Wedding List

The versatility of tableware has made it a very popular choice in wedding lists for a long time. As newlyweds starting a life together in a new home, tableware is the perfect wedding gift. It will definitely help complete your household items and you will be able to save some money for other things that you did not receive as wedding gifts.

There are many choices of tableware pieces available in the market today. There are varieties of designs to choose from, such as generic, contemporary, classic and even vintage designs. Choosing the right tableware pieces and design is very important. The design should be timeless, and yet each tableware pieces should be practical. Choose a range of tableware that would be used every day but also think of some of the unusual pieces you have always wanted and include those on your wedding list as well.

Those pieces might include:-

gravy boat, soup bowls, pasta bowls, noodle bowls, rice bowls, and many other specialty items.

Some tableware brands come with matching cutlery, so you might want to consider those because it is relatively inexpensive to buy matching cutlery than getting them separately.

Before choosing the tableware, you should pay attention to the after sale services offered by the manufacturers. Certain tableware brands offer warranties and this is beneficial, should any of the pieces not last as long as the manufacturer claims. Some tableware manufacturers have customer database, where you can register your purchases and keep a record of the tableware range you have bought. These can be extremely useful in the event of dropping one of your treasured plates and then trying to find a matching replacement.

Always check whether tableware pieces are dishwasher and microwave safe. They should also be able to stand extreme hot or cold temperatures, especially if they are to be used in the oven, fridge or freezer. Pottery decorated with metallic paint should not be used in microwave or dishwasher, and glassware made of lead crystal should not be washed in a dishwasher as the detergent may cause it to lose its shine.

Depending on your needs, you can choose tableware for formal or casual occasions. Even though your are just staring out in married life think about all the different kind of occassions that lie ahead for you such as dinner parties, family gatherings and seasonal occasions such as Easter and Christmas. During these occasions, you will need a wide range of tableware to serve the many guests. For formal affairs, choose designer or customised dinnerware, along with beautiful silverware cutlery and pretty glassware. Essential pieces that should be included are basic dinnerware items such as serving plates and bowls, full cutlery sets, and glassware such as red and white wine glasses, tumblers and a water jug.

Choosing the right table and dinnerware as part of a wedding list will ensure you have pieces that will last a very long time. It is good to invest in practical and versatile tableware pieces that will last rather than buying cheap pieces that may cost more to replace in the long term. High quality, beautifully designed pieces are not only valuable but they are great conversation starters.

Frequently Asked Questions

QUESTION:
Wedding List?
So my fiancee and I are planning to get married around August or September of this year. Someone told me it was bad luck to make a list of the people coming, so soon, but i mean i've seen people getting ready for a wedding even 1 year before the actual date.

So is it bad luck??? lol i kno alot of people dont believe in this kind of stuff when your getting married i guess you get all nervous and want everything to be perfect.
- ANSWER:
  Making a guest list in one of the first things you have to do. You need to know approximately how many people you are inviting and you expect to come pretty early in the game.
  
  You have to order invites
  You have to book a venue and a caterer
  These require reasonably accurate numbers
  
  I've never heard of this being bad luck. But ask yourself this...are you really that superstitious?
QUESTION:
How do you cut a wedding list?
Our wedding is growing out of control with family and friends. As much as we would like to invite them all we just can't and we don't know how to cut them from the list. The hardest part is that most of people being invited are families, so if we cut one person and the other is invited, there might be issues later on. Does anyone have any suggestions?
- ANSWER:
  Well firstly, just accept here and now that you are going to p1ss off some people with this wedding no matter what you do or don't do. Someone somewhere will find a reason to complain. Do what you and your fiance want to do as much as you can.
  
  One of the easiest ways to cut a list is to cut children. You can pick the maximum age of people you want attending but everyone under that age just isn't allowed to come.
  
  Another thing is to just cut cousins completely, especially if they're cousins that you haven't seen in a long time.
  
  You could also cut work colleagues down to just the ones that you actually like. And something else is to manage the 'plus ones', say that only couples who have been in a relationship for longer than a year may bring their partner but everyone else will have to make nice with the other guests.
  
  If/ when anyone has a problem with what you do then just tell them that while you have loved a huge wedding you are limited by budget and venue size; and don't let their complaining get to you. You also need to be on the ball with RSVPs, if you've invited your aunt and uncle and they RSVP for their kids as well then you need to call them and tell them that there's been a misunderstanding and that their kids are not invited because of budget and venue size.
  
  Good luck.
QUESTION:
Are children a part of a wedding list head count?
I'm making up my wedding guest list, but I have several nieces and nephews between the ages of 9 months-16 years old. Are they considered in the head count, or is it strictly adults (their parents)?
Thanks!
Thanks everyone! I will count the lil' ones. And just make sure the caterer and venue knows how many kids and how old they are. Thanks!
- ANSWER:
  If they are eating, you usually count them. You can put the headcount
  Adults - 137
  Children - 7
  
  or just ask the venue how they want it handled.
  
  Good luck!
QUESTION:
How many times a year does the Argos catalogue change? Want to make Wedding List?
I want to make a wedding list for my wedding on 10th October 2009, and I would like to use the Argos Wedding List online. Will the catalogue change again before 10th October? I know its just changed at the weekend. Thanks
- ANSWER:
  twice a year one in summer normally end of july for the xmas edition then one in january for the summer edition aka every 6 months
QUESTION:
How do i word my wedding list?
Hi all, how would you word my wedding list? We've been living together for ages and have everything we want. As bad as it sounds we don't need anything other than dollars for the honeymoon and cash for home improvements! how do you say that on a wedding list without sounding like a money grabber? In these times we don't even expect a gift but a few people have asked.
Any help would be much appreciated because i don't know what to say!
- ANSWER:
  If you mean what do you do about a registry, the usual thing is to register for dozens and dozens of bath linens: towels, hand cloths, and everything. Then you return all but one or two sets for cash. Afterwards, your nosey aunt will know that those aren't the fancy blue towels SHE bought for you, but are the identical fancy blue towels someone else bought for you.
QUESTION:
how do I plan my wedding list?
I was wondering if anyone had any good ideas of how to make a list of people to invite to my wedding. It hasn't been an easy task I'm thinking of inviting 300 people.
- ANSWER:
  My wife and I used an Excel spreadsheet. It had 5 columns.
  
