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GIFT REGISTRY
Mixing brands, patterns and colors helps couples to express their own style while using special family pieces.” Another fun way to mix things up? Put your name on it! According to the experts at Kuhl-Linscomb, personalized products are now on everyone’s registry wish lists. “Sasha Nicholas’s monogrammed tableware is a perfect addition to any couple’s inherited china for an updated look, and a great way to show off your newly shared initial!”
Don’t Get Stuck On Dining Don’t assume that the dining table and kitchen are the only rooms to register for. Your bedroom also has amazing potential
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for beautiful, unique gifts that your guests adds. “Brides and grooms alike can’t get
enough of this ruggedly classic, Texasbased line.”
Take A Few Chances “Over the last year, coolers and grills have
become regular registry items,” Sims says. These days, Bering’s sees “Big Green
Egg Grills and YETI Coolers on many wedding registries.”
The team at Kuhl-Linscomb agrees
that YETI products are quickly becoming
the hottest registry items. “The Tundra Coolers
and
Rambler Tumblers
are
the light at the end of the tunnel for a groom who is a bit of a wary shopper— whether he’s a backyard kind of guy or avid outdoorsman.”
Just because an item doesn’t seem
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thank-you cards that you have or have not
written. Maintaining an organized list of gifts also helps you determine exactly what you still need to close out your registry.”
Combine Old And New
would love to buy. Non-kitchen registry items may include decorative pillows, luxurious throws, monogrammed towels, ornate picture frames, vases, candleholders and more.
Choose With Love You aren’t settling for anything but the best when choosing your life partner, so look at your registry the same way too: Only register for items that you are drawn to and absolutely love. Otherwise you will end up with a household full of items that don’t reflect the love you have for each other. Take your dinnerware, for example. A beautiful table will enhance the atmosphere of any future holiday gathering or romantic dinner party, so choose one you and your future spouse will treasure
particularly registry-worthy, don’t be afraid
Those treasured heirloom china pieces
for years to come. “Whether it’s used for
you’d consider buying as a wedding gift
place in your collection. Blending older
your spouse, good quality china and flat-
acceptable way to honor the past while
notes Julia Hernandez of Celebrity China
“Couples are mixing and matching fine
they’ve had since college or during their
team notes. “Style is always evolving,
your new home that is the both of yours.”
by mixing in new and interesting pieces.
looking for neutral palettes right now,
to add it to your wish list. If it’s something
that you may have inherited still have a
special occasions or nightly dinners with
for a friend, it’s fair game.
pieces with newer items is a perfectly
ware make each meal feel truly special,”
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shaping your future.
& Cookware. “Most couples use items
china more than ever,” the Kuhl-Linscomb
single years, but it’s nice to have a set for
With so many gifts, givers and registry retail-
ers to keep track of, it is vital to document
your registry. Sims recommends: “Keep an
Excel spreadsheet of gifts you and your
future spouse have received, along with 336
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Couples are mixing and matching fine china more than ever. Style is always evolving, and it’s fun to update family heirlooms by mixing in new and interesting pieces.
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and it’s fun to update family heirlooms
Sims, who notes that, “Couples are