Wedding Blog
… the wedding gift edition.
We’re BACK! The wedding day was perfect (a few snafus, but still perfect), and the honeymoon was amazing and relaxing. We got many fabulous gifts from our friends and family: some off our registry, some clever and thoughtful, and some not quite ’us’.
My favorite registry gifts :
1. Pyrex Glass Mixing Bowl (via Macy’s) - I actually got this as a shower gift and use it ALL THE TIME. It’s glass, but it has rubber on the bottom so it doesn’t slide around on the counter. It also has a pouring ’spout’ and ’handle’… both so helpful for clumsy people like me. Love it.
2. KitchenAid Mixer (via Macy’s) - Shocking, I know :). While I haven’t ’baked’ anything with it yet, I’ve made meatloaf with it - it mixes those heavy ingredients so well. And mashed potatoes: again, it just smashed right through them, with no hassle at all. It’s perfect for lazy people like myself.
My favorite non-registry gifts:
1. Leather Picnic Set - for two 
2. Christmas Stocking - Inside was an “Our First Christmas” ornament and a gift certificate for our first Christmas tree.
Gifts I’m Still A Little Confused About :
1. Sex Straps - To um, bind our extremities to the four corners of the bed. I’m so glad I didn’t open that one in front of my parents. It wasn’t a joke. We checked. This falls in the bad and ugly categories.
Have you received any random gifts that weren’t on your registry? What was your favorite?
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I’m glad you had such a great wedding, I can’t wait for your recaps
I’m adding your mixing bowl to my registry right now! Thanks so much
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
That makes me feel so much better about our Metallica-themed Fondue Set!
And yes, that was non-registry! Best non-registry gift - a painting of the reading “The Art of Marriage”
WOW! That’s funny…..and here I didn’t understand this “container” - pottery - shiny - lidded bowl thingy made of painted paper we received
wow! i can’t believe the sex straps! I love the christmas stocking ideas, last year when my best friend got married I got her a tree skirt with their new last name on it, an ornament with their wedding date engraved on it and a mini christmas tree that they had in their house during christmas and then got to plant in their backyard afterwards! I love non-registry gifts!
oh my gosh!!!! the stocking with the ornament and tree certificate is SUCH an adorable idea. love it!
wow… just… wow… lol
My aunt accidentally brought my personal shower gift (lingerie) to my bridal shower. I looked in the bag, blushed bigtime and set it aside stating, “WHOA! This is the wroooong shower for this!” It gave the whole room a giggle and no one asked questions. Apparently my aunt meant to tell me to skip it but was talking when I got to it so she missed me picking it up lol.
I would bet a million dollars that an aunt or grandma bought the sex straps. Hilarious! And I must buy that mixing bowl.
I LOVE the picnic basket! Welcome back! Can’t wait for your recaps. P.S. I’ve been stalking for you….hehe
Who gave you that present, Mrs. Gloss?
Our coolest non-registry item was a gorgeous photo of the location in the National Park where we got engaged. It was taken at night and you can see all the stars. We have it framed in our living room.
Aww, the Christmas stocking with the 1st Christmas ornament and the gift card for your first Christmas tree was such a cute gift! But, um, the last gift? I bet that was an awkward thank you card for you to write.
I’m adding that bowl, a kitchenaid mixer, and that picnic set to my registry right now! We actually were at Macy’s just last night doing our registry. Ooohh how I love that scanner!
Ah! I forgot another favorite non-registry gift! My parents got us a watercolor painting by a local artist of the boat we got married on. I love love love it
@miss longhorn: Um, yes - that may be why I am avoiding the Thank-You card task
Haha, at my shower I got TWO sets of lingerie. I am not very shy about things like that, but my friend who was sitting next to me said “Its a good thing MR-mskalinin’s mom is not here!”
It was hilarious, because she was! We heart sarcasm, lol. I can’t imagine how weird it must have been for her to watch her FDIL opening lingerie presents, slinging them around and telling the gifters that I would make sure my FI wrote their thank you notes personally ^__~ She was lovely though, and just laughed about it.
Hahhahahahaa. That’s all I have to say. LOL. And congrats!
you’re favorite non registry gifts are awesome, especially the christmas tree one!!! um….sex straps? how random.
your favorite non registry gifts are awesome, especially the christmas tree one!!! um….sex straps? how random.
At my shower I got a vibrating rubber ducky and a larger than life cross to hang in our “catholic” home. My favorite shower gift was tickets to see Aida at the Sydney Opera House.
