Giving, giving, Gone!!

Happy Holidays everyone!

In this season of giving, when we brides have spent so much time focused on receiving lines and registering for gifts... I thought I would toss out some ideas on how to give back... while receiving. It was my first guest post as a Wishpot "Wedding Expert". :-) Go forth and read!

My Guest Post!

I'll be hit or miss for the remainder of the year since I am busily packing for our morning flight to Utah for some beautiful skiing!!

Slainte!

Know what that is?

Anyone?

Guesses?

Oh yeah - That was the inside view of our toasting glasses!
A fellow Coastie pilot got these off our registry for us. They have a fun starburst pattern and while not matching, they don't clash with our glassware we've registered for.

Originally, we were not going to register for toasting glasses, or have anything special at all. We were going to use whatever the Marriott was providing for the guests. Because, really - does it make a difference!? Well, my mother told me that several people had asked her about toasting glasses and whether or not anyone had claimed them yet. So the night after she told me this, visions of heart shaped flutes and wedding bells stems crashed through my head. Kill me. So we registered for a set and VOILA!

Like 'em?

Anyone else register for something you didn't need just to avoid getting things they REALLY didn't want?

Rudimental Registry

I have a pretty little bag from Dillards.... anyone know how I got it?

We registered!! (Only for fancy china, glasses and a few kitchen gizmos so far.. but still!)

Thats Noritake Platinum Wave dishes and Mikasa's Flames di Amore glasses! We think they are a little funky without being so crazy that we will hate them in a few years. I realize that flames and swirls don't necessarily coordinate, but looking into the glass from above lends a swirl effect... and we like 'em so oh well!

And heres a happy shot of us. (I think I'm getting quite good at the arms length photos. I just realized that every picture of the two of us on here I took at arms length. Not too bad if I do say so myself!) No we do not normally coordinate what we are wearing! Except that if we are outside, we always have sunglasses on. My mother hates that. =)

(All images courtesy of Me!)

I know its silly, but registering was really the first "EEk! This is for our wedding!!" moment we've been able to have in the planning stage together. Things like my dress and really falling in love with the venue were done separately. Adam played it cool but I could tell he was pretty happy. The woman there was very sweet and not too pushy. Since we only registered for a few things that we had actually chosen ahead of time, it didn't take very long so was really a relatively enjoyable experience.

How did your first registry experience go?