We registered last Saturday! Thank goodness for registry gurus who helped us...especially when it came to picking out our china at Dillards. Overall though, it was so much fun! Unfortunately Dan didn't even touch the registry scanner, but he got over it pretty well...those attendants are obsessed with holding them and scanning for us! I love the china pattern we picked out, it's so elegantly simple and, I hope, will still be classy in ten to twenty years.
The stemware is also pretty...lets just say we were extremely glad the attendant at Dillards helped us with this one. We picked out a few choices while she ran to help someone else and when she returned very politely said, "Why don't we try this one?" and voilà! Perfect match! Dan and I then decided we suck at picking out stemware that matches our china! ;)
Registering at Bed, Bath and Beyond was by far the most surprising. I don't think I knew half the stuff we found was actually sold in that store! I mean, I go in there a lot, but usually with a few things I know I need to buy so I never just scout around to see what they have there. But our registry attendant moved us through the store with ease. Dan and I had previously gone in to just look at stuff so we would have a general idea of what we wanted, but this lady was good! She gave us advice on different models, told us what consumers have said about certain products...basically seemed to honestly want us to have good items on our registry. She recently registered there for her own wedding, so I think that had a lot to do with her expertise and overall attitude.
So far registering has been a fun experience! It's nice to dream about our future home and anticipate, almost like Christmas Eve, what presents may show up on our door!
I've read everywhere that it's soo rude to assume you will receive presents from your guests...that you should never post your registry on your invitation because it's tacky...etc. But I still can't help but feel excited at the thought that these things we picked out may someday be in our new home.
Is it still considered tacky if you haven't demanded gifts from anyone and your heart is genuinely thankful for any you may receive and just a little hopeful it will be off the registry?