I can’t wait to see the recaps!
wow. Um, I don’t think I could ever look the sex-strap giver in the eye again. The Christmas gift is co cute and clever!
dear so and so,
thank you so much for the sex straps! we can’t wait to have you over and try it out!
xoxo,
mr. & mrs. gloss
LOL.
that aside, the watercolor painting sounds amazing too! i love (thoughtful) personalized gifts like that!:-D
Congratulations on getting hitched! Can’t wait for the recaps.
And, sex straps?! Do you mind sharing who bought those for y’all? LOL!
hahahaha that’s hilarious! we didn’t have a registry, so our guests were free to gave us whatever they wanted. i ended up having THREE sets of lingerie and even my husband got two sets of men underwear!!! what were people thinking??!!
Heehee… who knows, maybe sex straps have had a profound affect on that person and they want to share the love? HA! Makes you wonder… the seemingly innocent might not be behind closed doors. 
Ladybuglove… great thank you note!
We registered early in hopes that immediate family could use it for birthday/christmas since we never know what to ask for, and usually get stuff we don’t want/use. So far, the only items we have gotten off our registry are items we have purchased ourselves. My sister bought us a coffeepot, but used our out of date registry, so it wasn’t the one we wanted- returned it for the down alt. comforter we did want. My FMIL buys us items that are on the registry, but in the cheapest form possible. For my birthday I got a dollar store flat grater instead of the Target box grater we registered for. Now I have a grater I won’t use, and the box grater is still on the registry. Of course I was gracious and thanked her muchly for the it, but COME ON would it kill you to buy the real thing- only a couple dollars more!? Oh, her!
Anyway- I covet that pyrex bowl, and I adore my KitchenAid mixer that I’ve had for many years. WTF on the sex straps? Yikes!
best wishes!
glad to have you back, mrs. gloss! love that picnic basket for two, now you have an excuse for a romantic date
hahaha Honestly- who thinks to give that as a Wedding Gift? But I love that mixing bowl and may go pick one up now
SERIOUSLY sex straps? Too much. I love that mixing bowl.
Our worst so far: monogrammed wine glasses, wine carafe, coasters and pitcher. Not off our registry. The clincher: I’m not changing my name. The gift giver asked me if I was changing my name I said no and then bought us a gift with my initial, my FI’s and “our new last name.” The funny part was my FI kept looking at it saying wait I don’t get it
Oh my gosh, who gave you the sex straps??
We have super thoughtful friends/family and. One friend gave us a g/c to stay at a B&B in wine country (we’re totally hitting it up for our anniversary!). Another called our honeymoon hotel and had them set up a romantic dinner for us at a local restaurant (and the friend gave us a g/c for it!). So awesome and such a nice surprise.
As for the registry, I love my collapsible colander! I use it every day. Not the most exciting of gifts, but oh so handy. Oh and I absolutely heart our Le Creuset dutch oven.
lol. that picnic set looks like so much fun to wash, put together, etc…
i kid, i kid.
what an impractical gift. it also looks like it would be for a pretty intense picnic, with all the different flatware. lol
hahahaha @ the straps. i can’t begin to imagine how that thank you card will go!
Hahaha! Sex straps? Wow. Maybe as a gag gift at a lingerie shower or bachelorette party. But a wedding gift? Wtf?
Hmm… now I’m excited/nervous about what odd items we may recieve this weekend! I really love that mixing bowl from Macy’s though. We did not register there, but it may have all of the best features I’ve ever seen combined into one! Great find, thanks Gloss!
HAHAHAHAHA that is hilarious.
haha. love the picnic basket … but that last one is taking it a little … um, too far!?!?
Ahhh what the heck was that person thinking?
On a positive note, that picnic set is fantastic! The perfect excuse to go have a day at the park!
The picnic basket is cute!
But sex straps…wow, awkward….
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Mrs. Gloss, Boston/Maine
Age and Occupation: 24, Designer/soon-to-be Architect
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 26, Systems Engineer
Engagement Date: May 23, 2008
Wedding Date: August 2009
Venue: SS Katahdin/Lakeside Tent
About Me: I don't like nickels or the skin that forms on pudding when it's in the fridge for too long. I couldn't live without Pantone markers, fountain soda (3/4 diet, ¼ regular Coke), run-on sentences, or ridiculously oversized sunglasses. I will try to DIY almost anything and am just OCD enough to make most of it work. I am truly excited about having all my family and friends together, becoming Mrs. Gloss, and having amazing photos to prove it!
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