Logically, at the actual wedding if 100 guests all show up with a physical gift, it would cause a bit of a problem transporting all the gifts from the venue to the home of the bride and groom.
You assign someone to periodically unload the table and take loads of the gifts to the designated location. And I have a family member who had a wedding with 400 guests…
The actual purpose of the registery, originally, was in regard to china, silver, and crystal. One registered your pattern choices with the jeweler (who in those days sold such things).
I am puzzled why your mother is under the impression the registery tells you who got you what. Registries, at least in this century, do not necessarily maintain a record of who purchased the gift for you.
Sorry i meant the wedding guest book, not the wedding registry. People sign their names and sometimes write notes. My mom felt its purpose was to write next to their names what gifts they got you and to use it as a check list when writing out thank you cards.
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