Wedding planning was such a joy for me. Your description of “15 flip flops” and “a huge beaming smile” is so perfect. Have a great time and congratulations!

Such a beautiful cake. I wish I could have another wedding…unfortunately I am quite attached to Mr. French.

great idea!

I’m so excited for you — I loved wedding planning (there were stressful moments, but not too many) and mostly, I was just so happy (and it sounds like you are too)! I can’t wait to see how lovely you make yours. xo

At the end of the day, however, it is impractical to actually register for all of these places where you want two or three items…especially if your family is not very comfortable shopping online. So it all points back to BB&B where you can cash out and go buy what you want.

Congratulations Grace! I saw the article and front page on Etsy!

What a fantastic guide! Though I hope I never have to get married again… ;)

Thanks for this Grace! I’m just shy of 6 weeks from my own wedding — I share your flip flop feelings — and cannot wait for the big day — best wishes to you and AC!

Love your Etsy weddings info — thank you!

While you’re on the registry subject, I just had to put in a word for my favorite option, the Alternative Gift Registry. (www.alternativegiftregistry.org) You can link to any item from any store (so it works for those “two or three things per store” that Craig mentioned), as well as request non-commercial items like day-of assistance or favorite family recipes. I can’t believe no one created something like it sooner! (Though maybe it took a nonprofit to step in, since most other registries are run by interested businesses in some way….)

I’m super pumped about all the wedding odds’Nends you’ve been posting. I’m getting married in July and while i love the planning i also need that extra boost of new stuff when things start to get stessful (and look the same!)

thanks!

Great article! You could open a special etsy profile and list all the things that you want to register for in your favorites. Mark knows to pick out any presents for me from my Etsy favorite items.

hi grace!
im one of the brides you’ve written too. im so happy for you that you’re engaged! my wedding is in two months and i havent even registered yet!!! this is just what i needed. xo

Great article on Etsy. Love all the items too.

wow, I wish this had been around when I was planning my wedding in September! I spent hours and hours on Etsy, (wait, I still do that!) What a great idea!

wish I could go back and do it again this way!!

Thanks, Grace, for your kind inclusion of us in your Etsy article. As you mentioned, we’re happy to accommodate any sort of gifting arrangement - be that a group purchase, a customized work of art, or even credit in our Etsy shop/studio for the bride and groom to use later. We happen to use ThisNext to create our wishlists (thisnext.com/by/dgartist/wishlist), but the next article in the Handmade Wedding series has many other great tips for creating custom online registries, especially from a wide range of shops and sellers. ..Ali Walsh, dolangeiman.etsy.com

How exciting! I know it is early for you but you have to check out bklynbride’s blog, it is perfect for you and then you can check out mine too, :)awindycitywedding.blogspot.com, good luck it is so much fun!