Ok guys and gals, I've got a question for you all. Lately Graym and I have been in registry overdrive. We started last month but my gorgeous bridesmaids informed me that they'd like it done sooner rather than later since the bridal shower planning is under way and they'll need that info for the invitations. We've been quite busy putting things together but I've been left with a few questions that perhaps those of you who have been married, are getting married, or have gone to a wedding might be able to help me with...
Firstly, and the biggest question, can you have too many registries? And if so, how many registries are too many? We are currently working on registries at 2 stores and have put together a "general" registry at myregistry.com (I'll get to that in a moment). We're also putting together a honeymoon registry where guests can buy us, for example, a dinner on the water, a snorkeling trip, or horseback riding at sunset instead of the typical dinner plates, mop, or bedroom set. That brings us up to four and am tossed as to whether that is one too many. So ladies and gents, let me hear your thoughts. Do you prefer more registries where you have options instead of being limited by the items on a single or two registries, or can a limit be reached where there are just TOO many options that leave you wondering which is the best thing to buy?
Second: what are your thoughts on a "general" registry? Let me explain. Graym and I have these 2 store registries that are great and filled with various items, but one thing we just haven't been able to find at a store are dinner plates that we love. Graym and I have two different styles so finding the perfect match has been tricky. Instead, we found this site called myregistry.com where you can put items from a bunch of different places on to one registry so that as a couple you are not limited to purchasing everything from just one or two stores, just like many of us don't buy all of our household items in one place. We are using this site to put the dinnerware that we want from Pfaltzgraff so that we aren't confined by the options at the two other stores. We could also put all the registry items from the other two stores on this one place (this site can link all different store registries in one place), but weren't sure if that would be confusing. So, once again, what are you thoughts? Is a "general" registry a good idea when you have those few items you love that aren't located at the other stores? As someone buying a gift for a couple, do you find it easier when all the registry items are located on one site or does it make it confusing trying to figure out which items are from which stores?
Lastly: honeymoon registry. We think this is a great idea. I personally would love to do this for another couple and think its wonderful to be able to purchase someone a lifelong memory instead of an item (not to say that we don't need things, because we do!). What do you think? Do you like the option of being able to buy someone a honeymoon activity and would you do it? Or are traditional registries best?
Thanks everyone. You all rock :) I look forward to hearing what you all have to say!!
180 days left to go!
That's right everyone! Only 180 DAYS LEFT TO GOOOOOO. That's 180 days too many if you ask me, but, alas, I do not have a time machine and must resort to praying for patience, patience, and more patience. You should probably join me on that one because so far it isn't working hahaha :)
I apologize for my lack of blogging the past month or two. Planning was in a bit of a hiatus until last weekend when Graym and I looked through a planning checklist and discovered we were a bit overdue for a few things. Now, once again, wedding mode has kicked in I have become the planning Nazi. Poor Graym; every free moment we have I try to fill in with wedding stuff: from registries to flower and cake appointments, invitations to honeymoon reservations. You name it, we've worked on it this past week. The biggest things are the flowers, cake, chair rentals, and honeymoon reservations. I have my bouquet designed (see it here) but I still have to order the dahlias for the bridesmaids as well as the corsages for the other members of the bridal party. Thankfully Graym decided he liked the look of pocket squares more than boutonnieres so we get to save a little money that way. The cake...who knows whats going on with the cake right now haha. We have one appointment set with a lady we loved but whether she can do it is still up in the air and I have no clue what I want it to look like. As long as it's delicious and doesn't look like a 4 year-old made it, I'm a happy girl. For chairs, we would like to rent gold chiavari chairs instead of using the yucky black chairs that our venue provides us with. However, those puppies rent for an average $6/chair and since I can't find any rental facilities within 45min of our venue we'd have to pay quite the delivery/pick-up fee as well. We'll see what happens with those guys... Lastly, but never least, the honeymoon. We have our room booked but flights are still in the air. Tickets are going to cost around $1100 for the two of us but we're hoping to score something a little cheaper. We've begun scoping out some fun things to do on our trip, like horseback riding, jet skiing, and snorkeling, so that we can come up with a budget and decide what we'd like to put on our honeymoon registry (that's right folks! Instead of buying us a vacuum cleaner or bed spread, you can buy us dinner on the beach or scuba lessons. How fun is that!?). Soon we'll have to start making those reservations and really begin planning out our trip.