  1.) People's names
  2.) Number of people invited
  3.) Number of people who said they will actually attend
  4.) Description of the gift they gave, if any
  5.) Thank you note sent or not?
  6.) Picture of the people invited
  
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QUESTION:
Problems with Next internet and telephone wedding list?
Anyone else having this problem? When you order a gift off the Next wedding list, there is no longer the option to have it sent to the delivery address, due to the Data Protection Act (acording to Next). It now has to go to the guest's address. This was not explained before the list was compiled. 300 invitations have been sent to guests and we are just finding out that Next will not deliver to the Bride & Groom's address. The wedding is 5 weeks away, so unless we contact each guest to advise them, they have to bring the gift themselves, unless of course they are not coming to the wedding! What a company.
Debenhams , although not divulging the delivery address, automatically deliver to the Bride and Groom
- ANSWER:
  surely it doesn't matter to them where it all gets delivered? how strange, what if the guests put the bride and grooms address down as their own address? Then when the goods have been send they can contact them and tell them they have changed address so the bills will go to the right place, seems a bit of a kerfuffle but it could be one way around it
QUESTION:
Is there a wedding check list some where on the net?
I'm planning a renew wedding for my wife & I. Our first wedding was in a court house. So I'm new at this whole thing. I want it to be her dream wedding, I have been taking notes & all. But I need a list to make sure I get every thing right. Can you help me?
- ANSWER:
  www.theknot.com
  
  www.weddingchannel.com
  
  Register, its free! They give you a monthly checklist for all the things you need to be doing. So helpful and like a mini wedding planner. Hope this helps!
QUESTION:
does having a wedding gifts list appropriate? i mean, listing gifts that others should buy for you?
is it appropriate to list all the things that you wish for as your wedding presents from others? its like asking others to buy specific presents for you. in the other hand, it could be helpful for others to find a prefect gift for your wedding. what do you think?
- ANSWER:
QUESTION:
Good ways to narrow down the wedding guest list?
I recently got engaged and although the wedding is quite far off, I have been having thoughts about who will be invited. I'd like to have a medium sized wedding - and will definitely need help in narrowing down the guest list. Anyone have any rules they lived by?
- ANSWER:
  consider if you want to include children? if not what age is a 'child'?
  
  consider not inviting 'plus ones' especially for those who will know other people or who dont have a long term partnet
  
  do you really need to invite people you havnt seen in years?school friends? work collegues?
  
  can you invite more people to the evening do and only family and close freinds to the reception
  
  Remember you are probably paying approx £50 per person on everyone you invite to the reception - would you send them a birthday present? no? then why are you spending £50 on havoing them at your reception? i think you need to draw the lone - with family decide how close the yare, if you never see them only you know if they need to be invited, with friends people are understadning - my questions are
  do i know when their birthday is? would they invite me? would i send them birthdya cards/gifts? are we still really freinds?
  
  treat invites like gold bars - dont offer them freely, some people will assume they are coming but that doesnt mean you have to invite them!
  
  congrats by the way, every happiness for the future
QUESTION:
Are there any ways to cut down on the wedding guest list without being mean?
I have to make a list of guests that I will invite to my wedding next year in the fall, and my fiance's side is most likely going to be huge. Meanwhile my side is pretty small, so is there anyway we can cut down the guest size without seeming mean? His mom said we can invite close family and friends to the ceremony and the rest to the reception, I am just worried we are going to go over our budget because there will be sooooo much people.
- ANSWER:
  your wedding day is a very specual day that doesnt happen oftenso i would invite everbody to you r day so you dont feel bad a bout it..
  
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QUESTION:
How do you put together a wedding guest list?
I'm getting married next year and my fiancee and I are trying to put together a wedding guest list. Now we've kind of got an idea of maximum numbers, but it's very difficult to know where to start and stop when it comes guest: school friends, work colleagues, family, sport friends, those whose weddings you went to, those who've been a part of your life before - but you don't see that often, and other friends...and we've both been blessed with heaps of those. So from those who've had a wedding before, what did you do?
- ANSWER:
  Way back in the mid 1900s, the usual formula was to divide the guest slots among his parents, her parents, and the young couple 40:40:20. Of course in those days brides (and most grooms) were quite young and living with their parents and the wedding was more a family get together bash, with parents doing most of the planning and all of the paying.
  
  I'd say to first invite enough family that all four (or more, if you count steps) parents get to show off and "swan it up" a bit in front of at least a few close friends or relations. When it comes to people you don't see very often or don't see outside of some special activity like work or tennis practice, I wouldn't invite them at all -- it would look too much like fishing for gifts. Of course you should make exceptions for people you don't manage to see often but nonetheless feel particularly close to, like a best friend that has moved two hours away.
  
  If you want to keep that guest list tight, then keep in mind that you have the rest of your life to have parties with "the fun crowd" but only one wedding to share with the older members of your family. Don't give champagne suppers for people who'd feel just as pleased to join you for a beer and pizza housewarming after the honeymoon. (Note: you must find a non relative to issue the housewarming invitations and act as host. It looks greedy to give a housewarming for yourself. You have a housewarming instead of an ordinary party to avoid the awkwardness of people not knowing whether or not to bring a gift. A housewarming is like a shower, and the host will tell them to bring a gift.)
QUESTION:
Can someone list different wedding themes for me?
Need just a list of different themes you could use at a wedding.

