Ask the Wedding Maven: A Midwestern Wedding Shower
In this week's column, the Wedding Maven answers a question from a midwestern bridal shower host who is trying to help a California couple get their presents back home. Do you need wedding advice? OneWed has two great ways for you to get all your wedding questions answered. The Wedding Maven answers questions about wedding-related traditions, etiquette, and relationships. You can write her at weddingmaven@onewed.com. We also have a new, all-star panel of wedding experts ready to...
Amazon Wedding Registry Tip: The Bar
Today’s amazon registry tip is something I think we can all appreciate… bar and wine! Bar & Wine Setting up your first bar together can be a lot of fun--and not because you'll be sampling a lot of drinks! It's a chance to bring your own personal style to entertaining by choosing barware that shows off who you are as a couple. Are you Rat Pack wannabes who'll need a sparkly gold bar replete with shiny art deco shakers and every alcohol imaginable? Or are you wine aficionados who...
Amazon Wedding Registry Tip: Dinnerware
Get ready for some fine dining with this week’s Amazon Wedding Registry Tip, it’s all about dinnerware. Whether your dining style is mac and cheese or parmesan soufflé, you'll find occasions in your wedded life to dish up everything from basic to brilliant. And while thrift-store plates may have suited your budget as a single, as a couple you'll find that having a cupboard full of dinnerware you love will turn those everyday meals into special occasions and will make hosting the...
Amazon Wedding Registry Tip: Flatware
You don’t have to know which fork to use to benefit from this week’s Amazon Wedding Registry Tip! Flatware Get rid of those mismatched flatware hand-me-downs, and get set for a well-dressed table fit for your most important guests: Mr. and Mrs. You. Focus on Flatware Like your dinnerware, you'll want to choose both a formal flatware pattern and a casual one. And also like fine dinnerware, there's no reason not to use fine flatware every day, if you wish. In fact, extended use...
Free Wedding Website: Share your Love Story and Dish your Wedding 411!
Have you created your Wedding Pre-Partyfreewedding website? If not, create one today and ease some of the stress of the wedding planning process! Instead of emailing, calling, or snail-mailing your guests to keep them in the loop, share all of those important wedding details on your free wedding website! Think of it as a one-stop-shop for your guests to get the wedding 411! With OneWed's Wedding Websites you can: • Show Your Style: With over 70 design and color combos...
Amazon Wedding Registry Tip: Grills
Summer is almost over, but remember, your wedding registry covers the whole year! This week’s Amazon registry tip is on one of summer’s hottest kitchen accessories, the grill! Grills Price and preference--two things you'll need to consider when shopping for your dream grill. The average grill requires new parts about every 14 months. So when it comes to price tags, paying more for a better grill now will save you money later on. As for preference, from propane to charcoal, the...
Amazon Wedding Registry Tip: Kitchen Tools and Gadgets
It may be that all you really need is love, but life is a little more fun with the right tools and gadgets! That’s where this week’s Amazon.com Wedding Gift Registry tip comes in. Cook's Tools & Gadgets In the kitchen, as in all things, nothing beats the right tool for the job. Using an ice-cream scoop as a ladle may have suited the single life just fine, but now that you have the occasion, why not create a well-oiled kitchen with a collection of helpful tools? Tools of the...
New Wedding Gift Registry Ideas
In 1924 Marshall Field’s department store in Chicago introduced the idea of a wedding gift registry, where brides could indicate their preferred china and silver patterns. The idea took off and couples began thinking of their ability to choose their own wedding gifts as a time-honored right. In 1993, Target introduced the idea of self-service gift registry, and people suddenly began registering for items well outside the traditional plates and towels. Today, you’ll often hear...
Amazon Wedding Registry Tip: Knives
This week’s Amazon Wedding Registry Tip is only for those couples where no one has a bad temper! A good knife can make cooking easier, and safer! Quality cutlery is one of the most important parts of your new kitchen. Every time you cook, you'll likely require a knife--and perhaps not always the same one. Select sturdy, well-made knives. Just like your marriage, they'll last a lifetime. Knife Construction 101 Every knife has a blade, tang, and handle. Blades come in many sizes and...
Amazon Wedding Registry Tip: Small Kitchen Appliances
This week’s helpful information about Amazon’s Wedding Registry Guide is about the top five Small Appliances. When assembling your registry list of appliances, keep in mind the size of your kitchen and whether the items will fit. If the appliance is accessible and you're comfortable using it, it'll more likely add to your cooking ease and pleasure. Food processor: These range from mini chopping machines to full-size professional models. Be sure to check which attachments come...
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