Styleguide For Them: Chic Registry Finds for the Home

Fine china by Herend and a linen napkin with a floral napkin atop a vine and floral covered table at a styled shoot at The Bell Tower on 34th.
Photo: Ama by Aisha | Venue: Bell Tower on 34th | Table Top + Linens: Bering’s
Congratulations! You’re engaged! Now, it’s time to build your dream wedding registry for your new abode. Whether you’re relocating to a new home or staying in your current space, the goal is to make it feel like a home.
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The Dowry Q&A: A Unique Wedding Registry Experience

Photo: Jen Morley Burner | The Dowry Founder: Megan Hodges

Searching for an alternative to mass-produced registry items? Looking to fill your newlywed home with original, one-of-kind products that are exquisitely shaped, woven, painted, and imagined by hand-selected artisans? Then set your sights on The Dowry, an ethically-minded wedding gift registry and curated artisan marketplace with beautiful one-of-a-kind pieces to fit your design aesthetic, be it classic, eclectic, industrial or minimalistic.

We are so delighted to welcome The Dowry to the blog today and share with you our exclusive Q&A with Megan Hodges, the founder of The Dowry. Read on to find out what makes The Dowry so unique and what one-of-a-kind products they have to offer!

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Bering’s Q&A: Iconic Houston Retailer Celebrates 80th Anniversary

Photo: Traci Ling

Bering’s, our favorite stop for all things gifts turns 80! For generations, Bering’s, the iconic Houston retailer has served the city with a unique array of fine registry gifts, elegant tableware, stunning invitations and stationery, apart from hardware, specialty cleaning products, and pretty much everything you could want for your home.

To commemorate their 80th-anniversary milestone, we sat down with Mary Margaret Pizzitola, Bering’s marketing associate, for an exclusive Q&A. Read on to find out why Bering’s is known as an iconic Houston store, what makes their registry experience so unique, and what the future trends are for wedding registry gifts and wedding invitations!

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Shop Your Wedding Registry By Room: Kitchen

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Photo Courtesy Of Bering’s

For many couples, the kitchen space is the focal point of the wedding registry—and with good reason! First off, the kitchen is a space where you and your new partner will frequently entertain family and friends. So it’s nice to have a well-stocked, functional cooking space. There are so many kitchen wedding registry gifts to choose from, it can get hard to narrow down the kitchen essentials. Whether you’re a gourmet chef, an avid baker, or an “I-can-barely-boil-an-egg” amateur with a willingness to learn, we have you covered with this list of 12 essential kitchen wedding registry items!

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Shop Your Wedding Registry By Room: Living Room & Dining Room

Tabletop: Bering’s | Linens & Table Rentals: EB Inc. Event Rentals & Design | Photo: Jessica Frey Photography

Whether they’re connected in an open-floor-plan layout, or separate from one another, the living room and dining room generally constitute the heart of your home—the place where you relax, unwind, receive guests, entertain, eat, drink and celebrate. How you design, furnish and choose your wedding registry gifts for your home’s living and dining spaces will depend on your taste and style preferences: Do you want to sink back and put your feet up without worrying about delicate doo-dads? Do you love the look of a formal dinner table, laid out with perfect place settings and flickering tapers all aglow? Do you crave a cool lounge space where people can flow from table to sofa to bar, nibbling and sipping while the hum of conversation never stops? Think about the atmosphere you want to create, then dress it up with these living and dining room wedding registry gift essentials, which make down-time a good time, no matter your personal style!

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