Weddingbee Blog

So after a little gentle persuasion from a friend and my future mother-in-law, we bit the bullet and registered. I had mentioned it to Mr. N a few times in the last month and I always got the same response - a change of subject. Before, neither of us saw the point of us registering because really, truly, we have everything we need like I mentioned in my previous post. In the end though, I decided that we should register for things to update the apartment, especially considering I have a shower coming up.

I wanted to register in person so we could both have fun with the scanning gun and see everything in person, but I finally realized that would only happen with a rag and some chloroform. So instead, I logged onto my computer and went on the Bed Bath and Beyond website and signed us up for a new registry!

My FMIL suggested that we have everything shipped to her house. At first I thought, ‘well we’re just gonna have to bring it home and put everything away so why not just have it sent to us?’ But Mr. Nachos brought up a good point… we probably wouldn’t be home to sign for anything, plus we don’t have a working doorbell so even if we were home, we wouldn’t know they were there. I also realized I was thinking that we would be opening gifts as they come, but we’re going to wait to open them once we get home from St. Thomas.

I started browsing for the obvious stuff – towels, sheets and bedspreads for our bed and the guest bed.

The bedding wasn’t difficult (but now that I’m looking at it again, I’m not sure about the top 2). Then it took me a while to figure out what color towels to pick. Frickin’ Libras and decisions! I seriously sat there for 45 minutes trying to decide. I finally picked neutrals in brown, tan and ivory. On to shower curtains. Poop, now I had to find one that would go with the new towels and didn’t cost $100. I finally picked this one and moved onto the kitchen stuff…

I realized that my current coffee maker is about 7 years old which had me worrying about what may be growing in it. So I added one to the list. I kind of wanted a Keurig because my parents have one and it’s a really nifty little thing, but I worry that I’ll run out of those little packets of coffee and end up in caffeine withdrawal until I get my lazy self to the store again. So I settled for a 12 cup standard. Next I started looking at dish sets even though that’s really the last thing we need, but I found some cute ones and added them in 2 colors. I actually had to Google “how many plates to register for” because I had no idea what was standard. Apparently 6-8 sets is the norm, so I added 4 of each color to the registry (although now I’m thinking maybe black instead of the brown, if they have them).

I moved on to the home decorations and picked a few vases…

(all pictures above are from Bed Bath and Beyond)

Then I saw the rugs! We’ve been talking about getting rugs since we moved in but are a little worried because Nacho puppies have ruined quite a few of mine in the past. But a lot of the comments I got on my previous registry post said to register for stuff we’d never buy ourselves. So I figured that would qualify. I added a few more things, then I stumbled upon the table fountains. This is when I realized I have a serious problem making decisions because I went back and forth between 2 fountains for about 40 minutes. Table fountains? Really?!? Ya. Really.

Feeling a little insecure about the list so far, I felt like I needed to add a few small things for my friends on a budget so I picked some really random things that I never knew I needed… a dish scrubber, an over the cabinet towel rack thingy, a soap dispenser, a napkin holder, etc… I was on a roll and after a few hours, decided it was time to step away from the computer.

On the one hand, I would have liked to have had the full registry experience of being in the store. However, I think the image I built up in my head of us prancing around, scanning anything and everything with fairy dust falling from the skies may have been a bit presumptuous. So, on the other hand, I’m happy Mr. Nachos trusts me enough to decorate the place by myself and I’m kind of glad I had the opportunity, especially considering I didn’t have to leave the comfort of my own computer. I am still a little unsure about the amount of stuff I added, though. Too much? Not enough? Too many expensive things? Grrrrrr. My Libra ways seriously make things like this tough for me and cause anxiety. In the end though, for me, it is kind of liberating thinking that stuff we had and used when we were single is moving on to a better place and we can start building with *our* stuff as a soon-to-be-married couple.

It’s kinda funny looking at this because at the time, I didn’t think there was much cohesion in what I was picking out but now that I see these pictures all together, I had somewhat of a consistent color scheme! Woo hoo!

Did you opt to stay in the comfort of your own home and register online? Did you find it an easier way to go about it, or more frustrating than just going in person?