I think this is probably a joke...if they really registered somewhere, wouldn't the list be blocked from just anyone being able to look it up?
I think this is probably the case. Who, except for dignitaries, royals and such, registers for 24 place settings? $44,000 worth of flatware? Probably not... they just don't seem like the type. Especially not twenty-somethings. Plus, I never heard they were engaged, either. People set up fake registries on weddingchannel all the time. I have seen real ones, and it is interesting. I think Tori Spelling's was up before her wedding (the first one), and I have to admit that I sneaked a peek!
I don't see how this would be real. Why would they register for gifts anyways? If they needed these things, they could buy them. I thought the place settings for 24 is quite excessive! I could only imagine if these two actually had 24 people over it would be for a barbeque that calls for plastic plates not fancy dishes.