Gifts that Give

I find wedding registries to be a tough pill to swallow, a necessary evil. Who am I to tell people what I think they should give me as a wedding gift? At the same time, how the heck would I figure out how to return 42 different toasters if there was no master list telling my guests that someone’s already bought me one? With so many people making an effort to get my fiance and me the perfect wedding gift, I want to make sure that homes besides my own will benefit from these purchases. 

After browsing some of my local department stores, I knew I wanted to go with a registry at Macy’s to utilize their great spread that includes both high-end items as well as more affordable, everyday pieces. I especially love that the store carries some of KitchenAid’s Cook for the Cure pieces, a line that donates 10% of the purchase price of your new, perky pink blender, standing mixer or food processor to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation. Bed, Bath & Beyond also has some of the pieces from Cook for the Cure which Macy’s lacks, so I added few items from their store to our registry as well. I’m a huge fan of Cook for the Cure; the KitchenAid standing mixer is to the new bride as the Walther PPK is to a classic James Bond, and now we have an excuse to buy it in bubblegum pink! It might not be the groom’s shade of choice, but anything for a good cause, right?

Getting my kitchen electrics cookin’ for a cure revs my motor, but what really gets me excited is finding a way for all of my gift selections (even the flour sifter!) to help contribute to charity. How did I pull it off? Both registries are listed under our names at WeddingChannel.com. Not only does combining the two registries on one master webpage make it easy for our guests to view selections from both registries in one place, but WeddingChannel.com is partnered with the I Do Foundation. That means 3% of the total price of our wedding gifts purchased by our guests through the WeddingChannel.com webpage is donated to a charity chosen by Markus and me. I love that our guests pay no extra cost, Markus and I get the same gifts we would have registered for and people are benefitting through the wedding gift purchases. If that’s the case, I’ll take the toaster and the toaster oven! 

Until next time (flower appointment this Wednesday!)

Miss Lilly