Goin’ To The Chapel: Registry II

PW associate editor Anastasia Kotsosavas is getting married (to a guy with an equally long, equally Greek last name). In eight months, she’s going to walk down the aisle come hell or high water (or even worse: rain). She’ll be chronicling all her crazy planning experiences here. Donations can be sent to the PW offices.

The registry has gotten out of control! I’ve filled up my lists at both Macy’s and Bed Bath and Beyond with tons of kitchen and household items to fill a home I don’t even own yet. I’ve spent every night for the past two weeks at numerous Macys and BBB locations in the Delaware Valley, not to mention two Lenox stores in Southern New Jersey.

The list is sofreakingclose to being complete except for one thing, my crystal stemware. I know it sounds pretentious but I’ve concluded that if I get the fine china I might as well spring for the fine crystal to go with it. What the hell, no one’s obligated to get it, and every store clerk I talk to tells me the same thing: “Don’t look at prices!”

I’ve got it narrowed down to three choices. The ones I selected are patterns that didn’t look like they belonged in my grandmother’s china closet, but also wouldn’t cost her a year’s worth of Social Security checks.

The first one is by Lenox. It definitely goes with the Lenox China I’ve selected. It’s plain and modern with a little twist on the stem.

The second is by Mikasa and the cheapest of the bunch. It follows in the same style as the Lenox selection but it has a bend in the glass that creates a wave pattern. It also has a thicker platinum rim that matches the china I’ve selected.

The third one is a more conventional pattern. The cuts that begin in the stem and extend to the top of the glass are very traditional but I think they work with the pattern. They’re very heavy, which I’m not crazy about.

After I decide on the glasses, the registry will go live for the entire world to see. This has me a little nervous. Will people judge my selections? Are the things I picked to expensive? This was supposed to be a fun experience but it has completely stressed me out. In my next life, I’m eloping.
*Written by Anastasia Kotsosavas

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