In addition to that, could you have a easter wedding and if so what type of theme would it be? Also, what about christmas weddings?
- ANSWER:
  With an easter wedding, I'd go with a spring theme - flowers, new life, pastel colors, birds and butterflies, etc. For Christmas, I'd go with a winter wonderland theme - white everywhere, etc. Other theme ideas:
  - fall
  - summer
  - elegant/sophisticated
  - color themes
  - fairytale
  - masquerade
  - beach
  - fiesta
  - starry night theme
  - country theme (bales of hay, on a farm, etc)
  - international theme - pick a place - Italy, France, China and use that to guide your menu, decorations etc.
  - luau/island theme
  - movie theme
  
  There are so many... make a list of things you and your fiancee love - and use that to guide your theme choice.
QUESTION:
How do I get my family to butt out of my wedding guest list???
I am getting married in a month and when planning the guest list...had only 50 invitations to work with based on what my fiance and I can afford. We started with main family members (moms, dads, grandparents, aunts/uncles, and some cousins, and used the remainder for close friends. Now my family feels the need to upset me and critique the family members I did and didn't send an invite to. My fiance and I are paying for our own wedding so I think it's fair for us to invite who we want to spend the day with. Is this wrong of me to assume? My family brings along a lot of drama and I feel like my wedding day should be spent celebrating my fiance's and my relationship and committment....not arguing over distant relatives that didn't get an invitation. Ugh.
- ANSWER:
  You are completely, spot-on, right. I understand that due to budget, you can't afford to invite just anyone and everyone. It's not your family's right to judge who you invite, especially seeing as they are not contributing to any of the cost. You just need to give them a gentle reminder that the guest list is up to you and you are doing what you want, that you can't afford to invite everyone, that if they give you some money, you can have extra people (they may want to pay for some people) and like you said "my wedding day should be spent celebrating my fiance's and my relationship and commitment....not arguing over distant relatives that didn't get an invitation". Stay firm, it is your wedding, not their's.
QUESTION:
what are some items on a wedding budget list?
heyy,
my sister is getting married and i am helping her. i need help to help her. lets say you were at her wedding what are some things you would love to have. be realistic people. what are somethings that really make you go "wow" lol. (favors, entertainment, blah blah blah. lol) and btw ther is no budget. so just list some things you like.

xoxoxoxoxo.
- ANSWER:
  I think the key is to do allot of research and look around for the best prices. The internet is great for finding prices and competitive ideas.
  
  Dont just look around in your area, it might be cheaper to buy things from interstate and get them sent to you.
QUESTION:
Is there a website that I can find a list of wedding consultants in the dallas area?
I'm a student that's about to get my certificate in wedding planning. I wanted to know if there is a site that I can look at with a list of wedding consultants in the dallas area in Texas. I need to find an internship with someone or find an assisent job. If you could please help me consultants. That would be great. THANKS
- ANSWER:
  here are a few websites i found in the dallas area. hope their usefuel.
  
  www.timelesseleganceweddings.com
  wwedalert.com
  /local_wedding_services/mainSearch.asp?...+Consultants ww.whiteyonder.com
QUESTION:
Is it ever NOT acceptable to put details of your wedding list on invitations?
Does anyone think that it is rude to put wedding list details on the invites?
are you all american?! i have never received an invitiation without the wedding list/bridal registry information on it!!
- ANSWER:
  That's funny you asked. About a month ago, I received a wedding invitation that listed info such as a detailed menu of the first and second course, complimentary drinks offered, wedding cake flavors, name of the dj, schedule of cocktail hour and cake cutting, etc. To me, it was unexpected, but I think it was the bride's way of showing how excited and proud she was. Her wedding is this coming Sunday.
  
  I don't think it's unacceptable; it's just strange, funny, and awkward because I couldn't help but laugh in amusement and at the same time wonder why should would reveal so much detailed info with her wedding invitations. The only unacceptable part was that she also included bridal regisrty info- and that is a no-no.
  
  Wierd, yes. Rude/ Unacceptable, no.
QUESTION:
what do i do with my wedding guest list?
For my wedding we were planning an adult reception. The only cousins who were invited were those we are in college because they are considered adults. I was looking at our guest list and i only have 4 of my cousins who wouldn't be invited because they wouldn't be old enough. They would be older though, the youngest would be 11. What do i do? do i stick with my gut and say NO, or do i change it because there really not THAT young, and invite them.
- ANSWER:
  I would invite them, at 11 and up they will know how to behave.
  
