $450 purchase of Sophie Conran for Portmeiron.
- Two free Crescendo Champagne Flutes with $200 purchase of聽Luigi Bormioli
- Free vegetable bowl in your color or pattern with purchase of 10聽Noritake聽dinnerware place settings.
- Free聽Lyndon聽3" x 3" silver plate picture frame with purchase of eight crystal stem glasses from聽Reed & Barton.
- Free 8" Non-Stick Fry pan and Red Oven Mitt with $500 purchase of聽OXO Cookware聽and/or聽Kitchen Electrics聽products.
- Free 9" personally engraved French Skillet with $800 purchase of聽All-Clad聽products.
- Three free Multi-Color Mixing Bowls with $500 purchase of聽Cuisinart聽products.
- Free Bakeware set with purchase of $500 in聽Kitchenaid聽products.
- Two free聽Keurig聽Travel Mugs with purchase of a Keurig Home Brewing System and two portion packs.
- Free聽Dyson聽DC56 Handheld Vacuum with purchase of $599 in Dyson products.
In addition to offering free shipping on registry orders over $99,聽
- Free Santoku Knife and a nonstick griddle with $500 purchase of聽Calphalon聽products.
- Free 9" personally engraved French skillet with $800 purchase of聽All-Clad聽products.
- Free special edition two-piece set of聽Le Creuset聽Mini White Pearl Cocottes with $500 purchase of Le Creuset products.
- Free stoneware Mini-Cocotte gift set and Toughened Nonstick Braiser with Lid with $1,000 purchase of聽Le Creuset聽products.
- Free聽W脺STHOF聽Apron with $200 purchase of聽W脺STHOF聽cutlery.
- Free聽W脺STHOF聽Classic 4" Extra-Wide Paring Knife ($80 value) with $450 purchase of聽W脺STHOF gifts.
- Free Mini Wiki cutting board with $300 purchase of聽Schmidt Brothers聽cutlery.
- Free 3.5" Paring Knife with $450 purchase of聽Global聽cutlery.
- Free spice refill with purchase of two聽Peugeot聽mills.
- Free BPA-free 20 oz travel cup with purchase of a聽Vitamix聽blender.
- Free Charm Satin 12-piece part set with purchase of 12 place settings of聽Charlotte,聽Clark,聽Emerge,聽Jett,聽Kenton,聽Lauf,Quinlan聽or聽Twist聽flatware.
- Four free cocktail forks with purchase of 12 place settings of聽Ginkgo聽Mesa flatware.
- 12 free coffee spoons with purchase of 12聽J&H International聽place settings.
- Six free espresso spoons with purchase of 12聽Yamazaki聽Olympic or Eva place settings.
- Free 4" x 6" tarnish-resistant silver-plate frame with purchase of 12聽Reed & Barton聽Grand Hotel 11, Royce or Axel flatware.
- Free Sesame Tealight Holder with purchase of $450 or more聽Robert Welch Design聽items.
- Three free Multi-Color Mixing Bowls with $500 purchase of聽Cuisinart聽products.
- Free food processor-shaped USB Flash Drive with $150 purchase of聽Cuisinart聽products.
- Free $50聽Nespresso聽Club Credit with $199 purchase of Nespresso products.
- Free set of two espresso cups with purchase of a聽DeLonghi聽Dedica Slimline Espresso Maker, Combination Coffee and Espresso Machine, Dedica Cappuccino Maker EC860 or Fully Automatic Espresso Machine.
- Free milk frother with purchase of聽DeLonghi聽Dedica Slimline Espresso Maker or Combination Coffee and Espresso Machine.
- Free coffee grinder with purchase of聽DeLonghi聽Cappuccino Maker EC860.
Crate & Barrel also offers a variety of gift card bonuses for both registry and completion:
- Get a $10 Crate & Barrel gift card when you register a聽KitchenAid聽stand mixer attachment and blender, and an additional $50 gift card upon purchase of this item off your registry.
- Get a $10 gift card when $89.95 or more in聽Chef's Choice聽products are purchased off your registry, and a $25 gift card when $169.95 or more is purchased off your registry.
