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You are here: Home / Real Life Tips / Wedding Registry: Nothing to Sneeze At

Wedding Registry: Nothing to Sneeze At

February 14, 2014 By Karen Cooper 14 Comments

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It’s Valentine’s Day, and that means that some of you are celebrating with your love, some are getting chocolates and flowers, and some might even be getting engaged.  I  have a cautionary tale for those of you who are engaged or are getting engaged regarding how to register – and how not to register – for your wedding gifts. (Stay tuned – the giveaway info is at the end of the post!)

On the day I picked to register for wedding gifts, my mother and I headed out to a store with ideas about dishes and serving pieces and flatware. You know, all the traditional stuff that people register for when they get engaged. I, being the wonderful wife-to-be that I was, told my fiancé that he didn’t need to come with us. It was just going to be a mother-daughter outing.

So we set out on our girls’ day. First thing to tackle was dishes. I didn’t love any of them, to be honest. One pattern was too busy. One, too floral. Another, too bold. Another, too much.  I was like Goldilocks in the china department.

I finally chose one, and then something odd happened.

My face started to swell.

My eyes started to swell.

I started to sneeze.

Like Robert the Rose Horse sneezes.

Someone near us had on some perfume that I was clearly allergic to. I could not stop sneezing. It was awful. I ran to the bathroom and flushed my eyes and face with water, but to no avail. I looked like I had been inflated.

My mother came to my rescue, both with Benadryl and by filling out the registry information. One little bitty problem…

I really didn’t like the dishes. They just weren’t me.

Flash forward to my 40th birthday, when I decided to buy another set of dishes to replace the ones I didn’t like. Guess where the first set went? You guessed it.

My mother wanted them.

Anyway, I tell this cautionary tale because you can save yourself a whole lot of grief and a potential allergy attack by just going to Target’s Wedding Registry and registering for what you want from the beginning.

So. Much. Easier!

Threshold White Round Rimmed

These plain white dishes are just like what I ended up buying on my 40th birthday, to replace what I had registered for the first time. If you want dishes that go with anything, this is the perfect set for you.

And you’ll need glasses to go with the dishes!
Riedel Drinking GlassesDo you like to cook? Bake?

KitchenAid 4.5QT Green

This Kitchen Aid mixer is the perfect gift to add to your registry. It comes in lots of colors. I’m just partial to the green one. I love my Kitchen Aid mixer.

Happy Valentine’s Day!

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About Karen Cooper

Hi! I'm Karen. I call myself a “recovering lawyer” - I traded in my power suits for power tools and a life of DIY adventures. Join me for DIY, home decorating, repurposing and upcycling, and organizing projects and tips as I transform a 1929 Tudor bungalow into our home. I believe in merging old and new to make a house a home.

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Comments

  1. Elena says

    February 15, 2014 at 12:41 am

    I like the Rachael Ray cookware set-target.com/p/rachael-ray-hard-anodized-ii-10-piece-set/-/A-13631503

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  2. Mary Happymommy says

    February 15, 2014 at 8:15 am

    I like this cutlery set–http://www.target.com/p/kitchenaid-candy-apple-red-12pc-stainless-steel-cutlery-set/-/A-13425861#?lnk=sc_qi_detaillink

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  3. Lisa Brown says

    February 15, 2014 at 10:50 am

    I like the KitchenAid Ultra Power 4.5 Qt Stand Mixer
    http://www.target.com/p/kitchenaid-ultra-power-4-5-qt-stand-mixer/-/A-13544725

    Reply
  4. Kelly Hughes says

    February 15, 2014 at 11:54 am

    A kitchenaid! http://www.target.com/p/kitchenaid-artisan-5-qt-stand-mixer/-/A-14848741

    Reply
  5. sharon says

    February 16, 2014 at 9:53 pm

    KitchenAid Ultra Power 4.5 Qt Stand Mixer
    http://www.target.com/p/kitchenaid-ultra-power-4-5-qt-stand-mixer/-/A-14269968#prodSlot=medium_1_2&term=kitchenaid+stand+mixer

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  6. rachel says

    February 16, 2014 at 10:04 pm

    I love how many colors Target offers in these huge bath sheets: http://www.target.com/p/threshold-performance-solid-bath-sheet/-/A-14132398#prodSlot=medium_1_6&term=threshold+solid+performance

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  7. Priscilla says

    February 16, 2014 at 10:53 pm

    I would love a new Kitchen Aid mixer in Empire Red! http://www.target.com/p/kitchenaid-ultra-power-4-5-qt-stand-mixer/-/A-10661166

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  8. Jessie C. says

    February 16, 2014 at 11:07 pm

    KitchenAid Ultra Power 4.5 Qt Stand Mixer in empire red is my favorite .http://www.target.com/p/kitchenaid-ultra-power-4-5-qt-stand-mixer/-/A-13544725#?lnk=sc_qi_detaillink
    tcarolinep at gmail dot com

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  9. Cris says

    February 17, 2014 at 7:39 am

    I LOVE my kitchen aid mixer. I don’t use it nearly enough but I’ve had it for almost 13 years and it is still going strong.

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  10. Cris says

    February 17, 2014 at 2:07 pm

    I forgot to post a link to my fave Kitchen Aid Mixer (I blame it on lack of coffee first thing in the morning….) here it is! http://www.target.com/p/kitchenaid-ultra-power-4-5-qt-stand-mixer/-/A-13544725#prodSlot=medium_1_1

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  11. Wendy N says

    February 19, 2014 at 10:16 pm

    I would love a Kitchenaid mixer!!http://m.target.com/p/kitchenaid-ultra-power-4-5-qt-stand-mixer/-/A-13544725

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  12. Libby says

    February 20, 2014 at 9:46 am

    I’ve won two, yes two, Giveaways in the last week…so maybe three is a charm?
    I would love a mini-chopper: http://wedding.catalogs.target.com/#/page/14 The link didn’t seem to want to come up, but I think this will do it….
    Thanks for the great Giveaway and glad I saw this on FB!!!

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  13. Angie says

    February 20, 2014 at 9:51 am

    Can I just register for everything at Target? We’ve been married almost 23 years and it would be so much fun to get all new “stuff”! As much as I love my white dishes, I’d love to have a more colorful set, like the Reactive round stoneware set in Teal. Here’s the link: http://www.target.com/p/threshold-reactive-round-16-piece-stoneware-dinnerware-set-teal/-/A-14956709#?lnk=sc_qi_detaillink

    Have a great weekend, Karen!

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  14. Katie S says

    February 20, 2014 at 10:05 pm

    The Kitchen Aid mixer in the light blue color is my favorite!!! It’d make baking a lot easier for me!

    http://m.target.com/p/kitchenaid-ultra-power-4-5-qt-stand-mixer/-/A-14269968

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