  One thing to consider though, does your fiance have young cousins that you're not inviting? You can't invite yours and not his. It would look like you were playing favorites or that your family was/is more important. The same for children of others guests you're omitting, they may get offended when they see other children there and theirs weren't welcome.
QUESTION:
Can somebody give me a list of wedding songs?
My cousin is getting married and i'm helping her plan her wedding. I thought of a few, but i need a nice long playlist of wedding or love songs. Old school, new school, it doesn't matter. Please give a list of artists or song titles that i could use. I will give the best answer to whoever is the most original and unique. =) Thank You!
- ANSWER:
  Nothing Compares To You. Sinead O’Connor
  Close To You. Maxi Priest
  Power of Love. Jennifer Rush
  Love Me Tender. Elvis Presley
  I Can’t Help Falling in Love with You. Elvis Presley
  Just the Way You Are. Billy Joel
  When You Say Nothing At All. Ronan Keating
  From This Moment On. Shania Twain
  You Made Me Love You. Al Jolson
  How Deep Is Your Love. Bee Gees
  A Living Prayer Alison Krauss
  All The Way Celine Dion and Frank Senatra
  Amazed Lonestar
  At the Beginning Donna Lewis
  Ave Maria Luciano Pavarotti
  Beautiful As You All-4-One
  Because You Love Me Jo Dee Messina
  Born For You David Pomeranz
  Brain McKnight Never Felt This Way
  Bridal Chorus (Here Comes The Bride) Richard Wagner
  Con Te Partiro Andrea Bocelli
  Dance With Me Words and Music: Anthony W. Carter
  Danny's Song Anne Murray
  Finally I Daryl Coley
  Forever Dave Hollister
  Grow old with me Mary Chapin Carpenter
  Hallelujah Chorus Mormon Tabernacle Choir
  Hawaiian Wedding Song Elvis Presley
  Here We Stand Words and Music: Anthony W. Carter
  I Can Love You Boyz II Men
  I Live For You Chynna Phillips
  I Promise (Wedding Song) CeCe Winans
  I've Dreamed Of You Barbra Streisand
  If I Could Regina Belle
  If I Didn’t Have You Amanda Marshall
  In A Country Churchyard Chris De Burgh
  In This Life Colin Ray
  Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring J.S Bach
  Kissing You Des'ree
  Love Of My Life Darla Day
  Marry Me Amanda Marshall
  My Endless Love Luther Vandross
  Nothing Without You Smokie Norful
  O Mio Bambino Caro Charlotte Church
  Ode to Joy Ludwig van Beethoven
  On This Day Ashley Reynolds
  One love / People Get Ready Bob Marley
  Pachelbels Canon In D Johann Pachelbel
  Rondeau In C Minor Luca Turilli
  Say Yes Dusty Drake
  She Elvis Costello
  So Beautiful Darren Hayes
  Somewhere Over The Rainbow / What A Wonderful World Israel Kamakawiwo Óle
  Sonata in A Minor - Allegro Beethoven
  Still In Love (Kissing You) Beyonce
  Swept Away Christopher Cross
  The One Gary Allan
  The One I Love David Gray
  This Ring Words and Music: Anthony W. Carter
  This Ring Anthony W. Carter/T Carter Music
  Ain't That A Kick In The Head Dean Martin
  all i want is you barry louis polisar
  Angel Baby Dean Martin
  Angel Of Mine Monica
  As Long As You Love Me BackStreet Boys
  Baby Mine Alison Kruass
  Carolina In My Mind James Taylor
  Come Fly With Me Michael Buble
  Dance With Me Words and Music: Anthony W. Carter
  Electric Boogie (Electric Slide) Marcia Griffiths
  Going to the Chapel Dixie Cups
  Hawaiian Wedding Song Elvis Presley
  Here We Stand Words and Music: Anthony W. Carter
  How Sweet It Is Michael Buble
  I Hope You Dance Leann Womack
  I Walk Beside You Dream Theater
  I Wish Stevie Wonder
  Ice Cream Sarah McLachlan
  If I Could Regina Belle
  If This World Were Mine Luther Vandross
  It Had To Be You Harry Connick Jr.
  Just The Way You Are Billy Joel
  Mack The Knife Frank Sinatra
  Moon Dance Van Morrison
  My Girl The Temptations
  New York, New York Frank Sinatra
  O Mio Bambino Caro Charlotte Church
  Please Forgive Me David Gray
  Something In The Way She Moves James Taylor
  Somewhere Over The Rainbow / What A Wonderful World Israel Kamakawiwo Óle
  Accidentally In Lo Counting Crows
  Another One Bites The Dust Queen
  Are You Gonna Be My Girl Jet
  Around The World Daft Punk
  Beautiful Day U2
  Boogie Shoes KC and The Sunshine Band
  Crazy in Love Beyonce
  Crazy Train Ozzy Osbourne
  Enter Sandman Metallica
  Everytime I Think of You Angelina
  Get Ready For This 2 Unlimited
  Get This Party Started Pink
  Girls Just Want To Have Fun Cindy Lopper
  Hawaiian Wedding Song Elvis Presley
  Hey Ladies Beastie Boys
  I Do I Do I Do I Do I Do ABBA
  I Wanna Be Loved Eric Benet
  I Want To Hold Your Hand The Beatles
  If I Could Regina Belle
  Into The Groove Madonna
  It Takes Two Rob Base
  Lady Lenny Kravitz
  Let's Get It Started In Here Black Eyed Peas
  Love and Happiness Al Green
  One In A Million Bosson
  One More Time Daft Punk
  One, Two Step Ciara
  Peek-a-boo Siouxie and The Banshees
  Pump It Black Eyed Peas
  Ray of Light Madonna
  Sandstorm Darude
  SexyBack Justin Timberlake
  Starry Eyed Surprise Paul Oakenfold
  Swept Away Christopher Cross
  The Best Tina Turner
  These Are My People Rodney Atkins
  This Is The Time Billy Joel
  Thunderstruck AC/DC
  Two Step Dave Matthews Band
  Up and Down Venga Boys
  Walk This Way Aerosmith and Run-D.M.C
  Walking on Sunshine Katrina And The Waves
  What I Like About You The Romantics
  Song Artist Audio Lyrics
  A Song For Mama Boyz II Men
  A Song For My Son Mikki Viereck
  A Song for My Son Mikki Viereck
  A Woman's Love A
QUESTION:
I need help with our wedding guest list?
My fiance' and I are writing our guest list for our upcoming wedding, and we have a budget for 100 people. If we invite everyone on our list including their kids, it will add up to 120-130. I would simply invite just adults, but how do I explain that when we both have kids from previous relationships and we both have younger siblings who we want there?
- ANSWER:
  YOU, the Bride and Groom, have to be CONSISTENT on both the Bride's side and Groom's side. Every time you write another name on the guest list "the cash register rings" . . and you pay!
  
  Here's some suggestions on how to trim your guest list.
  
  Do not invite anyone that you have not SEEN OR TALKED TO in the last two years.
  
  Do not invite any child, except your own, under the age of twelve. It is also appropriate to invite your brothers and sisters under the age of twelve but STOP there (no cousins).
  
  Only invite the co-workers that you socialize with "after working hours."
  
  There are three things that you can do that will help this situation . .
  
  Put "Adults only" on your wedding invitation in the lower left hand corner
  
  Just write "Mr and Mrs John White" on the wedding invitation envelope.
  
  You can start passing "the word" that only your own children and your brothers and sisters will be invited to the wedding several months in advance of your wedding so your "friends and family members" will be aware of that fact before they receive their wedding invitation.
  
