Registering for wedding gifts is one of the most enjoyable aspects of wedding planning. I know I got scanner happy and decided we needed every piece of inventory at Bed Bath & Beyond while Parker sat in the corner rethinking his decision to marry me. Kidding, but I definitely registered for a few things that were completely unnecessary. Parker and I got married right out of college, which means I had never truly been on my own before, and neither had he. I wasn't cooking dinner every night and cleaning a house. For all I knew, that avocado slicer and extensive mop set were necessities to a happy marriage. Parker and I revisited the subject of wedding registries the other day and both agree we registered for a few things that made no sense, for us anyway.
A few of those completely unnecessary but seemingly vital to a successful marriage items...
The tea kettle
Parker and I both knew neither of us drink tea, but tea kettles look so cute on the stove top and I just had to have the same Le Creuset model my mom has. Do you know how many times this tea kettle has been used? Once, and it was when a friend was staying with us and wanted to make tea. It looks pretty on the stove top, but it was by no means necessary for us.
The china
Good grief, the china. I'm going to blame my lovely mother on this one (
love you mom!) because she convinced me I had to have china, so I in turn convinced Parker
we had to have china. We were gifted a full set of beautiful, expensive china for our wedding. Do you know where that china is? It's at my parents house and has been ever since we received it. I just don't have room to store it. I am sure it will get plenty of use when I start hosting family meals and holidays, but I am still a baby and plan on going to my parents' and grandparents' houses for many more years before that happens.
The wok
I had high hopes for the wok. I love Asian food and was excited to make different stir fries and attempt other personal favorites, but no such thing happened. I have made quite a few different stir fries, but I always just use a normal skillet. Honestly, it's because the wok is so far back in the cabinets and not easily accessible, which is a terrible reason I know. Nevertheless, the wok wasn't completely necessary in our case
Grilled Cheese Maker
I knew we needed the grilled cheese maker from day 1. I had one growing up that my family used all the time, so I would of course use it all the time too, right? The grilled cheese maker became obsolete around the time we were gifted the Cuisinart Griddler. This one stop shop can do it all, including make great grilled cheeses and paninis. We also have the regular old skillet if it's just a simple grilled cheese. I love the concept of the grilled cheese maker, but when you realize just how many gadgets you have and how little cabinet space there is, you have to prioritize.
The cookie jar
The cookie jar just seemed necessary. It's a bit old-fashioned, but everyone loves grabbing a cookie from the cookie jar. I think I've used it twice. I do my fair share of baking, but I have found the cake stand works so much better. It can store breads, muffins, cookies, and cakes in a presentable fashion and is just more practical than the cookie jar. When we were registering, that cookie jar seemed vital to a blissful marriage and a well fed husband, but things change.
Honestly, there are a few more, but these are the items I can recall offhand. Hindsight is 20/20, but when we were registering for gifts, these seemed as important as the marriage license.