This southern department store chain has some great incentives for engaged couples who use Dillard's for their registry:
- Free flash drive with 75 original聽Cuisinart聽recipes when you register for $150 worth of Cuisinart products.
- Free open vegetable bowl with your pattern with completion of eight place settings of聽Dillard's China.
- 20% off the remaining home, beauty, lingerie and furniture department items on your registry, and 10% off the remaining small electrics.
- Free Southern Living Comfort Food cookbook when you complete your registry in store.
- Register and complete eight of the same聽Dillard's Crystal Stemware聽stems and get a 9th for free.
- Free 9"聽All-Clad聽French skillet with $800 purchase of All-Clad products off your registry.
- Free "Yours, Mine and Ours" set with a bronze heart cookie sheet, mini turner and 12.5" "Yours and Mine" skillet when you complete $500 worth of聽Anolon聽products.
- Three free Multi-Color Mixing Bowls with $500 purchase of聽Cuisinart聽products.
- Register for and receive $500 worth of聽Le Creuset聽products and you are eligible to receive a Complimentary limited edition stoneware mini cocotte gift set. Register for and receive $1000 worth of Le Creuset products and you are eligible to receive the mini cocotte gift set and a toughened nonstick braiser with lid.
- Get a $50聽Nespresso聽club credit when your guests complete a purchase of a Nespresso machine at $199 or more.
- Free universal two-piece Entertainment set with completion of a Oneida flatware registry of at least 10 place settings.
- Free stainless steel Berry Serving Spoon with purchase of $100 in聽Reed and Barton聽flatware.
- Free 'Art of Blending' hardcover book with purchase of a聽Vitamix聽blender.
, but JCPenney has quite a few registry incentives for couples who register with them! You'll also be qualified for a 10% off discount on any unclaimed items on your registry up to six months after your wedding.
- Free Simply Calphalon knife and trivet with $400 purchase of聽Calphalon聽products off your registry.
- Free food processor-shaped USB flash drive filled with 75 original聽Cuisinart聽recipes with $150 purchase of Cuisinart products off your registry.
- Three free Multi-Color Mixing Bowls with $500 purchase of聽Cuisinart聽products.
- Free one-year subscription to聽Bon Appetit聽magazine with $350 or more in purchases of qualifying聽Epicurious聽products.
- Four free聽Michelangelo聽Masterpiece聽stemmed liqueur glasses with purchase of eight Michelangelo Masterpiece items fromLuigi Bormioli.
- Free baking cookbook with $500 purchase of聽KitchenAid聽small appliance and kitchenware registry items.
- Free聽Oneida聽serving tonga with $100 purchase of Oneida items off your registry.
- Free聽J.A. Henckels聽knife set with $150 purchase of J.A. Henckels items.
In addition to getting 15% off unfulfilled registry items after your wedding has passed and earning 10% rewards on gifts purchased off your registry,聽:
- Free stainless steel two-quart tea kettle with registry of $400 or more in qualifying聽Calphalon聽products.
- Free聽Circulon聽"Sweetheart Bundle" with $400 purchase of Circulon items from your registry.
- Three free Multi-Color Mixing Bowls with $500 purchase of聽Cuisinart聽products.
- Free food processor-shaped USB flash drive filled with 75 original聽Cuisinart聽recipes with $150 purchase of Cuisinart products off your registry.
- Free high quality stainless steel pastry server with $150 purchase聽of聽Fiesta聽flatware products from your registry.
- Free three-piece parer set with $150 purchase of聽J.A. Henckels聽products.
- Two free聽Keurig聽stainless steel travel mugs with purchase of a Keurig Home Brewing System and two boxes of portion packs.
- Free聽Wilton Armetale聽Flutes and Pearls Heart Dish with $250 purchase of Wilton Armetale products.
Couples who register at Macy's can take 20% off remaining items on their registry after their wedding, and 10% off furniture, rugs and mattresses. They'll also be eligible to receive:
- Free 9"聽All-Clad聽French skillet with $800 purchase of All-Clad products off your registry.
- Free "Yours, Mine and Ours" set with a bronze heart cookie sheet, mini turner and 12.5" "Yours and Mine" skillet when you complete $500 worth of聽Anolon聽products.
