Hi SMP brides! Shelby here from Pretty in the Pines! With less than six months left until our wedding, we?ve started the process of registering for gifts. Before making any decisions, I decided to do some research and learn how to make a registry more meaningful and give it some purpose. I kept the following […]

Hi SMP brides! Shelby here from Pretty in the Pines! With less than six months left until our wedding, we?ve started the process of registering for gifts. Before making any decisions, I decided to do some research and learn how to make a registry more meaningful and give it some purpose. I kept the following five tips in mind when creating our registry and I hope they’ll help you through the process.

Think About Future Traditions with Holidays in Mind. When you begin your registry, really think about the family traditions you?ll want to have after you?re married. Personally, I would love to eventually be able to host family dinners around the holidays, something we?ve never had the chance to do.  We don?t have any large sets of plates for families of six or more, so we decided it would be smart to register for entertaining and dining sets for large family gatherings. One thing we use all of the time is our bar cart. Whenever we entertain we have a mobile station to keep the drinks flowing, food nearby, and spirits high. This made us consider glassware and cute bar tools like this as another good place to start when registering.

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