Well, so much for RTR. I got the gown yesterday as promised as well as the backup size. The dress fit, but the length was WAY short! I knew from the reviews it tended to run short so I ordered the long since I love heels. Nope, I would have looked silly in flats, that’s how bad it was. I am only 5’5", so I don’t understand what happened. So needless to say I spent six hours yesterday trying on more dresses than I have total in my lifetime. I got 4 yesterday and 1 today and will let my daughter choose and then return the others when I get home. Now if my luggage doesn’t get lost…I am about to board my red eye, oh joy. 4 days to go!
We have 3 sets of China that no one wants. Younger s is moving to a new apartment and for his recent birthday requested… a toolbox! So it’s apparently a useful gift. And from what he shared with us… we may be joining this wedding thread soon 
Best wishes, @CottonTales!
Marian, there is the Instax camera that works like a Polaroid. I’ve seen it used at several wedding and baby showers to put in a guestbook.
So was just looking at wedding registry site for niece called Zola. Noticed that some items that are listed are tagged as “group” gifts and instead of “buy” button it says contribute. When you hit it, it gives you the option to give an amount toward the item or buy it outright. Looks like it keeps a tally so that when you see item on registry it shows amount remaining. Had this on large gifts like Le Creuset and one or two other things. Not sure if others had seen this before. Kind of another way to ask for cash toward major items.
I don’t see that as as much a way to ask for cash as honeymoon funds or house funds. I was invited to a wedding last year where alot of the gifts in my wedding gift budget were already bought for the shower. I would’ve considered a “group” gift in that case.
I don’t see why it’s so terrible to ask for money if that’s what the couple wants/needs. Call me a boor, but if they need money who am I to send towels?
Does it result in the actual item bought with the contributed funds and delivered to the couple, accompanied by a card e-signed by all contributors? If so, it gives folks who may not have the budget to buy a pricy cookware set (those All Clads can be $500 and up!) to chip in towards one - without the hassle of looking for other invitees who would want to do the same. If it just another way of asking for the $500, then meh. Of course, the issue is then what happens if only 1/2 is contributed for a given item…
^^No clue. First time I’ve noticed this and haven’t had this website on a registry before. I would hope the couple gets a gift card if whole item not purchased but I don’t know. There’s just always something new in the wedding world. 4 close family member weddings in 12 months is letting me see a lot of stuff I’d never noticed before - especially since I’m close enough to know some of planning and behind the scenes stuff.
So…when it comes to interesting things on a registry…
A couple I know getting married this summer has put a squatty potty on their registry 
The One Time when I think they should have asked for money instead. I don’t want to be thought of when that gift is being used…
You talk about your crappy gifts! 
So some in the south hang on to traditions. Here is a post from a friend about display of wedding gifts “Today I went to a “Sip and See”. To Sip punch and See the wedding gifts all on display. It brought back fond memories because my Momma hosted a party like this 35 years ago when I got married.”
I am SURE there was no squatty potty on display. All I can say about that is ‘wow’ - really digging deep for what they need in their household…
OMG…I did not need to see that!
Youngest son and longtime gf just got engaged this morning in St. Thomas!
Congrats, @VaBluebird!
Has anyone else been taking in the pictures from Pippa’s wedding this morning? Her dress was stunning, IMO, and the flower girls were precious, particularly Charlotte. Pageboy outfits were not up to what I would have expected, but were tasteful. I’m a fan of sailor suits for small boys at a wedding, similar to what William wore at the York wedding when he was a pageboy for his uncle. The British men really do know how to dress when they wear their morning coats and looked wonderful in the various colored waistcoats. I’ve read several different places that the guests were encouraged to bring a change of clothes for the reception. Makes sense since all the wedding clothes looked appropriate for church, but not comfortable for a party.
I would love to see the flowers in that glass conservatory that the Middletons had erected for the reception. The flowers outside the church were stunning in the pictures that I saw on the Telegraph and Daily Mail websites.
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Stunning wedding couple. Pippa’s dress is very reminiscent of Kate’s. Kate looks gorgeous as usual. I love the British custom of having children in the wedding party.
LOVE Pippa’s dress. And veil. And headpiece. And flowers. Elegant and understated.
I think I like Pippa’s dress better than I liked Kate’s. Obviously differently expectations with regard to the two weddings and different seasons, but the back of Pippa’s dress is stunning. Kate looked very nice, but many pointed out that her dress didn’t draw attention away from her sister and it seems to be well suited to crouching down to deal with small children. The picture of Kate straightening Pippa’s dress was sweet.
I would have expected something sexier from Pippa but perhaps church rules preclude it. She looked great, in my opinion, but the covered-up, conservative style was a surprise.