- Free nonstick 12" grill and 5" Santoku knife with $500 in purchases of聽Calphalon聽products.
- Free聽Chicago Cutlery聽bamboo cutting board with purchase of a Chicago Cutlery Insignia Cutlery Set.
- Two free serving bowls with $150 purchase of聽Corelle聽products.
- Free聽Corningware聽French White Round Pie Plate with purchase of any four-piece set of Corningware.
- Three free Multi-Color Mixing Bowls with $500 purchase of聽Cuisinart聽products.
- Free Delsey Helium Sky personal bag in black with $250 purchase of聽Delsey聽products.
- Two free Denby pasta bowls in your pattern with $750 purchase of聽Denby聽products.
- Free聽Dyson聽Articulating Hard Floor Tool with $400 in Dyson purchases.
- Free聽Joseph Joseph聽three-piece peeler set with $100 in Joseph Joseph purchases.
- Two free聽Keurig聽stainless steel mugs with purchase of any Keurig home brewing system.
- Free聽KitchenAid聽two-piece bakeware set with $500 in KitchenAid purchases.
- Register for and receive $500 worth of聽Le Creuset聽products and you are eligible to receive a Complimentary limited edition stoneware mini cocotte gift set. Register for and receive $1000 worth of Le Creuset products and you are eligible to receive the mini cocotte gift set and a toughened nonstick braiser with lid.
- Free 5" x7" invitation frame with $500 in聽Michael Aram聽purchases.
- Free聽Namb茅聽6" Butterfly Bowl with $250 in Namb茅 purchases.
- Get a $50聽Nespresso聽club credit when your guests complete a purchase of a Nespresso machine at $199 or more.
- Free聽Pyrex聽Black Portable Bag with hot/cold insert with purchase of at least two sets of Pyrex.
- Free set of two monogrammed Heart to Heart champagne flutes with $400 purchase of聽Reidel聽products.
- Get聽a 20oz double-wall insulated smoothie cup when a guest orders a聽Vitamix聽blender off your registry.
- Free聽Wilton Armetale聽Heart Tray with $250 Wilton Armetale purchase.
- Free聽W眉sthof聽stainless steel kitchen shears and 3" paring knife with $400 in聽W眉sthof purchases.
- Free聽Zwilling J.A. Henckels聽6" Utility Knife with $300 in Zwilling J.A. Henckels purchases.
- Free open vegetable bowl with purchase of at least 10 China place settings from聽Mikasa,聽Lenox,聽Marchesa by Lenox,聽kate spade new york,聽Dansk,聽DKNY,聽Noritake,聽Waterford,聽Wedgwood,聽Vera Wang by Wedgwood,聽Royal Doulton,聽Monique Lhuillier聽Waterford,聽Villeroy & Boch聽and/or聽Sophie Conran for Portmeirion & Spode
- Free goblet, flute or wine glass with purchase of at least 10 same-size pieces of open stock stemware from聽Mikasa,聽Lenox,kate spade new york,聽Waterford,聽Marquis by聽Waterford聽and/or聽Wedgwood & Vera Wang Wedgwood.
- Free two to five piece hostess serving set with purchase of at least 10 stainless steel flatware place settings from聽Lenox,Gorham,聽kate spade new york,聽Dansk,聽Marchesa by Lenox,聽Waterford,聽Wedgwood,聽Vera Wang Wedgwood,聽Monique Lhuillier Waterford,聽Oneida聽and/or聽Reed聽& Barton & Namb茅.
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- Free subscription to聽Brides Magazine聽for registering at Sur La Table!
- Free food processor-shaped USB flash drive filled with 75 original聽Cuisinart聽recipes when you register $150 worth of聽Cuisinart products.
- Free 'Pressure Cooker Perfection' cookbook when you register for a聽Fagor聽Pressure Cooker.
- $10 Sur La Table gift card when you register for a聽KitchenAid聽Stand聽Mixer, Mixer Attachment and Blender.
- Free cut-resistant glove when you register for $49.95 or more of聽Microplane聽products.
- Free polishing cloth when you register for $500 or more of聽Riedel聽products.
- Free four-piece prep set when you register for $150 or more of聽Victorinox聽cutlery.