  Answered by: A Certified wedding specialist / A Professional bridal consultant / A Wedding ceremony officiant
QUESTION:
Im trying to make a wedding list but not sure who to invite?
The problem Im having is my mother has 5 brothers an 5 sisters. My fiance hasnt met all of them so should I invite them all or just the ones he has met? I want us to celebrate this day with everyone we love. But if we havent met them is it the same? Should I call these people up and maybe talk to them see if they want to come?
- ANSWER:
  What a Perfect time for him to meet the ones he hasn't met. It is a joyous occasion and the perfect time to meet. What a great idea. I'm sure you'll be meeting people you don't know also.
QUESTION:
What is a good site that has a comprehensive list of wedding supplies, dos and don'ts, etc.?
I would like a site someone has actually used successfully to plan their wedding. I really haven't been to a lot of weddings and know I will leave something crucial out. I need something that lists everything from what you need for apparel (I can see myself forgetting a garter), to the reception (a box for cards) to a list of what roles there are (ushers, readers, MC). Thank you all for sharing your expertise!
Maybe I should have added I am Canadian so a site that lists items available in Canada, etc. would be very helpful.
- ANSWER:
  http://www.frugalbride.com/index.htm
  Im not from canda but this site is a brilliant canadian site and helped me a great deal
QUESTION:
Ideas for classic books to put on a wedding list?
What favourite books would you recommend? I'm thinking obvious classics like Pride and Prejudice but also quirky classics like Wind in the Willows.
- ANSWER:
  Hmmm, on a purely practical level, cookbooks like The Moosewood Cookbook by Molly Katzen, and The Joy of Cooking would be good. Home Comforts by Cheryl Mendelssohn (sp?) provides loads of information about how to organize and run a household. If they have a garden, Square-foot Gardening would be good (Mel Bartholomew).
  
  As for other classics . . . gosh, it really depends on the couple's taste in literature. You wouldn't want to choose something like "War of the Roses" or other divorce literature.
  
  A complete set of Shakespeare. Some lovely Jeeves books by P.G. Wodehouse (keep them laughing!). Children's classics like The House on Pooh Corner, Mary Poppins, The Borrowers, and A Secret Garden.
  
  Very famous romances like P&P, would be good. Georgette Heyer has a lot of classic regencies, and the new covers are very lovely. (-: The complete works of Erma Bombeck.
  
  Hmmm. Good question!
QUESTION:
What are the main tradtions of a Dutch wedding? Please list what ther wear and be specific.?
What are the main tradtions of a Dutch wedding? Please list what ther wear and be specific.?
List what they wear, or just list the things DUTCH wedding traditinoally do. THANKS!! Be specific please!!
- ANSWER:
  It's the same as every other christian wedding, white dress, church, throwing rice etc...
  
  Not really any different from the US or other european countries.
QUESTION:
What's the weirdest thing you seen on a wedding gift registry list?
a list of things the bride and groom want for their wedding.
- ANSWER:
  Great question! I have boring friends and relatives.
  
  Karaoke at Your Wedding Reception – To Sing, Or Not to Sing, That is the Question
  
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  The weirdest was the 0 world globe in a stand.
  Second weirdest was one couple wanting 10 crock pots.
QUESTION:
How do I go about making a guest list for my wedding?
I have quite a few questions that go with the broader question asked, so if you have any ideas, please answer!

I want a big wedding, so all of my family and his family are going to be invited, but my family is very large and his is very small. Will it be weird because I will have a lot of guests on my side and he wont?

At what age should i allow the guests to bring a date?

When making the guest list do I include dates and children?
- ANSWER:
  It's not weird to have one side with more guests than the other. However, don't discount his side just yet. My husband has a very small family yet somehow ended up having more people invited than my overly large family.
  
  What age would you feel comfortable? I allowed anybody over 18 to bring a date. Then again, I didn't have too many guests under 18 and one of them brought his date anyway. Ugh.
  
  You need to include dates and children in your count to get an accurate number to the caterer. I made an excel spreadsheet - first column of a number that was on their RSVP card (you wouldn't believe how many send back the cards without a name!), second column was the name of the invited guests (Aunt Sally and Uncle Joe or Philip and Guest), third column was the number invited (2), and fourth column was left blank to insert the number when they responded (many invited with a guest responded without).
  
  Best of luck. And remember, the number of guests is going to be the biggest indicator of overall budget!
QUESTION:
How to List Grandparents in Wedding Program?
I'm wondering how to list grandparents in the wedding program when none are able to attend...My fiance and I each only have 1 grandmother still living, and neither one's health will permit them to travel. All other grandparents for both of us are deceased. Do I list the living ones with the wedding party (even though they cannot attend) and create an "In Memory" section for the deceased ones? Or is there a way to list them all together (which I would prefer)? Any advice would be helpful!
- ANSWER:
  This mentioning of your grandparents is important to you, I can see that. SO, make it happen.
  
  Forget about anything negative anyone has to say, for starters.
  
  Go ahead and mention each and every one of your grandparents in your wedding program. You can say something sentimental such as: To our grandparents, those who are still with us and those who have passed, we thank them for their lifelong support. Then list their names.
  
  Keep it simple and the sentiments will be felt by all. Then, be sure to send copies of the program to your surviving grandparents. It will tickle them pink.
  
  Have a lovely wedding day.
QUESTION:
What was your wedding song? list all of them if you can, need help picking one thanks?
I really like R&B for my wedding songs but i open to anything. Let me know what songs you had.
- ANSWER:
  A very classy thing to do is get a custom love song written for your love! They are few places to checkout like http://www.customwrittenlovesongs.com
  
  Hope this helps
QUESTION:
How would you suggest cutting a "long list" of wedding invites down?
My Fiance and I are getting ready to start outlining out wedding plans and we are starting with a guest list. We want a guest list of roughly 100 people. Not real small and not big at all. So we want to make our guest list and then start chopping away.

How is the most gentle way to do this that will be least likely to offend our parents about relatives that we aren't close to.
- ANSWER:
  Your parents aren't getting married so they don't decide that. Sit down with your fiance and decide who is nearest and dearest to you. Don't invite people out of obligation whom you are not close to at all just to fill seats or please other people. Your wedding day is not about your parents or his or anyone else. Do you want to have total strangers at your wedding or other people you don't care about? Especially since weddings are not cheap and if you are serving a full meal as most people do these days, those can easily be -200+ per person depending on where you are located and most couples don't really want to pay that much for people they will never see again.
  
