“A Day in the Mountains” Bridal Event at R Ranch
September 3rd, 2009
Please contact Sherri Christensen for booth information at (770) 654-9789 or at christensenr@bellsouth.net.
Belk’s Top 5 Tips for Managing the Registry Process
August 19th, 2009
Have you started thinking about your gift registry and simply don’t know where to begin? No worries, Belk offers engaged couples several tips to assist in managing the wedding registry process! Here are the top 5:
1. Register Early: It’s completely acceptable to register as soon as you become engaged. This is great for guests who would like to purchase gifts for any pre-wedding celebration (engagement parties, showers, brunches, etc.) or for people who like to send engagement gifts as a token of their congratulations.
2. Take Stock: Make an inventory list of everything both you and your partner have (and will keep) and what you still need and want. Consider the need for “everyday” and “formal” versions of dinnerware, glassware, table linens, and serving items. Important: Discuss the level of formality you want and general color schemes or patterns before you begin.
3. Do it Together: The two of you should be registering for gifts you’ll both enjoy. To decide on what you need, talk about the style of home you’d both like, and divide and conquer categories (maybe he gets to choose electrics, while you get to choose the bedding). And don’t let mom drag you around — in this case, she may not know best.
4. Know your Guests: Be sure to register for items in a range of prices so guests can choose gifts within their means. Provide a mix of goods: Think traditional for older relatives, affordable and fun for college pals and elaborate for people who want to purchase your gift as a group. It may sound a bit controlling, but you’ve got to make your registry choices appealing — and easy for your guests to shop.
5. Over-Register: To satisfy gift needs for showers and engagement parties, request more items than the number of people on your guest list. Having options does not look greedy: You’re actually doing guests a favor by giving them more choices.
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Happy Planning!
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Photo credit: Belk
Wedding Wisdom: To invite, or not to invite that is the question!
August 16th, 2009
Congratulations to you and your fiancé on your upcoming wedding! You’ve decided on the date for your wedding day, you’ve set a budget (hopefully) and now, among other things its time to compile your guest list. For some couples, this could be a daunting task because you want to include everyone, however, not offended anyone by excluding them! My husband and I went through a similar dilemma! My grandmother and his mother wanted to invite the entire free world to our wedding! We compromised with them on some attendees but for the most part we stuck to the following tips that we wanted pass onto you:
1) Talk it out- decide ahead of time the size of your wedding, how large or small you both want your wedding to be. And keep in mind that your single friends or family may want to bring a guest with them and these additional guest need to be taken into consideration for your final list. Also, decide whether you will have an all-adult reception or if you want to include children.
2) Each of you take out a sheet of paper or enter into a spreadsheet (love Excel for this one). Start with your immediate family, of course, your parents, siblings then include grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins (for us that was half the church already because we both come from big families)
3) Next include neighbors and friends, include friends from work too! Then move onto special mentor(s) or role models that have been important to each of you!
4) Compare your list to your fiancé’s and compile the two to begin the final selection. The end result should be a final Master Guest List!
Happy Planning!
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{Photo credit: National Wedding Show}
