Dusty and I finally found some time to begin registering for gifts. Registering for gifts has probably been the most difficult thing we’ve done for the wedding. We thought we would try to be strategic as we registered by going to several different stores, seeing what we liked from each store first and then going back to register for gifts. Saturday we walked through Bed, Bath & Beyond, Pottery Barn, William-Sonoma and Target. When we finally made it to Target we felt we were ready to register at our first store. Easier said then done.

We received our “gun” and were left to roam the aisles. It was so difficult to register for gifts but we made it through our first store with only one minor road block in the towel aisle. Dusty was much better at pushing the trigger. I on the other hand wanted to really analyze every item. By the end I finally realized that we couldn’t spend ten minutes deciding if we needed something, which one we should get, if our guests would like to buy it for us, etc. If we did spend that much time on every item we would be shopping for days.

After leaving Target we returned to Bed, Bath and Beyond to start another adventure. I must say that they did a great job at answering many of our questions. Dusty and I weren’t quite sure how to choose from so many different pots and pans, knifes, dishes, etc. and they did a great job of explaining the pluses and minuses of each item.

A few days later and after consulting with family and friends we decided to register at Dillard’s. I went online and got started. After registering for a couple of items I decided to Dillard’s and see what I was actually registering for. When I arrived I found out that it was easier to register online. I don’t know if this happens at all Dillard’s or just the one I went to but they don’t give you a gun to register but make you walk around and bring the employees everything you want and then they have to enter it by hand. The employees made it sound like it was really hard to do this so I walked around and look for what I wanted. After discovering what wonderful things they have I came home and finished registering with Dusty.

Dusty and I made our final trip to Pottery Barn to register for the remainder of our wish list. This being the fourth store was the easiest. We really had a much better idea of what we wanted and really focused on those things. For all the future bride and groom-to-be’s, relax and have fun. We could give you lots of other suggestions but you won’t understand until you’re there.