Registering...better with a girl friend

So I have been pretty not into this whole registry process. To be honest, it is pretty overwhelming. There are like a billion and one stores to choose from, not to mention everyone's and anyone's opinions! So registering (or "registration" as my fiance likes to call it), has been put on the back burner.

Upon arriving at our friend's place yesterday (another soon bride-to-bee) for a fantasy football draft, we, as the girls, obviously had to find something to do to entertain ourselves. My response to getting manicures was "No-Williams Sonoma to register." I cringed with excitement-not what I had in mind. But, as I roamed the aisles with a fellow bee, the registry grew, become filled with items needed to make the very home I want.

Registering with a female counterpart in the same boat as me, the clueless boat, was so successful, and so much fun; we were able to bounce ideas, tips and product uses off each other, without feeling overwhelmed or completely uneducated!* I walked out of there feeling confident of my future kitchen, and look forward to our next 'Registration' day.

*Mom, you are still my favorite female to register with. :)

Don't be afraid to ask

It doesn't matter if it's a long lost friend or a complete stranger, if you want to know something about a wedding, you have to ask.

A childhood friend of mine got married almost two years ago at the synagogue I grew up in, and also one of the places I am considering the wedding. I remember the room being vast and on the older side, and my recent visit to the location confirmed my memory. However, the room had potential. I needed to do some research.

As I looked through my facebook friends to see if any happened to have a wedding at this synagogue, or had been to one, I came across an old friend who was married there two years ago. Strange as it may have been, I immediately sent her a message.

Not only was I met with an almost immediate answer, but one with such enthusiasm! *(First lesson I have learned as a new bride to bee: past brides love to share their wedding stories, information and vendors. This is a GREAT tool! In the past two weeks, I have learned of a new photographer, florist and band). Not only did Friend tell me her wedding was absolutely amazing, mainly due to her florist, Petal Pushers, who completely re-vamped the older room, but she offered me to visit her apartment and watch her wedding video! Talk about hospitable.

Of course I took her up on the offer, and stopped by her apartment last night for a viewing. She was right, the room looked amazing. I now have a visual aspect as to what can be done with space, and ideas of what I would want, not want; what I could change and leave the same.

I would like to personally thank said Friend for her kindness and excitement; and eagerness to share her resources. Lesson learned: it never hurts to ask!