  Some guidelines that alot of people suggest as ways to cut the list but is by no means a mandatory list and may not apply to everyone:
  - Have you spoken to this person in the last year?
  - Do you regularly exchange Christmas cards?
  - Have you invited this person to your home for dinner?
  
  We have friends and family that we aren't able to see as often as we'd like but we still keep in touch as much as we can even if it isn't regularly and can't imagine the day without them so I don't personally see that as a factor to cut someone. But I could see why someone else would if they live in a close-knit community with most people they love all around them (and no more than 30min drive total for example), but not everyone is that lucky because people move around and have lives of their own.
  
  Edit: I've never gotten the hierarchy that people use to determine who should be invited and who should be cut. That is assuming that we live in a perfect world where everyone gets along great and there are no feuds or bitterness or whatever going on, which is not the case for most families in real life. So it doesn't really make sense why you would be expected to cut your closest friends who may be just like family to you because you have to invite "close" (as in relation by blood rather than how you actually interact with each other) relatives who don't get along with you for whatever reason instead because society says the relatives "are more important". According to whom? Society is not making the guest list so they don't get a say either.
QUESTION:
Who is in charge of gathering addresses for a wedding guest list?
Is it the bride and grooms? Parents? Wedding party? Also, how do
We get the word out about where we are registered?
- ANSWER:
  What we did was asked our parents to gather their list of people they would like us to invite, and send it to us with their addresses. We didn't include every person on their lists (due to budget) but it was nice to get all the information at once, instead of having to track stuff down as we addressed everything.
  
  Now, we had a nice head start on this because we sent save the date cards to out-of-province and guests that were more than a 2 hour drives. Although we didn't send them to every guest, having to get all the addresses gathered up 7 months in advanced really helped reduce the stress when we were mailing the invites out 2 months before the wedding.
  
  Our parents just gave us their Christmas card list (full names and addresses) that they edited down to be a reasonable size for our guest list. It was great because they had all the information for aunts, uncles, cousins, etc.
  
  My husband and I gathered everything for our friends. Mostly we just emailed or used facebook private messages to ask for our friends currently mailing addresses. Those can be harder to keep track of because people in their 20's move a lot! But it's nice to have all the info now because I can use the wedding guest list to send out Christmas cards (which I did this year).
  
  Really, your guest list gathering will be a group effort, especially if your parents are going to want to invite some of their friends or work associates.
  
  In terms of spreading the registry word, just let your bridal party and parent know. Guests will know to ask them (or you directly) where you are registered. We also posted that information on our wedding website. And we printed a little business card with the website address on it to include in our wedding invitations as well. It just said: "For venue information, directions, maps and hotel information please visit our wedding website: www.website.com" Then on the website we had a page for the registry information and a link to the store's website too.
  
  Good Luck!
QUESTION:
I want a list of wedding dress designers from the show say yes to the dress?
Do you watch the show on TLC? I m searching for a list of the wedding dress designers featured in Say yes to the dress, and their contact info. I could only find famous designers like Pnina Tornai but not all of them.

Please please please help mee. Thank you soooo much.....
- ANSWER:
  So you watch the show too.
  
  You can find a list on
  
  1. tlc.howstuffworks.com/tv/say-yes-to-the-dress
  2. www.kleinfeldbridal.com/index.cfm?pid=Say-Yes-To-The-Dress
  
  The website and contact information for season 1 designer are also mentioned here
  
  http://sayyestothedress.net/say-yes-to-the-dress-designers/say-yes-to-the-dress-designers-season-1
  
  But it only has contact infos for the designers featured in season 1 of the show.
QUESTION:
What is the reason the Obamas' were snubbed from the Royal Wedding List?

I was thinking poor hygiene.
- ANSWER:
  Because he has openly shown that he hates the Brits. Yeah, it was really brilliant when he sent back a bust of Churchill, rejecting a gift that had been given BEFORE the village idiot took over the white house. Oh, and yeah, I'm sure the queen was really impressed when Obummer gave her an ipod with his speeches on it. Barry is a blatant NARCISSIST!!
QUESTION:
Anyone know where I can find a prop list for the musical Wedding Singer?
HI, I'm currently helping stage manage a performance and was wondering if anyone had a basic prop list for the wedding sing. Any help would be appreciated.
- ANSWER:
  If there's not a props list included in the script, it will have to be compiled. Ideally, your props designer or props master would do this, reading carefully through the script and attending rehearsals occasionally in order to assess the needs of the show. They would then create a list of each scene and which props are required for them, and give it to you, the stage manager, to track prop movement. In reality, though, community and school theaters often end up without a props master. In that case, it is your job to create a props list. Read through the script, paying special attention to stage directions (or your director's blocking), and just write down every time a physical object is used, and voila: a props list.
QUESTION:
How do you create an online wedding list?
I want to create a gift list online...
- ANSWER:
  Actually different stores do this differently. You need to talk to each store you are using. If you want to do this yourself, I guess you can make it part of a wedding website.
QUESTION:
Speaking of which, have you heard that Obama and the missus are not on the Royal Wedding list?
(cough)...
"Although foreign royals and heads of Commonwealth countries are attending the wedding, the palace has stressed that this is not a “state wedding" but a "royal wedding”. (snicker...)
- ANSWER:
  Considering how Obama sent back the Churchill bust with the snarky comment, I am not surprised at all.
QUESTION:
Should people on our wedding guest list who have told us they can't attend still receive invitations?
We just sent out save-the-dates for our wedding, and a few people have told us that they already know they can't come due to vacations they have planned. Should we still send them invitations? I feel bad not sending invitations because I feel like they deserve to get them even if they can't come, but by sending invitations I don't want it to look like we're asking for gifts or disregarding the fact that they told us they can't make it. Any advice on what the proper etiquette is would be appreciated - thanks!
- ANSWER:
  Proper ettiquette would be to send everyone who received a save the date card an invitation anyway. It's considered proper so that people don't think you sent an invitation just to fish for gifts. Even if they tell you they can't come you should still send an invite just incase plans change, some relatives like to keep them, and that person knows you thought enough about them to like their presence.
QUESTION:
I need price list for diamond wedding band set?I am trying to find companies who diamond cut wedding rings ?
I need price list for diamond wedding band set?I am trying to find companies who diamond cut wedding rings ?

