I think if you’re having a wedding, just make a wedding website with the details and include links to your registry. Simple as that. If you’re sending out save-the-dates, just put the website on the save the date: “For more details about the wedding, go to www.nameandname.com.” People will look, and they’ll get it.

Plagiarize away! Don’t know what is up with those flowers at the bottom, though. That is a seriously strange piece. I’m impressed you have it displayed!

I tried to star your post and it looks like your # of stars went down. I’m sorry. I hope I didn’t screw anything up. I hate Kinja :(

My sister-in-law-to-be recently asked me if they could register for furniture for their house. They want to pick out new couches. I told her that there probably wouldn’t be many people who want to spend quite that amount, but if she wants to let her mom or my mom or someone know that if people ask what they want for…

Interesting comments saying that if you gave a shower gift then you’re not obligated to give a wedding gift - I was always taught the opposite: that if you don’t go to the shower you’re not obligated to give a shower gift, but that you’re always obligated to give a wedding gift, whether or not you’re going to the…

Not to mention that if it were actually crystal, it’s probably not meant to be used for a cake because it would be too heavy for the cake to support it (would probably sink) - so what the hell would you be supposed to do with it? Display it somewhere, never having been used for anything, so it takes up space as a…

Oh, wow! Does the fact that it’s your initial mean that you’re the one who gets to polish it?

Uhm, I’m generally pretty pro-registry, but this is would be an incredibly awesome and generous gift. A couple of people mentioned that it’s possible to be allergic to wool so I agree that’s worth checking, and bonus points if the afghan could be machine-washable, or be sure to let them know how to care for it (I have…

Count me in for this, too, please.

Good deal. I’ll keep my fingers crossed for you.

Uhm... not to mention that the photographer shouldn’t be in a tube if he/she has expensive cameras and lenses and equipment that would cost thousands and thousands of dollars to replace if it, you know, got ruined in the water.

We had a videographer and I thought it was ridiculous. I didn’t want one, but my mom insisted. She also found the cheesiest possible one, so he put in 1980’s-style special effects and set it to this ridiculous music. And there were two video cameras, so one was under the chuppah with us shining a light in our faces…

That is awesome. She sounds like a wonderful lady. She probably has some great stories and would be touched that you’d like to hear them. Asking about the china would probably open doors to hearing stories about family holidays, family traditions, random family stories, all sorts of things.

I love how you tell this - it is so loving, both in her giving the china and in your receiving it. If she were moved enough that she wanted to celebrate you and your husband by wanting to give you a 200-piece set of china, she’d probably be delighted if you asked about the story behind it - if it were hers, if it…

I got a gift like that from one of my bridesmaids and it was the greatest gift! Each wine was tagged - everything from “For your first New Year’s” to “For a rainy day” to “For after your first fight as a married couple” to “For when you want to celebrate.” Loved that.

Seriously. UHC is *still* charging me over $100/month for the NuvaRing and I am ready to spit. I keep trying to argue with them and they keep telling me that it’s perfectly legal.

Whaaaaaat? I’m being charged a freaking fortune for my NuvaRing every month and have been trying to argue with my insurance company, who keeps insisting that they’re allowed to charge me for it. They only cover a few kinds of pills. I’ve spoken to a couple of pharmacists about it, and they are equally confused because…

Uhmmmm, no to gift bags/favors at weddings. We didn’t do them, and nobody missed them.

Me too! I loved the “planning since birth” dresses, but I only started planning my wedding once I met the right guy and we knew we were about to get engaged. And I loved my wedding dress and one of my requirements was that it not be poufy and princessy. But man, did I love that thing.

I try to include “new kid” families within the first month of their joining the school. It’s hard to be new in a school. It’s hard to be new in a place. It’s my personal mission to make sure that families feel welcome.