So Now You Have The Ring!!

Now What About Gift Registry?

These Are New And Hip Bridal Gifts For Your Registry Statement Lamp Sleek Etched Bowl Heart-Shaped Crystal Table Clock Tinted Glass Votives Luggage For Your Honeymoon Simple Sculptural Stemware Glamorous Placemats and Napkins Monogrammed Throw Pillows Graphic Duvet Cover

Wedding Registry Know-how

1.  The best time to register is right after he puts the ring on your finger. You'll want to sign up for China, flatware, crystal, and accessories like barware and serving pieces at department stores, specialty stores, and websites soon after you become engaged, and preferably no later than six months before your wedding. That way guests can purchase gifts from your registry for pre-wedding celebrations also, such as engagement parties and bridal showers.

2.  A five-piece place setting of dinnerware consists of dinner plates, salad plates, a bread and butter plate, and a teacup and saucer. Once you have these, you can add coordinating items, such as soup/cereal bowls, chargers and mugs, and serving pieces, such as platters and vegetable bowls, which are sold individually from open stock. Load up on these accessories, which are certain to come in handy, especially fo entertaining.

3.  A five-piece place setting of flatware consists of a dinner fork and knife, a salad/dessert fork, a place spoon, and a soup spoon. Although stainless is usually offered in five-piece plate settings, it's common for sterling to be sold as a four-piece setting, with the soup spoon and other pieces sold individually. Feel free to register for specialty items like iced beverage spoons, cocktail forks, and various serving pieces.

4.  You should sign up for at least eight to twelve place settings each of fine and casual dinnerware and flatware. That way, you'll have enough to host Thanksgiving dinner at your house next year.

5.  It can be tough narrowing patterns down to several that you will still like 10 or 20 years from now. If you don't fall completely in love with a certain pattern right away, opt for something simple, like a platinum or gold banded pattern, clean-lined stemware, and so on. You can always add interesting accessory pieces, such as accent salad plates, along the way to change the look.