Wedding Blog

I had to go into work yesterday for a few hours, and my lovely fiance decided to join me. While I was working, Mr. Butterfly and I worked on our registry. I found it really hard to “complete” our registry in-store. First, after 15 items or so, I couldn’t remember what we had scanned, let alone try to color coordinate. Second, everything was sooooo pretty that I scanned a million things!!

Now, because both of us are pretty much Excel freaks, we made a table of everything in our registry. A simple table labeled “Bedding Set 1″ with items such as fitted sheets, flat sheets, duvet covers, pillow cases and shams can act as a real life saver when trying to keep track of multiple items. Next to each item, we wrote the color, brand and quantity. The reason for doing this is because your registry list online doesn’t always group everything together.

Here are the things we registered for (most of them anyway):

Macy’s
1 Trashcan
1 Vacuum Cleaner
1 George Foreman Jumbo Grill
1 Crockpot
1 Carving Set (for roasts and stuff - like I ever roast)
1 15-piece Knife Block
3 Bedding Sets (fitted sheet, flat sheet, 2 pillow cases, 2 shams, duvet cover)
2 Comforters
2 Pillows
2 Blankets
3 Bathroom Sets (4 bath towels, 4 hand towels, 2 face towels, bath rug, shower curtain)
2 pieces of Luggage
Bathroom accessories

Crate & Barrel
8 Kita Dinnerware Sets (dinner plate, salad plate, bowl, cup)
2 Kita Platters
8 Masa Dinner Plates
8 Masa Bowls
16 Masa Dipping Dishes (for Korean side dishes)
2 Masa Platters
2 Masa Serving Bowls
1 Rustic Red Platter
1 Serving Set
8 5-piece Placesettings
8 Dublin highball glasses
8 Dublin double glasses
4 Stratton Beer Mugs
8 Placemats
1 Centerpiece Bowl
And a ton of other stuff - cooking utensils, wine rack, tea kettle, measuring devices, cookware and bakeware

Wow. Now that I’ve listed it, I think I went a bit overboard. Where am I gonna put all this stuff? I guess we just need a bigger apartment.

Question: Since we are moving into a new place within a few months of getting married, we will probably use only the new stuff. The old stuff in my kitchen is pretty new and of good quality. What do you do with your old kitchen stuff when you get your registry items?