With all of the expenses involved in planning a wedding, I’m loving the incentives offered by Macy’s Registry Star Rewards Program! When you register with Macy’s, you can earn 5% on eligible gifts purchased from your registry, helping you earn rewards dollars to spend at Macy’s to snatch up all your favorite goodies from your registry that don’t get purchased …

Are you ready for your chance to win $150 to purchase awesome kitchen essentials from Williams-Sonoma?  I thought so.  I love the classic simplicity of their tableware, the amazing selection of kitchen gadgets, cookware, and electrics, and the quality of all of the product lines they offer.  And because Williams-Sonoma carries all of your cooking and entertaining essentials, with items …

It’s a very snowy day here in the Philadelphia area, which gives me the opportunity to have a bit of wedding related fun.  All things wedding-y have been put on the back burner as of late, but 16ish inches of snow and a day free of other responsibilities gives me some time to play catch-up.

So ruffles.  I love them.  Seriously, …

Update: Congratulations to our winner, Alicia!

Williams-Sonoma is one of my happy places. I walk in and there is always something to draw my attention, a new and fun and inventive kitchen gadget to play with, or something yummy to taste. Somehow, even though I am not a culinary genius, there’s always something I want to buy and use …

Like many other brides, I thought registering would be the highlight of the wedding planning process. Contrary to popular opinion, it’s been little fun. Oh sure, at first I went all G.I. Jane with the scanning gun, shooting everything that struck my fancy. But then I began to realize, if you scan it, it will come.

Although my fiancé and …

Almost all wedding registries include the basics: dinnerware and flatware, pots and pans, knives, kitchen electrics like blenders and toasters and mixers, towels, and sheets. But colors and styles are what set each one apart. The choices really reflect the personality of the couple. I actually find it pretty fun to check out what couples choose to decorate their homes …

Rach and I really enjoyed compiling our wedding list. It is a great pleasure to visualise your future together even from a very materialistic point of view. We both spent plenty of time trawling through household porn – glasses, pots and pans, mixers, rugs, bed linen etc. and debated / argued over the relative benefits. I was pushing hard for …

Beach-inspired Tabletop. Scroll down for details and description!

They always say it’s better to give than it is to receive. That may very well be the case- especially since it seems like etiquette for this arena of weddings seems to either be outgrown by the industry, or difficult to decode for most.

Really, there are two ways you can go, and they …

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 …