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That’s exactly what Mr. Cardigan said when they handed us the registry gun at Target. Right after saying it, he proceeded to crouch down and start humming the Mission Impossible theme song. And I’m pretty sure he pretended to shoot a few people. Yeah, he was pretty excited about this whole registry thing.

(Yes, we hid in the shoe aisle to take this picture. I always get yelled at when I try to take photos in stores!)

So, we’ve officially registered, and while I’m definitely not an expert at this whole registry business, I have a few tips that might help those of you who haven’t registered yet.

1. Don’t be afraid to register for a lot of stuff. This one sounds pretty self-explanatory, but I felt SO greedy registering for so much! Mr. C kept having to remind me that the whole point of this was asking for stuff and that I should just have fun with it. When I got home, I tried to do a little research on how big registries should be, to make myself feel better, and everything I saw said that it really can’t be too big! I know that I’ve been to plenty of weddings where when I tried to go buy a gift I found that there were only a few things on the registry, and it was a pain to figure out what to get. Guests like options and they won’t think you’re greedy if your registry is big - they will appreciate it!

2. Let your fiance hold the registry gun. Seriously. I think Mr. C would have gotten bored with this after about 5 minutes, but I gave him complete control of the gun and he felt like James Bond the whole time we were there. He loved that stupid thing, and I’m convinced that’s part of the reason he had so much fun. I asked him if I could press the button, just once, and he pouted about it until I gave up and gave the gun back to him. Maybe Mr. Cardigan is just weird, but I have a feeling it’s a guy thing!

3. Wear your comfy clothes! This one sounds silly, but trust me. We were in that store for over two hours, and I was SO glad that I had chosen to wear jeans and a t-shirt rather than the cute outfit I had planned. You’ll be doing a lot of walking around and you’ll be glad to be comfortable!

4. Have a plan, but don’t get too detailed. Mr. Cardigan and I had discussed what we were thinking about for decor before we went to register and we agreed that it helped a LOT. We are in the fortunate position of knowing exactly where we’ll be living once we’re married and what our home will look like, but even if you don’t I would recommend at least discussing color and style options. We had decided on colors and styles for our living room and bedroom, and it gave us a lot of guidance when we were looking at stuff and we were able to find some really awesome decor pieces that we are very excited about! But, even though we had an idea of what we were looking for, we still left some stuff open to what we found. For example, we hadn’t discussed bathroom colors at all, but we had a complete blast going through the bathroom aisles and finding coordinating pieces that we love. So, have a general color idea, but don’t get your heart set on anything too specific - just have fun with it!

5. Take a break! This is my absolute favorite tip. We were registering at Target, and our Target has a little Starbucks in it with a small Pizza Hut next to it. After we had been there for about an hour, we went over there and got a personal pan pizza and some breadsticks to split. We were able to sit down and rest, and it was a really great way for us to get refreshed and ready for the next round of registering. We both felt like it was a huge help in staying happy and calm.

Do you have any great registry tips? Please share!