We had a wishing well for our wedding 5 years ago. We didn't live together before getting married, but DH had moved out of home at 18 so pretty much had everything. We were given a number of gifts for our engagement that I still haven't used and didn't want to end up with more. A gift registry wasn't right as we didn't 'need' anything. The house we bought needed (actually still needs) quite a bit of light reno work. In the end, the money paid for a new coat of paint as well as a washer and dryer.