While wedding planning can be a little stressful, one part that my fiance has been looking forward to is starting the wedding registry.  Now, readers may be aware that we’ve decided to do both a traditional registry as well as a honeymoon registry,… Read more

While the summer continues to fly by, Chris and I are starting to feel more and more pressure to get our wedding planned.  Maybe it’s because we see other couples who got engaged after us have much more accomplished; maybe it’s because we feel… Read more

The last blog post I wrote was all about how to plan your wedding — from moment of engagement until the final steps. What I didn’t include were things to know for the day of and miscellaneous things that come up whilst planning your wedding. That’s… Read more

     I am getting married later this year, but we’re already getting some of the gifts we registered for! Should we send thank you notes now, or wait until after the wedding? Good question! First of all, thank YOU for writing thank you… Read more

I just received a beautiful wedding invitation. But, of course, it doesn’t just include an invitation telling me where and when the wedding is. So what DOES go in a wedding invitation? First, the envelope addressing: Make sure you address it to… Read more

You have decided, for many reasons, that it’s time to start a wedding website, so you found the site you want to use and you’ve signed up…. now what? Of course, you know you need to put on your names, the date, and the location of the wedding,… Read more

Despite all of the blog posts on gift giving and gift etiquette that I have written, I just received word that I never explained the best way to ask for these gifts! So here’s the scoop. The old tradition is not to put the registry information in… Read more

While I have previously provided some advice for alternatives to the gift registry, I realize that registering for gifts has become a part of standard wedding planning.  After all, it makes it easier on guests to find things that the couple… Read more

Most couples are registered somewhere, some couples request money, and other couples say that your presence at the wedding is a present.  I’ve looked at registries and thought: 1) Wow, all the good stuff is taken! 2) I know the couple WAY too well… Read more