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(NU) - The bakery agreed to make your almond-flavored multi-tiered cake. You found a bridesmaid’s dress in just the right shade of robin’s-egg blue. Finally, the wedding plans are falling into place. What about your wedding gift registry? Today, the options for wed- ding gift registries are endless. To help cut through the clutter, Demetra Bernard of Springmaid home fashions answers these common questions about wed- ding gift registries. Q: Where should brides and grooms look for registries? A: Virtually every retail out- let offers a registry, making it easy to find everything you need, from pillows to power saws. There is no rule that says all of your registered items need to come from one place. For exam- ple, you can choose Egyptian cot- ton sheets from Wal-Mart, tools from Lowe’s and a retro tele- phone from Pottery Barn. Q: Is it better to register in the store or online? A: How you register is a per- sonal preference. The benefit to registering in the store is the “touch factor.” You can feel the softness of a towel or see if the ecru-colored blender matches your other appliances. On the oth- er hand, registering online means that you don’t have to adjust your schedule around store hours. On- line registries also are easier for gift-givers, especially far-flung family and friends who might not live near the store. Most brick-and-mortar stores now have their registries accessi- ble both in the store and online so you can decide which method works best for you. Q: What do most people for- get to put on their registries? A: One of the most forgotten items are blankets. For some, it’s a utilitarian item that’s easy to overlook. For others, it’s just too confusing to decide on a fabric. Choosing between cotton, ther- mal, flannel, acrylic, down-filled, knit, woven or herringbone can make your head spin. But al- though it may take a few minutes to get educated on the best blan- ket for you, having one on your bed or in your linen closet is a must, especially when your new spouse turns down the thermostat! Q: Should couples register for the “really good stuff”? A: The tradition of wedding gift-giving started as a way for family and friends to help new- lyweds — who were moving out of their parents’ homes and into an empty house — set up their new home. Today’s brides and grooms are marrying later in life and likely have lived on their own (at college or in an apartment) and have already accumulated some of the basics. So a registry can be the couple’s chance to in- dulge in the really good stuff. They shouldn’t feel guilty, as the good stuff isn’t all that expen- sive anymore. Springmaid, for ex- ample, offers high-quality linens — 300-thread count and 100 per- cent cotton — for about $50. As people continue to seek out luxury offerings for their own homes, it’s likely they will be willing to spend a little bit more to assure their families and friends get a taste of luxury, too. Wedding Gift Registries: Couples’ Most Common Questions Answered BRIDAL NewsUSA Luxury is well within reach for today’s brides and grooms, thanks to the wide selection of high-quality, affordable home fashions, such as these Springmaid sheets available at Wal-Mart. NU
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(NU) - The bakery agreed tomake your almond-flavoredmulti-tiered cake. You found abridesmaid’s dress in just theright shade of robin’s-egg blue.Finally, the wedding plans arefalling into place. What aboutyour wedding gift registry?
Today, the options for wed-ding gift registries are endless. Tohelp cut through the clutter,Demetra Bernard of Springmaidhome fashions answers thesecommon questions about wed-ding gift registries.
Q: Where should brides andgrooms look for registries?
A: Virtually every retail out-let offers a registry, making iteasy to find everything you need,from pillows to power saws.There is no rule that says all ofyour registered items need tocome from one place. For exam-ple, you can choose Egyptian cot-ton sheets from Wal-Mart, toolsfrom Lowe’s and a retro tele-phone from Pottery Barn.
Q: Is it better to register inthe store or online?
A: How you register is a per-sonal preference. The benefit toregistering in the store is the“touch factor.” You can feel thesoftness of a towel or see if theecru-colored blender matchesyour other appliances. On the oth-er hand, registering online means
that you don’t have to adjust yourschedule around store hours. On-line registries also are easier forgift-givers, especially far-flungfamily and friends who might notlive near the store.
Most brick-and-mortar storesnow have their registries accessi-ble both in the store and online soyou can decide which methodworks best for you.
Q: What do most people for-get to put on their registries?
A: One of the most forgottenitems are blankets. For some, it’sa utilitarian item that’s easy tooverlook. For others, it’s just tooconfusing to decide on a fabric.
Choosing between cotton, ther-mal, flannel, acrylic, down-filled,knit, woven or herringbone canmake your head spin. But al-though it may take a few minutesto get educated on the best blan-ket for you, having one on yourbed or in your linen closet is amust, especially when your newspouse turns down the thermostat!
Q: Should couples registerfor the “really good stuff”?
A: The tradition of weddinggift-giving started as a way forfamily and friends to help new-lyweds — who were moving outof their parents’ homes and intoan empty house — set up theirnew home. Today’s brides andgrooms are marrying later in lifeand likely have lived on their own(at college or in an apartment)and have already accumulatedsome of the basics. So a registrycan be the couple’s chance to in-dulge in the really good stuff.
They shouldn’t feel guilty, asthe good stuff isn’t all that expen-sive anymore. Springmaid, for ex-ample, offers high-quality linens— 300-thread count and 100 per-cent cotton — for about $50.
As people continue to seekout luxury offerings for their ownhomes, it’s likely they will bewilling to spend a little bit moreto assure their families andfriends get a taste of luxury, too.
Wedding Gift Registries: Couples’Most Common Questions Answered
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NewsUSA
Luxury is well within reach fortoday’s brides and grooms,thanks to the wide selection
of high-quality, affordablehome fashions, such as theseSpringmaid sheets available
at Wal-Mart.
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