Today I went to theknot.com and did a quick run-through of the things we MIGHT need. It's been odd, thinking about registering...we have all the kitchen things we need...
but then I went through this list and realized that we might need some new sheets...
I think I'm going to clean out our crappy stuff, have a garage sale, and register for some things...but nothing too outlandish. I'm kind of sick of having a house of JUNK. Time to minimize and modernize?
Showing posts with label registry and gifts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label registry and gifts. Show all posts
Monday, January 19, 2009
It's GO time.
So.
We changed everything.
We changed the budge to a reasonable $5000.
We changed the state where we're getting hitched to SC.
We changed the colors a million times.
We got a florist.
We reconsidered invitations.
And now...we're working on our wedding website and reading articles about strange registries in order to get out the invitations for an event that went from 300 guests to 85.
Wow.
The list has been the hardest thing to do...but my Mema gave me great advice. She said, "Stacy - you make your list and you invite the people you want...just do what you need to do and it will all be alright".
Wow.
Even when it's hard for other people to understand your angle on planning and inviting...it's nice to know that my Mema is there supporting my ideas and dreams. And yesterday when I spoke with my mom and she said she'd drive into town to help me with invitations...it made me feel so happy! I think I've been defensive about getting everything done in a smart way ALONE that I've neglected the good "togetherness" stuff a wedding can bring!
This wedding stuff is actually pretty awesome.
We changed everything.
We changed the budge to a reasonable $5000.
We changed the state where we're getting hitched to SC.
We changed the colors a million times.
We got a florist.
We reconsidered invitations.
And now...we're working on our wedding website and reading articles about strange registries in order to get out the invitations for an event that went from 300 guests to 85.
Wow.
The list has been the hardest thing to do...but my Mema gave me great advice. She said, "Stacy - you make your list and you invite the people you want...just do what you need to do and it will all be alright".
Wow.
Even when it's hard for other people to understand your angle on planning and inviting...it's nice to know that my Mema is there supporting my ideas and dreams. And yesterday when I spoke with my mom and she said she'd drive into town to help me with invitations...it made me feel so happy! I think I've been defensive about getting everything done in a smart way ALONE that I've neglected the good "togetherness" stuff a wedding can bring!
This wedding stuff is actually pretty awesome.
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Asking for money...
Today Bern and I went on a date to the conservatory where we will be married. We walked around, sat on a bench, and talked about wedding stuff for about an hour. It felt nice in their climate controlled environment...we were in the desert room...and the air was cool and the sun was so bright...I swear, Garfield Park has become our litle haven for dreaming on cold winter days.
While chatting, we discussed the whole idea of registering. I honestly would LOVE to register at the antique mart - they said they would help us out - but the more we think about STUFF, the less we think we NEED.
We just want to buy a house.
Just a little peace of earth.
Which means we need to ask for money in the nicest way possible...
but how does one ASK?
This is a nice little blurb about the etiquette of asking for money as a wedding gift:
http://www.ourmarriage.com/html/asking_for_money.html
It doesn't answer ALL of my questions, but solves the whole "tacky asking" kind of method.
While chatting, we discussed the whole idea of registering. I honestly would LOVE to register at the antique mart - they said they would help us out - but the more we think about STUFF, the less we think we NEED.
We just want to buy a house.
Just a little peace of earth.
Which means we need to ask for money in the nicest way possible...
but how does one ASK?
This is a nice little blurb about the etiquette of asking for money as a wedding gift:
http://www.ourmarriage.com/html/asking_for_money.html
It doesn't answer ALL of my questions, but solves the whole "tacky asking" kind of method.
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