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In New York City alone, 800 couples were married within hours after New York became the sixth state to make same-sex unions legal on July 24.
"We've been getting a lot of phone calls," said Harriette Rose Katz, a New York City events planner. "I think we're going to get more and more and more out of this. I honestly think it will be a big surge for...

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- ANSWER:
  Start at Walmart prices and go up into the millions of dollars. There is no such thing as a price list for diamond wedding rings so no reason to waste your time looking.
QUESTION:
Do I include the little ones on the wedding guest list?
This might seem like a silly question... When I give my caterer the number of people attending my wedding, do I include toddlers and baby's? I know most kids under two usually just share with parents if they eat at all. I know I sound really cheap right now but we are paying for most of the wedding ourselves and def need to find some places to pinch a few pennies.
- ANSWER:
  All caterers handle this issue differently. Talk to the caterer, but don't just ask - negotiate a solution.
QUESTION:
What are you favorite (happy) romantic songs? Helping put a wedding music list together?
I've got 23 songs and now I'm stuck. The bride has suggested a couple must haves, but wants more. The wedding is 18 days away and I need help. Tell me as many romantic songs as you can think of please!
- ANSWER:
  All You Need is Love - Beetles
  Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton
  Baby, Baby - Amy Grant
  I Got You Babe - Sonny & Cher
  You Are the Sunshine of My Life - Stevie Wonder
  Breathe - Michelle Branch
  It's Gonna Be Love - Mandy Moore
  Your Body is a Wonderland - John Mayer (a personal favorite)
  Always Be My Baby - Mariah Carey
  The Way You Make Me Feel - Ronan Keating
  Make You Feel My Love - Bob Dylan
  Remember When - Alan Jackson
  All Again For You - We The Kings
  Are You Gonna Be My Girl - Jet
  Me & You - Cassie
  Chariot - Gavin DeGraw
  Check Yes Juliet - We The Kings
  BBQ Stain - Tim McGraw
  Cowboy Take Me Away - Dixie Chicks
  Crazier - Taylor Swift
  Crush - Cute Is What We Aim For
  Crush - David Archuletta
  Dance Hall Drug - Boys Like Girls
  Dark Blue - Jack's Mannequin
  Strawberry Wine - Deena Carter
  Everything - Michael Buble <3
  Everything I Ask For - The Maine
  Faraway - Nickelback
  For The Nights I Can't Remember - Hedley
  Heels Over Head - Boys Like Girls
  Here In Your Arms - Hellogoodbye
  Here Without You - Three Doors Down
  Hey There Delilah - Plain White T's
  Hollywood's Not America - Ferras
  I'm Only Me When I'm With You - Taylor Swift
  Into Your Arms - The Maine
  Beautiful Soul - Jesse McCartney
  No Air - Jordin Sparks ft. Chris Brown
  Lips Of An Angel - Hinder
  Love Drunk - Boys Like Girls
  Love Story - Taylor Swift
  Making Memories Of Us - Keith Urban
  My Front Porch Looking In - Lonestar
  No Promises - Shane Ward
  One Step At A Time - Jordin Sparks
  One Time - Justin Bieber (LOL )
  Our Song - Taylor Swift
  Perfect - Jason Derulo
  God Blessed The Broken Roads - Rascal Flats
  Replay - IYAZ <3
  Fall For You - Secondhand Senerade
  She's Got Style - Nevershoutnever!
  She Will Be Loved - Maroon 5
  She's a Genious - Jet
  So Small - Carrie Underwood
  Money Honey - State Of Shock
  Summer Girl - Stereos
  Summer Love - Justin Timberlake
  Swing Life Away - Rise Against
  Tattoo - Jordin Sparks
  A Thousand Miles - Vanessa Carleton
  Thunder (Acoustic) - Boys Like Girls
  Tim McGraw - Taylor Swift
  Today Was a Fairytale - Taylor Swift
  Toung Tied - Faber Drive
  Flightless Bird, American Mouth - Iron & Wine <3
  Two Is Better Than One - Boys Like Girls ft. Taylor Swift
  Vanilla Twilight - Owl City
  When I'm With You - Faber Drive
  With You - Chris Brown
  You Belong With Me - Taylor Swift
QUESTION:
What's your opinion on a super small wedding guest list?
As in, around twenty people (including/excluding the bridal party)? Of course, having all the trimmings of a 150-person guest list (music, dancing, catering, etc.)

Not that there's a financial bound of families too big, but just out of personal choice. What's your opinion?
- ANSWER:
  We did that. We actually had fewer guests. We actually were trying to save money, and we found a way to incorporate, well, MOST of "the trimmings" in modified ways.
  
  For example, we used antique platinum-rimmed china and served steak, but we barbecued the steak ourselves. And instead of a DJ, we burned CDs of the music we wanted. Actually, the weather turned chilly so we moved our party inside and no one actually ever ended up dancing even though we'd prepared for it.
  
  I think you should do whatever the two of you are most comfortable with.
QUESTION:
How should I word a gift list card for a wedding?
I am sending out a gift list number for Argos with me wedding invitations, but am unsure about how to word it! Any ideas?
- ANSWER:
  Good new! You don' have to worry about it! Don't put the registry list in the invitations! It is rude and greedy, and not done.
  But really, if you do, word it like this: hey guests, I'm greedy and manner less, so I'm putting this registry list in the invitations, so that you know it is mandatory that you choose a gift from here. I was very careful to put only very expensive things on it, it took me a lot of time, so don't even think of cheaping out and getting something cheaper. And don't try that old gift card trick with me, it had better be the same amount as the gifts I picked, I know that is a way to cheap out! Send a gift card when I clearly want gifts that start at 0, and then tell me it is for those items that did not get picked for the wedding, I know about that dodge! . I picked out 150 gifts for 150 guests, now go get it, and make darn good sure you get a gift receipt, because I am going to make one trip to the store to take the things back that you all messed up on!.
QUESTION:
Would it be inappropriate to list a deceased parent on a wedding program? How would it need to be worde?
My fiances father passed away a long time ago. We want to list him on our wedding program but are unsure of the wording and if that is proper etiquett or not. any suggestions?
- ANSWER:
  Yes anywhere you would list the parents of the groom, invitations, programs, newspaper announcement it is appropriate to put his fathers name. just list it llike this
  
