Weddingbee Blog

Hive, it’s done! We’ve finally completed our wedding registries. It only took six people five months to do it, but it got done. I feel like we managed to register for exactly what we needed and wanted. There are all these suggestions of what we should be registering for. In fact, I printed off a three page list with suggestions, But I tossed those suggestions right out the window.

Well, I didn’t throw it out the window, but I did get rid of the list. I thought about Mr. Kettle and the life we plan to have in the next 10 years or so.

We definitely needed some classic wedding registry stuff (such as wedding china), but we also needed some non-classic stuff (such as bicycles). Our registry planning got off to a slow start…a real slow start. To illustrate, I’ve done a cartoon. I had to edit it so you could actually read it this time:

Personal Cartoon

Personal Cartoon

Personal Cartoon

Personal Cartoon

The first thing we registered for was our wedding china. Momma Kettle and one of her best friends came with Mr. Kettle and me to Macy’s. It only took us four hours (only!), but we got it done! After that ordeal, it took us a long time to get back on board with finishing the registry.

During my birthday weekend, BM Law and BM Libra (who’s birthday weekend it also was), were with me while we finished our registries at Crate and Barrel and Williams-Sonoma. I still had to finish Target (yay for bicycles), but I figured I’d do that online.

If I’ve learned a few things from doing our registry, they are as follows:

• Don’t be afraid to price compare between your registries. The KitchenAid stand mixer was available at all 4 stores, but I went for the one that looked the best at the best price.
• Keep track of your password. Target updated their online registries and I forgot my password so I had to start a new one. Hopefully, our guests will know the correct one is the one with more than one thing on it.
• If it works better for you, add to your registry both in-store and online. I never would’ve started or finished without both those options.
• Decide for yourself what works best for your registry. If you want a jump rope, add it in!

Also for your viewing pleasure, some of my favorite registry items:

Image via: Target / Huffy Ladies Fresno Cruiser Bike - Purple

Image via Macy’s / kate spade new york Dinnerware, Palmetto Bay 5 Piece Place Setting

Image via Williams-Sonoma / Mauviel Copper 12-Piece Set

Image via Crate and Barrel / KitchenAid® Artisan Copper Stand Mixer

My new favorite kitchen metal is copper. Too bad all my old stuff is stainless steel. I think that I will find a way to make my old stainless steel work with our new and fabulous copper!

What color is most represented in your wedding registry items? Is it your favorite color, or one you negotiated with your FI?