Yesterday was a BLAST. Even though Mathew and I had to wake up early on a Saturday, it was well worth it! We got up and headed to Kohl’s to start on our wedding registry, and let me tell you- we had so much fun! First off, there was no item that we disagreed on. I was worried we’d start disagreeing with the bedspread (fyi- once I had a meltdown because I showed him bedspreads online and he didn’t like any that I did. I was like “you haaaate everything” *pout* haha), but we didn’t at all. We both loved a Vera Wang bedspread and it made everything so enjoyable! We registered for bedroom, bathroom, and larger kitchen items at Kohl’s, and it only took us a couple hours. We had come prepared with a list, so it was pretty easy for us.
After Kohl’s Mathew had to go to work, while I had to go to Temple with his mom for a graduation/engagement party of a friend. I also went with his mom to visit his aunt. She got our STD and loved it! (In fact, we went to church today and many people said we’re on their fridge now. YAY!) In any case, once he got out of work, we headed out to do more registering.
We went to Bed Bath and Beyond and found SO many kitchen gadgets. We’re foodies and love to cook, so it was only natural that we registered for like 100 things (no exaggerating!) at BBB. We even got there about an hour before they closed, and the workers at BBB were so sweet. They told us that since they don’t leave til 9:30 (when they’re done cleaning, etc) that we could stay until then to finish our registry! I thought that was very nice and it definitely left me with a GREAT impression of their store.
After a nice day of registering (which, I HIGHLY recommend splitting it up throughout your day so you’re not exhausted), we came home and registered for fine china and casual dinnerware at Dillard’s online. We picked the Lenox “Floral Fusion” for casual (seen above) and the Kate Spade New York “Trimble Place” (below) for fine dining china. I think they’re great (plus, Mathew loved and helped pick them too!).
Needless to say, it was a successful registry day yesterday! As for today, it’s Mother’s Day! My mom has been amazing in trying to find helpful tips for the wedding, and passing along titles of books that she’s read in preparation for the wedding. Even though she’s a 5 hour drive from me, she still tries to stay in the loop, which I very much appreciate. She’s done a lot for me- she’s been very supportive of my schooling, my job, and was even supportive when I told her I wanted to move to Waco to be with Mathew. I’m sad I couldn’t be with her today, but I did make sure she got a gift certificate from me for a manicure 😉 I’ll see her in about a week and a half though!
Maggie says
I LOVE THE KATE SPADE!!!
The Johnson Familia says
Isn’t registering FUN! A few of my friends “faux registered” at ridiculously expensive places just for fun. Some of their guests stumbled upon their “faux registry” and purchased them gifts from them! lol
Btw: I am Arlene’s cousin on her moms side! She recommended your blog and I enjoying following! Congrats and good luck 🙂
Jessica says
Yay! Glad registering was such a success!! I’m kind of stressed about bedspreads– I’m much more picky then Matt and when I find one I think we’ll both like, it turns out to be really expensive! So we’ll see if we get the one we registered for… if not we’ll definitely check out Kohls!
PS– love the dishes you picked out!!
The Vintage Modern Bride says
maggie- isn’t it great!? i love it!
johnson familia- thanks for following! and faux registering sounds like a blast!
The Vintage Modern Bride says
jessica- trust me, it’ll all come together when you register. you’ll both find something you love! yeah even though ours is at kohls it’s pretty expensive. but we’re hoping some friends or family will go in together and buy it for us. i’m glad you like the dishes too! yay!
Bicoastal Bride says
Sounds totally awesome all around! 🙂 Yay!
Shana says
I am so glad you had a great experience! I love the dish choices you made to! The flowery ones just make me long for summer even more 🙂
Jasmine says
that’s so nice that you had a great time! i loved registering!! and i love the dishes you chose! my china is kate spade, too!! 😉
Saying I do says
GREAT Place settings! So glad you two agreed on everything..registering is fun, but you’re right. It should be split up over the course of a few days/weekends..doing it all at once is OVERWHELMING!
Megan says
I’m so glad that it went so easy for y’all! We had so much fun doing it as well. It’s fun to just keep clicking things that you want…and will get for free!!!
Kayleigh says
I’m incredibly jealous that y’all agreed on dishes and bedspreads. Those are the big things that we’re NOT agreeing on. 🙁 Bryan has very modern-simplistic taste and my taste…. idk how to describe it because I don’t want to say “country” but I love that lived-in warm feeling. Flatware is another thing we’re having trouble with. (Basically all of the things were aesthetics are important!)
Love your dishes and glad y’all had fun!
Lexi says
I love your china patterns!! I’m so glad you enjoyed your day! It’s going to be hard to not look at your registry and see what people have bought you, but I’ve decided that you’re not ruining the surprise as long as you don’t know who bought it for you 😀
Nicole-Lynn says
Sounds like you had a very successful registering experience 🙂 I loved registering! So so fun! So nice of the store to stay open for you and to help you as much as they did. I’ve had a lot of great customer service experiences with them as well!
What’s even more fun is after the wedding when you can go and pick things out with your completion discounts. It was so nice putting away everything after our honeymoon! Our house is starting to feel more like ours 🙂