Weddingbee Blog

Mr. Rainbow and I registered for gifts sometime in October, I believe. This was back when our wedding was in May and around 75 people deep. As you know, things have changed quite a bit—we’re now getting married in October with a guest list of a whopping 25. I couldn’t be happier about our decision to have a smaller wedding, but it does, however, put a bit of a damper on our registries that we loaded with fun stuff.

Needless to say, once we decided on a smaller wedding, we scaled back our registries from around 85 items to our current 32—and it’s dwindling still, as we buy things on our registries ourselves. Hopefully we still have a registry by the time October rolls around! We just bought a 12 cup Cuisinart food processor, because I simply couldn’t wait any longer!

Now, because of our small guest list, we kept only our favorite, most wanted items, and whatever we don’t get, we’ll just buy ourselves, if we don’t buy it all before the wedding, that is! Here are our top registry picks at Crate & Barrel (I think I could live there, I love that place).

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Oona 50 pc. Flatware Set- The clean lines, the mirrored finish, the slightly odd shape, oh I love it so much. I’ll admit, I have been lusting over this flatware for about 3 years. As soon as we got engaged, I knew we’d be registering for these—thank god Mr. Rainbow likes them too! They’ll go great with our white porcelain square plates.

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OXO 10 pc. Pop Container Set- My heart flutters every time I see these (sad and slightly freakish, I know). These containers make my crazy Type-A personality go wild. Just the thought of my cabinets someday looking like that make these impossibly hard to resist. I’ll have to try really hard not to label the contents too- it scares Mr. Rainbow.

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Delonghi 6 Slice Toaster Oven- First and foremost, I cannot wait to get rid of our old crusty 2 slice white toaster that I’ve had since college. Though it works fine, and it’s more than served its purpose, it’s just not the most grown up and elegant toaster in the whole wide world. What I’m saying is, I want to be able to melt cheese on my toast, damnit! And this baby doesn’t just toast and melt cheese, oh no, it bakes, it slow bakes, it broils, it might even wash my dishes (okay, a girl can dream). It’s everything I could ever want in a toaster *sigh*.

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Reversible Double Griddle- Huge cooking area, and you’re only dirtying one pan- this griddle obviously speaks my language. I can’t wait to make awesome breakfasts with this—it’s the most important meal of the day, you know? Plus, say it with me, “grill lines.” Oh yes. Food Network, here I come!

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Invisible Magazine Rack- Another tool to make my life more organized is reason enough for me, but I’ll admit, I was pretty much sold when I read “invisible”- I was intrigued (or just a sucker, you decide). The design is compact and pretty brilliant, and anything that will get my monthly influx of magazines off of the floor/table/bar/etc. can rightfully claim a spot in our loft.

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Culinary Torch- Okay, so, maybe it’s not the most practical thing on our registry, but it doesn’t change the fact that I’m pining for it. There have been times when I’m cooking/baking something and I think to myself, “God, this would be so much easier with a culinary torch” or “Gee, this would be so much prettier if I could brown it with a culinary torch”. The fact that I’ve actively thought that on more than one occasion makes my desire for a culinary torch completely validated—at least to me!

Next up: Our Amazon Registry (the Universal Registry button is my new BFF)

What are your favorite items on your registry? Have you bought anything off your registry for yourself?