Wow, that was a lot...and it's only the beginning. Registries have been asked to be completed sooner rather than later now that my girls are getting the bridal shower under way and I have learned that Graym is not quite as decorative a person as I am. He finds my need for extra pillows, wall hangings, pretty vases, and napkin rings quite silly and feels our registry should be filled with necessities and not luxuries (ok, I'll admit we have no use for napkin rings and I put them on there just to drive Graym crazy, but we only have about 120 things on our registry right now which is less than the number of people we're inviting. I think my decorations are perfectly legitimate (if anything they bring the registry count up) and who wants a boring house anyways??)
Now that planning is well under way I'll be blogging more often to keep you all informed :) I'll definitely be needing a few opinions here and there too so make sure to keep on reading!!
I apologize for my lack of blogging the past month or two. Planning was in a bit of a hiatus until last weekend when Graym and I looked through a planning checklist and discovered we were a bit overdue for a few things. Now, once again, wedding mode has kicked in I have become the planning Nazi. Poor Graym; every free moment we have I try to fill in with wedding stuff: from registries to flower and cake appointments, invitations to honeymoon reservations. You name it, we've worked on it this past week. The biggest things are the flowers, cake, chair rentals, and honeymoon reservations. I have my bouquet designed (see it here) but I still have to order the dahlias for the bridesmaids as well as the corsages for the other members of the bridal party. Thankfully Graym decided he liked the look of pocket squares more than boutonnieres so we get to save a little money that way. The cake...who knows whats going on with the cake right now haha. We have one appointment set with a lady we loved but whether she can do it is still up in the air and I have no clue what I want it to look like. As long as it's delicious and doesn't look like a 4 year-old made it, I'm a happy girl. For chairs, we would like to rent gold chiavari chairs instead of using the yucky black chairs that our venue provides us with. However, those puppies rent for an average $6/chair and since I can't find any rental facilities within 45min of our venue we'd have to pay quite the delivery/pick-up fee as well. We'll see what happens with those guys... Lastly, but never least, the honeymoon. We have our room booked but flights are still in the air. Tickets are going to cost around $1100 for the two of us but we're hoping to score something a little cheaper. We've begun scoping out some fun things to do on our trip, like horseback riding, jet skiing, and snorkeling, so that we can come up with a budget and decide what we'd like to put on our honeymoon registry (that's right folks! Instead of buying us a vacuum cleaner or bed spread, you can buy us dinner on the beach or scuba lessons. How fun is that!?). Soon we'll have to start making those reservations and really begin planning out our trip.
Wow, that was a lot...and it's only the beginning. Registries have been asked to be completed sooner rather than later now that my girls are getting the bridal shower under way and I have learned that Graym is not quite as decorative a person as I am. He finds my need for extra pillows, wall hangings, pretty vases, and napkin rings quite silly and feels our registry should be filled with necessities and not luxuries (ok, I'll admit we have no use for napkin rings and I put them on there just to drive Graym crazy, but we only have about 120 things on our registry right now which is less than the number of people we're inviting. I think my decorations are perfectly legitimate (if anything they bring the registry count up) and who wants a boring house anyways??)
Now that planning is well under way I'll be blogging more often to keep you all informed :) I'll definitely be needing a few opinions here and there too so make sure to keep on reading!!
Say YES to the dress: Bridesmaid edition
Last weekend all of my beautiful bridesmaids were here in VA to do some shopping for their wedding attire. A group of 6 girls dress shopping was guaranteed to be a good time, and it was! We had a blast trying on different styles and it was wonderful seeing my cousins getting along so well with my friends from Maine. They enjoyed traveling in the car together while I drove separately with my mama, and ,amazingly, in the span of that day they managed to piece together the bridal shower AND bachelorette party. Oh the things ladies can do when you put us together :) I am so blessed to have those 5 girls in my life and I couldn't imagine anyone better suited to fit their role of bridesmaids.
To see just who these lovely bridesmaids are, check out my previous post here :)
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- sasha marie kasko
- I'm a 23 year old tea drinkin', ice cream lovin', Jesus servin', all around bubbly gal who likes to play chef, spend too much time in craft stores, give her husband sweet kisses, and blog about my crazy, wonderful, nonsensical life. I'm a wife, sister, daughter, friend, and delighted mommy-to-be.
