Our giant list o’ ideas for your charity wedding registry from SoKind
Okay, so we already know that our sponsor SoKind is a fully customizable registry service that encourages the giving of homemade gifts, charitable donations, and experiences, instead of your traditional blender and bedding registry. Now the question is what gifts do you really need? That’s why they’re here to give you the “The giant list o’ ideas of alternative registry items!”
Updated wedding registry etiquette
Wedding registries have changed, especially for Offbeat Brides, and wedding registry etiquette has also changed. Etiquette can help reduce the stress and strife that can come up around registries, though. Check out our practical tips.
Our favorite stylish, geeky, & totally useful registry picks from Bed Bath & Beyond
I had been floundering trying to figure out where to start my wedding registry. Bed Bath and Beyond is the number one wedding registry retailer so there had to be a ton of stuff I both needed and wanted. The keyword there was wanted. I also know that they have the best selection of household staples, but would they also have fun, offbeat-friendly gifts that my partner and I both really dig? We decided to bite the bullet and find out for ourselves. Here’s how our wedding registry adventure into Bed Bath and Beyond went…
Wedding charity drama: mom won’t come because she hates our choice of charity
My partner and I have a wedding website that allows for automatic charity donations. We chose Planned Parenthood and now my partner’s mother won’t come to the wedding. We’ve already changed the charity on the site and tried to explain our choice, but to no avail. I can’t imagine the wedding without her. Any ideas on getting back in her good graces?
Wedding registry ideas for the cooking-challenged: The must-have kitchen items
We recently had long-term house sitters who found our kitchen very much lacking in basic amenities. So I asked them what our kitchen needed. They turned around and said… basically, everything.
If you are also cooking-challenged, and want to use your newly married lives as an excuse to start learning how to use your kitchen, here are the things that a newbie should register for…
Noir registry gifts for those who long for a darker color than black
Are you the type who loves to wear black and sees the world through sleek goth lenses? These noir registry gifts should definitely be added to your wedding registry. From goth-inspired playing cards to black Post-Its to sleek black candles, these are the gifts that will make your home (or your friends’ homes!) look chic as hell.