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Rudey,
One of the cardinal rules of registries is to register for expensive and inexpensive items as people shop on a variety of budgets. Chances are your buddy probably didn't pick much out on the registry, and his fiancee probably had a relative or friend helping her pick stuff.
One of my girlfriends had family members ask her to register for more expensive things because they wanted to buy her nicer stuff, so thus the inexpensive and expensive gifts. You said they registered at C&B, that is probably for people not on the Neiman Marcus budget. If you send them something off of their registry, when you check out they will usually ask if you want a gift card and what you want it to say- so they should know it's from you one way or the other. And don't worry about not bringing things to weddings and people thinking you are the bastard who didn't give a gift. It's very common now to not come bearing large gift boxes. Speaking for myself, (and a lot of my friends) they much preferred getting their items beforehand so they didn't have anything to worry about carting around afterwards.
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