Revving up for the Registry
December 13, 2008 · Posted in life, the registry by dana
Hello. I am a bride. I love to shop. But, I am totally intimidated by our wedding registry!
Let me back up. The Broke-Ass Groom and I have been living together for over 6 years. We’ve got most of what a couple needs to get by, but its all a modge-podge of chipped Ikea plates, dog-chewed towels, mason jar glassware, and mismatched barware. So, getting married provides us with the perfect excuse to plan our home design, even if we lack the home part (still renting). Fun, right?
Well…. its stressful! Not knowing where we’ll end up living in a year (when our lease runs out) makes planning color schemes and design themes tough. For months we dawdled on the decisions, fearing committment, but as time went on we figured it best to plan for the home of our dreams. Anyone hear of the law of attraction? If you build it, they will come? Well, if we stock it… the house will come…. we hope!
So we laid out some ground plans… take a gander.
The kitchen/dining room: Mod, retro, kitsch. Mid Century Atomic influence. Oranges, yellows, organic woodsy browns and pops of turqoiuse all around. Bright and Cheery but sophistifun.
(images from Wishpot)
The Bathroom: Rubber Duckie Chic. More bright and cheery yellows and oranges, with dark blue nautical accents. We’ve already got this going on… we just want to replace our dingy old duckies with some fresh new squeakers!
(image from my old bathroom)
Bedroom: Jewel-toned moroccan/indian hideaway. Burgundy, royal blue, purple, fuschia. Sensuous and texture-y. I haven’t found any items to commit to yet, but this picture is so inspiring to me. I’m trying to figure out a way to DIY that yellow hanging. Its so dreamy!
Having our schemes all accomplished, now its just time to get to brass tacks and start picking out patterns, textiles and goodies! Of course, I plan to use Wishpot as a registry since they allow us to pull items from around the web (amazing!), but because some guests just love to go and buy things in person, we’ll also register somewhere brick n mortar… possibly Crate and Barrel but to be determined later.
I’m always so fascinated by people’s registry rituals. I have friends who plan everything ahead, and others who go in willy-nilly and choose. Some friends do as we are, pre-designing for styles and colors, and others just go with their gut and design on the fly.
What’s your registry style? Is there method, or madness to your dream home?
our kitchenaid mixer is that color! it makes me happy every time i look at it.
My fiance and I have been living together for two years, with similarly shabby (and not so chic) housewares, so I was so excited to register. I should have gone in with more of a plan, since as it was, we went the willy-nilly route with near-disastrous results. I’ve been basically updating the registry online constantly since then.
Yes - like you, we already had a bunch of stuff. So the things we wanted were either really nice (like nice pots/pans - or our coffee table), or fit in with what else we had going on.
We kind of went willy-nilly…. There was definitely stuff that we saw and added on a whim. But the bigger stuff was planned. Although, I did most of it in natural colors or neutrals. My dishes (which I already had about 8 in that pattern, so we stuck with it) are off-white. I like them because they’ll go with anything and I can dress them up with linens or tablesettings.
But yes, it can be hard to pick things you will want to love for a lifetime! It’s definitely a commitment.
We got the kitchenaid mixer in the Martha blue too and it makes me happy every morning when I see it too :)
i procrastinated FOREVER on our registry until family members started getting angry about it. ;) But then me and the hubby went to the actual stores and had a blast picking things out. If either one of us was alone and doing it, it would’ve been WAY too stressful.
and btw- that bedroom picture is AWESOME!!!
I totally agree- registering is stressful. I thought it would be my favorite part, but once that scanner was in my hand I totally choked. In the end I am really excited about what we picked, and even some items we registered for that I now realize are unnecessary we can (and have already) take them back and get store credit. Which is awesome.
I just love that plate! What is it and where did you find it? Great stuff!!
