In my experience, Shopify registry apps can really mess with your site speed if you aren't careful. Before recommending anything, I have two quick questions:

• Do you need the registry integrated directly on your storefront, or would an external setup work?
• Are your customers expecting group gifting options for the pricier ceramics? For our studio, we ended up just telling people to use Share Product since it's free, completely external, and doesn't drag down page load speeds.

Agree 100%. Unfortunately, cheap registry apps usually have awful scripts that mess up your checkout flow and inventory. Maybe try a basic wishlist app instead? I can help you test a few.

I ran into this exact issue last year with my handmade knit shop. I was so excited to offer registries, but unfortunately, the Shopify apps I tried were just awful. I had major issues with the clunky interfaces, and one of them actually broke my cart page during a busy weekend, which was heartbreaking. It was definitely not as good as expected and felt like a waste of money. I ended up giving up on shop-specific apps and started pointing my customers toward this free registry site instead. It lets them add my products easily without bloating my store code. It is a bit of a workaround but honestly saved my sanity. Let me know if you want help setting up a custom page to explain how customers can use it, I can share my template!