Showing posts with label registry. Show all posts
Showing posts with label registry. Show all posts

Monday, April 5, 2010

You need my license and registration? Well, I have the registration...

My FH and I used the holiday weekend to cross off one of our most highly anticipated tasks on the wedding checklist. The registry.

You may recall from a previous post, that our 'main' registry will be a honeymoon registry, but we figured we should make a more traditional registry as well, in case people don't like the thought of helping to pay for our honeymoon.

We set up our more traditional registry at Sears. Why Sears? Well, they're everywhere, their items are moderately priced (we're sort of hippies, if you recall), and they have quite a large inventory (i.e. many choices).

It was actually a pretty painless experience, excluding the 30 minutes my FH spent deciding on a cookware set.

So, what'd we ask for? Lots of boring things that we need, like towels, fabric napkins and a shower curtain. Plus, some really fun items (though due to their cost, we're unlikely to receive many, if any, of these items) including:

Beautiful copper-lined Lagostina cookware:


A Dyson-ball vaccum (the salesperson accused us of being lured by the great advertising, which we are, but so what):


A beautiful Tommy Hilfiger bedroom ensemble:


A very awesome, very skinny, 32" Samsung LED television:

All images via Sears


Do you think I'm being greedy, or is it okay to ask for higher-priced items on your registry?

Monday, February 22, 2010

Not that there's anything wrong with that.

Me and my FH have lived together for the past 2 years and I have lived on my own since I was 18. So, we have lots of...stuff. We have towels, sheet sets, toasters (yes, plural), pots, pans, dishes, glasses, mugs, dressers (7 of them), cutlery (2 full sets), and just about everything else you need to run a household.

So, what to do about a registry? I'm sure a lot of people in our situation would register for nicer versions of the items they already own. Unfortunately or fortunately, depending on how you look at it, my university town has sort of transformed me into a hippy. I don't want new items, I have ones that work.

But I can't not make a registry, can I? What will people buy should they chose to purchase a gift? Are they going to think I just want money? I'm really not trying to be greedy, I just don't want or need another toaster.

Perplexed, I began searching the Internet, only to discover the perfect solution. A honeymoon registry. Yes, they exist! Apparently, all the cool kids are doing it.

After discovering honeymoon registries, I knew I had to have one. And guess what? My FH wants one too. So now, all we really need to do is figure out where we want to go. I do have somewhere in mind, let me give you a hint:

Who's the leader of the club that's meant for you and me....

via Disney World

So, do you think it's weird to go to Disney World for our honeymoon? Do you think it's even weirder to have our guests help pay for it?