Destination wedding - registry or no?

We had a destination wedding and told everyone that we did not want any gifts. We still ended up with some. I would create a registry, but maybe mention that a gift isn't necessary so those who can't afford both the trip and a gift don't feel obligated to buy a gift.

A destination wedding sounds great! I would make a registry, I imagine people will still want to get you gifts. If guests are not financially able to get you a gift because of the cost of travel they simply won't access your registry but it would be good to give them the option.

Our wedding was technically a destination wedding and we did a couple registries. We did a traditional one through Macy's and then we did a honeymoon registry as well. I think that some guests might still want to get you a gift, even though it's a destination wedding. We didn't get many items off of our traditional registry and I'm guessing it's because of the travel. We had a few people that purchased in advance so the items were shipped to us but most just brought cards with money to the wedding which we later used to buy things off of our registry. (Most places give you a discount for 6 months after your wedding so if there's anything you're looking to upgrade, it's a good idea to make one just so you can get the discount!) We did our honeymoon registry through Honeymoon Wishes and it was really great! I would definitely recommend doing one.