With 566 towns in New Jersey, there is sure to be one nearby. These shops are easy and convenient for your hometown guests and show your individuality and creativity. Many are even adding their own website-based registries, though there is no substitute for picking out your gifts in person.

Locals love Tweed (21 Theatre Center, Sparta 973-729-6260; tweedathome.com) for its reasonable prices, unique gift choices, and complimentary gift wrapping. Started as part of the Sparta Book Shop, the home accessories and gift section became so popular that a separate store was opened in 2003. “We offered bridal registry from the very beginning,” says store manager Sandy Miller. “Customers are happy because they can shop locally and find exactly what they want to give as a wedding gift.” Featured items include Tracy Porter tabletop accessories, Pomegranate table linens, Match pewter, Mariposa, Godinger silver and crystal, Patricia Spratt linens, and Mary Jurek stainless steel, as well as home accents and furniture.

Create a registry online or in Ridgewood’s Paris Jewelers (107 East Ridgewood Avenue, 201-652-2856; bridalgift.us), which has been offering a bridal registry program since 1982. They carry stemware, flatware, and dinnerware with names like Haviland, Herend, Royal Worcester, Lenox, Mottahedeh, Vera Wang, and Anna Weatherly.

Looking for that one-of-a-kind piece to make your living room or dining room shine? Then definitely register at Simon Pearce (27 Palmer Square West, Princeton; 609-279-0444; simonpearce.com), which has a gift registry catalog that came out in May and features gorgeous handblown glass lamps, bowls, hurricane lamps, pitchers, and vases. They also offer handmade pottery and an extensive assortment of seasonal and staple linens, home accents, and handcarved woodenware. After your wedding, you receive a 10 percent completion coupon to help you purchase any remaining registry items.

Sur la Table, with locations in Freehold, Livingston, and Marlton (800-243-0852; surlatable.com;), has more than 10,000 products from 1,300 vendors worldwide that will satisfy any bride’s registry needs. If you can’t make it into the store, you can create your registry online.

A third-generation family business, F. Gerald New (180 Main Street, Chatham, 973-635-6770; and 1107 Mt. Kemble Avenue, Morristown, 973-425-4485) has been offering in-store bridal registries since the store opened in 1942. They offer numerous one-of-a-kind items, many of which can be engraved. “We travel to London a couple of times a year to pick out the estate silver pieces we offer,” says owner Catherine Norbury. “And each one comes with a history card.” Other bridal favorites include handpainted porcelain china by New Hope, Pennsylvania, artist Anne Marie Murray, which couples can personalize by choosing the colors and patterns, and handblown glass from Simon Pearce.