J thought this was hilarious....I did not.
I really appreciate all of your comments and words of wisdom when it came to registering! I definitely took them all to heart! We set up a game plan beforehand of things we wanted to make sure we registered for, we even pre-shopped online to get ideas of stuff and we made sure to bring snacks and pace ourselves to avoid exhaustion! :)
We registered at Macys first, which definitely took the longest. It was our first experience so it took a while to figure it all out. Then we made a pit stop at my favorite restaurant Big Bowl for some potstickers and a much needed glass of wine. From there we went to Crate and Barrel and finally Target. By the time we hit up Target we were pros but we were also tired and hungry, so we kind of cruised through there. We're going to go back to Target and Macy's closer to the wedding to register for some new bedding for our guest room and sheets for our bedroom, but we wanted to wait so the stores will be in the same season as our wedding so nothing is discontinued. We ended our night with a Valentine's Day dinner! We went to the new Barrio in Edina but the wait was over 2 hours! So, we booked it to the bar and took a celebatory shot of tequila then were on our way.
I am really excited about all the things we found! We compromised on the China argument and registered for some sturdy Bone China that can be used every day but is nice enough to use when we have guests. Plus, it's a classic all white set so if down the line I want to add some fun and colorful (and by colorful I mean black and white) patterns to our collection it will be really easy to do.
I have to say out of everything we registered for I am most excited about our knives! Is that weird? Does this mean I'm getting old? I am seriously so excited about these knives!
Some of my other favorite items from our registry are...
...this darling treat bowl for Bailey from Crate and Barrel! We couldn't resist!
....The Move Bundle for our Playstation 3 (like Wii fit).
...and this 32 bottle wine cellar (also from Crate and Barrel). This is definitely a big ticket item we're not really expecting to get, but we saw it, loved it and figured why not?
In addition to our traditional registry we are also giving our guests the option to do something a little different. We have set up a honeymoon registry so that our guests can choose to help make our honeymoon the trip of a lifetime. If you haven't seen a wedding registry before you should check out the registry we are using through our travel agent at :
http://ameratravel.honeymoonwishes.com
Our guests can give monetary gifts that will go towards our airfare or our suite, or adventures like swimming with the dolphins. Or they can purchase specific gifts like a Couples Massage on the Beach or Breakfast in Bed or a bottle of champagne delivered to our room. It's pretty cool and a fun way to do something different!
Now I just need to go back through our registries and make sure we don't have any duplicates, that everything we registered for is showing up and that we registered for enough to give guests options and also have plenty of things from all different price points. Finally, I need to add a registry page to our website!
This wedding is getting there you guys....little by little!