- Free聽W眉sthof聽apron when you register for $200 or more of聽W眉sthof cutlery.
...And even more for registry completion:
- Free monogrammed skillet with $800 in completed聽All-Clad聽purchases off your registry.
- Three free Multi-Color Mixing Bowls with $500 purchase of聽Cuisinart聽products.
- Free聽Demeyere聽Resto Egg Poacher with $1,000 in Demeyere purchases.
- Free set of four Lys Mise En Place Bowls after $75 or more in聽Duralex聽purchases.
- Free square baking dish after $500 or more in聽Emile Henry聽purchases.
- Free set of four Bouillon spoons with purchase of 12聽Fortessa聽flatware place settings.
- Free 3" peeler knife with $450 or more in聽Global聽purchases.
- Free espresso cups with purchase of a Fransis Francis X7聽iperEspresso Machine from聽illy Coffee.
- $50 gift card for completion of a聽KitchenAid聽Stand Mixer,聽Stand Mixer Attachment and Blender.
- Free sharpening steel and DVD with $600 or more in聽Kramer by Zwilling聽purchases.
- Free three-slot knife block with $50 or more in聽Kyocera聽purchases.
- Get a $50聽Nespresso聽club credit when your guests complete a purchase of a Nespresso machine at $199 or more.
- Free Pep'S Combi mill with $80 of聽Peugeot聽purchases.
- Two free Vinum champagne glasses after $500 or more in聽Riedel聽purchases.
- Free聽R枚sle聽whisk after $250 or more in聽R枚sle purchases.
- Free聽Scanpan聽apron and potholder set after $400 in Scanpan purchases.
- Two free champagne glasses with purchase of 18聽Schott Zwiesel聽glasses.
- Free Shun knife with $450 or more in Shun purchases.
- Free mini cocotte with $500 or more in Staub purchases.
- Free paring knife with $450 or more in聽W眉sthof聽purchases.
- Free serrated utility knife with $300 or more in聽J.A. Henckels聽purchases.
Couples who register at Target can enjoy a 15% discount on everything left on their registry after their wedding, and聽:
- Free聽GreenPan聽cookbook with $100 of GreenPan cookware.
- Two free聽Keurig聽stainless steel travel mugs with purchase of a Keurig Home Brewing System and two boxes of portion packs.
- Free sweetheart pan with $300 of聽Circulon聽purchases.
- Four free copper mugs with $300 of聽10 Strawberry Street聽purchases.
- Free ramekin twin pack with purchase of any聽CW by CorningWare聽four-piece set.
- Free multi-peel set of three peelers with $100 purchase of聽Joseph Joseph聽products.
- Four free monogrammed coasters with $50 of聽Thirstystone聽purchases.
- Free set of two champagne flutes with $100 in聽Luigi Bormioli聽drinkware.
- Free pull-through knife sharpener with purchase of a聽J.A. Hanckels聽Fine Edge knife block.
- Free three-piece serving set with $80 in聽Cambridge聽products.
- Free three-quart slow cooker with $150 in聽Hamilton Beach聽products.
- Get a $50聽Nespresso聽club credit when your guests complete a purchase of a Nespresso machine at $199 or more.
- Free聽Ninja聽Express Chopper with $100 in Ninja products.
- Free salt and pepper refill set with $80 in聽Peugeot聽products.
- Free聽Shark聽Pet Perfect Cordless Hand Vacuum with $200 in Shark products.
Couples who register at Williams-Sonoma get 10% off their remaining registry items for six months after their wedding, and these bonus gifts for completing certain registry purchases:
- Free 9"聽All-Clad聽French skillet with $800 purchase of All-Clad products off your registry.
- Free聽W眉sthof聽chef's apron when your register for $200 or more of聽W眉sthof products, and free聽W眉sthof Classic 3聽1/2" Fully-Serrated Utility Knife when your guests have completed $450 in聽W眉sthof聽purchases.
- Free聽Shun聽knife with $450 in Shun purchases.
- Free paring knife with $450 in聽Global聽purchases.
- Get a $50聽Nespresso聽club credit when your guests complete a purchase of a Nespresso machine at $199 or more.
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