  If mother still living not remarried
  Mrs. Jane Doe and the late Mr. John Doe
  
  if mother remarried:
  Mr and Mrs. James Smith and the late Mr. John Doe
QUESTION:
Does Best Buy notify you when an item has been purchased from your wedding wish list?
I logged into Best Buy's website and when I went to our wishlist, it said "the following item is no longer available and has been removed from your wish list". Does this mean someone purchased it or does it mean that Best Buy stopped carrying the item for sale? It was a digital camera and I can't quite remember the exact specs, so I can't check online to see if Best Buy still sells it. Does Best Buy email you when an item has been purchased from your wish list?
- ANSWER:
  If someone had bought it for you, it would say 'fulfilled'. the message you saw means BB no longer carries that item, so you have to find something else to put on your registry instead. I didn't register at BB but that's how Target and Macy's work. And no they probably don't email you to tell you when an item is purchased, that would take away the surprise of people buying you gifts. I confess I did check my registries a lot last year tho to see what items had been purchased, but I didn't know who was buying them!
QUESTION:
How distasteful is it to announce your wedding B-list?
My friend just updated her Facebook basically telling everyone to not forget to RSVP by Friday and that if she gets a lot of "regrets" she told people to expect last minute invites.
Now, if it were me I would not announce that on Facebook. I would probably see how many yes RSVP's I got back and if I didn't get enough maybe call some people and pretend like their invite was lost in the mail or something. I would never reveal I had a B-list. I would probably not even have a B-list. Would you?
- ANSWER:
  It's very distasteful to announce anything like that. In addition to being attention seeking, it also comes off as arrogant - like people who weren't on the A-list are sitting by their mail boxes in hope of making the B list!
  
  We didn't have a B list. We made up one list of everyone we wanted to invite, and that's it.
QUESTION:
What gifts should we put on our wedding gift list?
My fiancee and I are getting married in October, and rather than get a gift registry at an expensive department store, we have decided to make our own list and get our parents to take our guests enquiries.

The problem is, all I can think of that we need is saucepans, Tupperware, a wok and maybe a good frying pan.

Everyone says just to ask for money or gift vouchers, but I'd prefer not to. I would prefer actual gifts that have had thought put into them and that I can hand down to our children one day!

My fiancee and I have lived together for about three years, so we have most household stuff, just not "good ones".

Can anyone give me some examples of stuff we could put on there (in all price ranges)? I am just stumped for ideas!
I SHOULD ADD:

I live in Australia, so we only have a few department stores that do gift registries and we are both from non-wealthy families, so we don't want to have an in-store or online gift registry.
- ANSWER:
  I would mention the things you mentioned and maybe some little things that will mean alot now and later like personalized picture frames, albums for future family pictures, and maybe
  gift certificates for your favorite stores or restaraunts for romantic dates to keep things interesting.
  
  good luck
QUESTION:
Ideas for my wedding song list?
I am trying to pick songs to play for my up coming wedding, and I got stuck and would like some ideas. Currently, the list is

down isle: lucky by jason mraz and colby calait
vows: the luckiest by ben folds
back down isle: ???
First dance: smile by uncle kracker.

I need ideas for a song to fill in the blank. I want something happy and up beat. Any ideas?
- ANSWER:
  I would recommend "I'm Yours" by Jason Mraz. It will match by artist to your first song, the lyrics are great/fitting, & there are tons of versions out there to find the right tempo for your personal vibe. Good luck & congratulations!
QUESTION:
How do I shorten a wedding guest list?
Large extended family with cousins and kids and so on that i am not close to, but that are ALL expecting an invite.

If I invite all of them I cannot have the friends that I AM close to come.

Is there a way to invite some cousins and not others if they are all brothers and sisters with many children each?
- ANSWER:
  Extend invitations to close family and close friends only, and make sure that the rest of the extended family knows this. Everyone is on a budget these days, and no one can blame you for sticking to a budget for your wedding.
QUESTION:
What is your highest priority on your wedding list?

PS: Oh Dustin, lighten up! I am talking about the tangibles here. If people stop over analyzing, people would be a lot happier.
- ANSWER:
  Bridal gown
  
  Wedding Rings
  Wedding cake
  wedding invitation
  Wedding favors
  
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QUESTION:
Destination wedding, small guest list, who do we invite to the bridal shower?
My mom and future mother in-law have requested I put together invite lists for the showers they are each planning. We are getting married on Maui in August, and kept the invite list minimal. However, we are having a reception back home in October. Is it appropriate to extend the invite to people that are included in the reception, although they were not invited to the wedding? As untraditional as the destination wedding is, we still want to have some traditional aspects to other events.
- ANSWER:
  I think it would be OK. It depends on the crowd involved...some people may say that you are just after more gifts but I don't think that sounds like the case.
  
  Perhaps you can have a guest or a videographer make a video of the wedding in Maui to show back home at the reception. give out burned copies as favors. Then everybody will still be able to have a part. I'm doing that since most family can't travel and we will also include one of the votives that we burned during the ceremony with the video. It might be a little extra but I wanted to make sure people didn't think we had married away just to exclude them or that they weren't missed.
QUESTION:
Making my own wedding guest list sheet: ask for addresses?
Instead of buying a wedding guest list book of which only the first page will be filled, I am making my own sheet for guests to sign and I will put this page in my wedding photo album later.

My question: If I already know all my guest's addresses, should I ask for them again beside their names as is tradition in guest list books? or can I just ask for them to sign their names on the lines?
- ANSWER:
  Make your own little page for them to write on. You can label the colloms 'name' and 'best wishes'
  
  something like that. its your wedding and do what's appropriate for your wedding.
  
  with smaller weddings, you have more freedom of what you want.