Weddingbee Blog

Since we don’t live together, we decided we would have a traditional registry and ask our guests for household items as wedding gifts. I love interior design and I’m dying to feather our nest after the wedding (it will definitely be my new focus), but Mr. B on the other hand, couldn’t care less what was on our registry…

That is, until we finally stepped foot into a Bed Bath & Beyond this weekend.

Check him out examining the differences in these forks:

Who knew choosing flatware would be such a daunting task?

Well, we didn’t, and we went into this totally unaware of all the household items there are in the world. Who knew there was such a variety of serving bowls for entertaining, red and white wine glasses, and so many different types of things like toasters and coffee makers? Seriously?

Yes, seriously, and we were in the thick of it this weekend:

We started a registry at Target a long time ago when we first got engaged, but at the time we didn’t know what we needed. We had no clue where to begin and we just scanned whatever. I’ve been avoiding editing that list for awhile, because there’s so much random stuff on it!

This time around, we went in with a much difference attitude. We had a plan. We had a vision of what we wanted and more importantly, what we needed, and that made it a much more pleasant experience.

See, Mr. B’s place is a total bachelor pad. I’m talking no frills. None.

I guess his grandmother knows this because she’s been badgering us to pick out a comforter set (I love that she somehow knew—probably being a woman—that we would be replacing his current one), so that’s where we started: bedding.

Here’s the comforter set we picked (sorry for the picture quality):

I REALLY like it.

This gives you a better idea of the design:

I took his picture to carry around the store and match up our colors:

The apartment we’ll be living in is a two bedroom, so we also picked out bedding for our second room, too. Here is a picture of that set:

Really, I had no idea there were so many different types of sheets…

There was three full walls, just like this one:

Next up was the bathroom and by far my FAVORITE items on our registry.

I found a really nice set with the same color palette as our bedroom, but with much lighter tones. When we picked the dark chocolate comforter, I was worried the room would be really dark, but I think these bathroom accessories will give the space a nice balance.

I. LOVE. IT.

I don’t know why, but I just LOVE it.

We hit up kitchen items next, and while some women might get really excited about this part, I just felt mostly overwhelmed. There was SO. MUCH. STUFF. Too much. Look at all these different types of silverware.

AHHHH!! It reminds me of that scene in Beauty in the Beast, “Be our guest”!

We figured out a good system for making decisions. We needed a system, trust me.

I would pick my favorite three (because I can’t pick just one), and Mr. B would make the final choice. That’s kind of how we pick everything, so it was only natural we implemented this tactic here when we’re faced with just so many tedious choices.

Here’s the flatware we picked, in case you were wondering:

There were a lot of everyday dishes to chose from, too, but this decision came a little easier. We knew we wanted something simple—something we wouldn’t mind looking at every single day. Mr. B has this wretched green set from college I won’t miss at all!

I was excited to finally pick out something I liked:

He may not look like it, but he was loving this set, too:

Our favorite item from the registry is definitely the Keurig coffee brewer! This was one of those things we didn’t have to think twice about. LOVE. IT.

Mr. B’s favorite item?

These knives:

Registering was REALLY fun and it got us really excited about life beyond the wedding. It was nice to take the focus off that one day and think more about all the days that will follow. For us, this experience wasn’t just about picking out gifts, but figuring out what we want to make our first-time house a home.

Did you register? What was the experience like? Any interior design bees around? How did I do?