Jo Haehl runs the housewares department at Weaver’s, where she helps couples register for wedding gifts.

For his June 11 wedding, Lawrence’s Grant Catloth and his Atchison-based fiancée, Anna Hausmann, drove around to all the major housewares shops: Pottery Barn, Macy’s, Restoration Hardware and Crate & Barrel.

“We’ve gone through that process just about everywhere you can imagine,” jokes Catloth, 22, about registering.

And then they hit the Internet to make sure their 430 invitees wouldn’t have to rack up the same amount of mileage looking for the perfect present.

Catloth and Hausmann created a universal registry — one-stop shopping where their guests could find exactly what they wanted. On that registry, powered by MyRegistry.com and present on the personal website they created for their wedding at TheKnot.com, their Waterford china pattern mingles with a Therm-a-Rest Trekker chair from Backcountry.com and a leather daybed from Decor South.

“It’s extremely helpful because, we sent it out in our invitations and people can just get online,” Catloth says. “It really makes it really easy, because they can (think), ‘Oh, they want this,’ enter your card number and go.”

Here are four sites that can help engaged couples get what they want without sending their guests on a wildgoose chase:

MyRegistry.com: The mothership of universal wedding sites, My Registry allows clients to upload items from any store to a single registry. Using a browser button, an iPhone app or manual upload, brides and grooms can register for everything from fine china to trash bags and everything in between. It also easily allows brides and grooms to look at their registries as a whole and quickly identify any holes. This includes cash gifts that can go directly to helping the happy couple pay for their honeymoon.

TheKnot.com: The wedding site allows its members to build free templated wedding websites that have several features including the ability to upload multiple registries through My Registry. There’s also a helpful registry check list and tips for creating a well-rounded registry you won’t regret later.

WeddingChannel.com: A subsidiary of The Knot, the site allows you to create a master registry featuring two dozen major retailers, including Pottery Barn, Williams-Sonoma, Crate & Barrel, Target, Bed, Bath & Beyond and more.

Gifts.com: An all-in-one gift-finding site, it has a wedding-themed search engine powered by WeddingChannel.com that allows you to find a bride and groom’s registry. All you need to know is a first and last name. If they’re registered at any major store with a website, you’ll be able to find it.

Of course, don’t forget that while universal registries are helpful, it doesn’t hurt to also register at a local bricks and mortar store. That’s where you and your guests can benefit from perks that aren’t universal: customer service and professional experience, says Jo Haehl, buyer and department head for the home shop at Weaver’s Department Store.

“I think the advantages to a store like this is that we really know the merchandise and we’re able to advise the people registering as well as the people purchasing what are good choices,” says Haehl, who walks the store with customers while noting their needs and wants on paper. “We also do the free gift wrapping and the free delivery in town. So, I think just the small touches that we offer can make a big difference.”