Opening a can of color coordinated wedding worms

[sonrisa]

Jul 18, 2013 12:04:49 GMT -5 @birdbird said:

Jul 18, 2013 12:01:52 GMT -5 sonrisa said:

On the other, I am as about as graceful with words as a very blind, very upset three legged moose in the middle of Miami Beach. 


Planning a wedding is a lot harder than I was lead to believe. 

lol :-)

Yes. Yes it is. 

[janiejones]

Jul 18, 2013 11:41:36 GMT -5 sonrisa said:

I say figure out what he wants most and register together for those things. Perhaps this is his way of letting you know he hates your china pattern.

(high5)

[Doggy Mommy]

1. Sure
2. No

People will buy you stuff anyway (esp. on his side of the family) and if you don't register, they'll get you stuff they like but you might not like or want. Also, since he moved here I'm assuming a lot of the kitchen and dining stuff and whatnot in your house is yours? It might be nice to have some items that you both choose together. But it certainly doesn't have to be a huge registry.

[feistypants]

We registered partly because people asked and partly because we wanted the completion discount to help us upgrade some things.

Don't mention where you registered on your invitations. Word of mouth only.

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Jul 18, 2013 12:04:49 GMT -5 @birdbird said:

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Planning a wedding is a lot harder than I was lead to believe. 

Yeah, this is my second one and is much much smaller than the first. None the less, i had a colossal melt the other day over something so stupid i' m not even mention it, no matter how many people beg me too elaborate. I was so mortified at myself while it was happening that it just made me cry even harder.

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Jul 18, 2013 12:27:07 GMT -5 @wonderred said:

Jul 18, 2013 12:04:49 GMT -5 @birdbird said:

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Planning a wedding is a lot harder than I was lead to believe. 

Yeah, this is my second one and is much much smaller than the first. None the less, i had a colossal melt the other day over something so stupid i' m not even mention it, no matter how many people beg me too elaborate. I was so mortified at myself while it was happening that it just made me cry even harder.

I will admit to having a conniption fit over brides maids dresses. I want sunflowers to be the theme, but do not want to have brown BM (haha) dresses. I literally was hysterical because we all have very different body types and heights until someone suggested we just all pick out a different, short dress in a someone similar style, but all be a different pastel color, and then have pastel flowers in the bouquets. 

I thought they were nothing short of a genius. 

Edit: I wasn't upset over not having to use brown, but because I wanted everyone to be as pretty and as comfortable as possible and felt like having to stick to one dress made this nigh impossible and we would be searching FOREEEEEEEVER.

[hopecounts]

Since its his first wedding I think a registry is fine. His family and friends may want to do seething for him and this will give them some ideas. Also think outside the box. New towels are always a good thing unless yours are less than a year old, do you like to cook if so what about adding some kitchen gadgets. What quality are your sheets why not upgrade the thread count? Etc.

Never Never put the registry info in the wedding invite it is the job of the maid of honor, and the parents to spread the word about the registry by word of mouth or you can tell anyone who asks. It is k to put in with a shower invite if you absolutely have to though ideally the hostess doing RSVp will just mention it when people RSVP or call and ask.

[evynsmama]

Register for your honeymoon - People say they are tacky, but everyone I know (including old ladies) loves them because they are so easy to buy from
Create a wedding website that lists you registry

[BlackCanary]

1. Yes, since it's YH's first. DH and I were the same way.

2. Apparently not ok.   I don't remember if DH and I did that. Though a lot of our friends did and it didn't bother me. 

[UMaineTeach]

1. yes register - try Amazon, comfort of your own home, wide variety and allows parties to check off you list, even if they bought elsewhere.

2. never on the invite. shower invites, sure - not the real invite. AW in on your FB and tell your parents.

[CurlyQ284]

1. We registered, it was my first and DHs second.

2. We didn't but I wouldn't judge if you did.