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Seriously, though, interesting read. The registry part made sense. Mr. Tufnel and I don't really need anything basic or essential, but we tried to register for a few practical things and not go overboard. Mostly, when people ask us what we want, we tell them where we're registered, but that cash is great, too. Provided that we know them well enough to say that. So far, we're doing fairly well in the cash department. Let's hope that holds over the next few days...
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Well, yes, except that it's also a giant judge-fest, and I've come to the conclusion that it is impossible to make everyone happy. The people who whine that you only have beer and wine are also going to bitch about how it's possible to drop 4 grand on a caterer. The people who say you should have just eloped don't have to deal with family members who will bring up how awful it was that you eloped. The people who wail about how annoying it is to travel to weddings freak out if you don't invite them. Etc.
And then there's the caterer going out of business with no advance warning three months beforehand. If Mr. Pietra still wants to marry me after all this goes down, he's clearly a keeper.
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1) NO WEDDING. City Hall Suckers
2) I am registering at $h!t!bank
Now for all those who want the big wedding, and registry of gifts. Fine. Good for you. It ain't for me. Rather, I see it as Marriage, not a wedding. And I live in a tiny apartment, and unless I/the future we win PowerBall, said residence will never be large enough to justify a formal set of china.
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He and my new sister-in-law are both pretty down-to-earth, and it was a very nice wedding, but I think they both felt it just kind of slipped out of their hands and started rolling on its own momentum. (It was further complicated by them living in New York but having the wedding in my SIL's hometown in Ireland, and also setting the date really far in advance for various logistical (career) reasons--he told me that whatever I do, I shouldn't plan a wedding for over a year. But I sort of need to master the "boyfriend" thing first anyway.)
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In addition to our own wedding, we have four other weddings scheduled this summer. Registries are a freaking godsend. I'm sick of thinking about weddings, I just go online, say "those towels look fabulous," click, ship to bride and groom. Done, now where's the open bar?
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The rest of our registry has only three other things on it over $60 so que sera sera, heh. I suppose it looks funny.
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What? I need them, and I have some really broke friends. Trust me, I will think of them fondly every time I make something complicated that requires microwaving various amounts of liquids.
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On the other hand, last year I went to 4, the year before that it was 3, and the year before that there were 2. The plus side is, my friends are nearly all married now. The down side? My fiancé's friends are just starting...
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I went to a wedding where the groom had registered for an electric guitar and skiis. I wish I were kidding.
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My husband and I also get to the registry too late, and are always left with the stupid towel set in Cappuccino. We have become known as the Givers of the Brown Towels. I think we did it three weddings in a row.
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Needless to say a lot of her friends who weren't familiar with him yet wondered why one couple needed 12 garden hoses.
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Ba dum ching!
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A friend of mine has Design Within Reach gift cards on her registry with the thought that if enough people will get $50 cards she'll get the designer couch of her dreams. I think can make this work with the mixer.