Comments | celticspectre: I feel like rambling...

celticspectre

I feel like rambling...

Aug 17, 2007 20:55

I've had my first wedding-related nightmare... well, it wasn't really much of a nightmare - I didn't wake up in a panic or anything. The dream went on (into what I don't remember) and I woke up naturally. But the "nightmare" part was where I dreamt that the wedding was in 2 weeks and I still hadn't picked out the bridesmaid dresses ;-) Hmm, ( Read more... )

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ex_plumbob7 August 18 2007, 02:41:20 UTC

That dress is lovely!

euphistic19 August 18 2007, 03:18:55 UTC

I would totally wear that dress.

With registry things. Weddings are a time of celebration and friends and family members want to be able to give you gifts that are quality and that are things you want. There will be plenty of other times when they money is tight and you have to forgo buying the things you really want in favor for the things that you really need - this is not that time. If the guilt stems from worries about friends not being able to afford things then pick a few places to register that are differing price tiers or if the guilt is because you feel that you have too many things already, set up a way that people can donate to your honeymoon. Things like that.

celoplyr August 18 2007, 14:39:28 UTC

Many people will ask about your registry. It's nice to have one for the people that ask (I would say at least 100 people asked our parents directly where we were registered- and most found out about it).
And honestly- register for anything you might ever want from the stores. We dumped our registry twice and at the end it's a certain percentage off for you two. So even if people don't get it for you it's nice.

Brian says hi by the way.

celticspectre August 19 2007, 03:39:43 UTC

Thanks :-) I know if makes sense, I just need to get over my issues.

Say hi to Brian for me. (And send me your mailing address!! Do you still have my email? If not, IM me sometime during the work day, work IM is megcfaulkner... )

ilviolin August 20 2007, 03:42:22 UTC

The dress is beautiful. About registering for gifts: I'll echo what was said above and say that many of the people coming to the wedding will likely want to get you something you really want, and a registry can be a great aid to them in shopping for you ( ... )

maschinenbau August 20 2007, 17:55:35 UTC

Registering was a hard concept for me. and I already had everything necessary to run a household twice over, and were both independantly struggling with "too much stuff."
I guess the idea of registering is to get not only nice stuff, but nice stuff that matches. Remember, you can generally return it for cash. I have heard of a couple who returned their nuptual booty in exchange for a couch!
Try and pick a lot of gifts of varied price ranges for your wealthy and poor friends alike. It is also better to over-register than under, so even us last-minute types will have seemingly good stuff to pick out, rather than "oh, its a wicker clothes hamper, just what I always wanted."

celticspectre August 21 2007, 02:02:13 UTC

Registering makes sense in the "needed decent homegoods" -- joecarnahan got a lot of his kitchen stuff as hand-me downs and now lives with 2 other people, one of whom has a great kitchen set. Most of my stuff was purchased on super sale before I moved to Urbana ($10 for a complete pot & pan set, deal!) and is not designed for long term use. So we could actually use all the typical wedding stuff. :-)

I don't think we'll have a problem registering for too few things. Things that match... well that could be a problem, given individual tastes. (Besides beige, what goes with a bright red duvet?) ;-)