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For the couple who hasn't settled into a 'home'....

My fiance and I dont exactly have a 'home' to register items for.  We are currently saving for our wedding by working for a company that takes us all over the US remodeling stores- so we are living week by week in different hotels.  I let my place back home go so we wouldn't be paying for rent on a house we dont even go to.  I have my entire life shacked up in a storage unit at the moment.  We are not planning on staying with this company long after the wedding, and would like to move back 'home' shortly after (upstate- where our families are from)....  We are having a really tough time trying to figure out what to register for....  I figured we could upgrade the silverware, pots and pans, only to let them sit for a little while in a storage unit  :(   but have no idea what else to add.  We dont want to put a bunch of expensive items on the list but need suggestions for the 'little things'. 
Ideas?

Thank you!!
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Re: For the couple who hasn't settled into a 'home'....

  • If you eventually will be moving back into a home, and have a storage unit already, I don't see a problem in registering for more traditional registry items - new sheets, towels, dinnerware, flatware, drinking glasses, etc. Add some decor items, too, since you'll be starting fresh. 
  • I agree with PP.  If you don't plan on staying with the company after you get married, then you'll want to have the stuff for a house.  And especially the decor stuff since you'll probably be starting from scratch with decorations.  If you already have the storage unit, it's not going to hurt to keep the stuff you register for in there until you use it.
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  • As far as a suggestion for little things goes, I'm a big fan of NICE utensils - I don't know about you but whenever I need a new slotted spoon I usually cheap out and buy the least expensive one that Target or whoever carries.  We are getting some silicone-ended utensils so they don't ding up our new cookware (and FI has made me promise to buy them with the discounts post-wedding if we don't get them, lol).

    Also check out stores like Williams sonoma and crate & barrel - they have some great little gadgets.

    Another nice mid-ranged gift is good bakeware.  WS's goldtouch line is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G.  I like it because it's nonstick but it's gold so it eliminates the need for both dark and light pans.  My mother, for instance, has full sets in both light and dark colors, and I'm probably going to start switching her over to goldtouch via christmas/birthday gifts so that she can streamline her baking.

    Ditto PPs about towels and sheets and things - if you're starting over, take this as an opportunity to redecorate, change the color scheme, etc.  Personally, I love to get online at pottery barn and drool over their bedding and bath options - very good quality and lovely!
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  • In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_registering-gifts_for-the-couple-who-hasnt-settled-into-a-home?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:34Discussion:b6bb7fef-df5f-4d2d-8b22-1aa272251888Post:3a0c7183-1217-4ca2-9dc1-0f5d56726be1">For the couple who hasn't settled into a 'home'....</a>:
    [QUOTE]My fiance and I dont exactly have a 'home' to register items for.  We are currently saving for our wedding by working for a company that takes us all over the US remodeling stores- so we are living week by week in different hotels.  I let my place back home go so we wouldn't be paying for rent on a house we dont even go to.  I have my entire life shacked up in a storage unit at the moment.  We are not planning on staying with this company long after the wedding, and would like to move back 'home' shortly after (upstate- where our families are from)....  We are having a really tough time trying to figure out what to register for....  I figured we could upgrade the silverware, pots and pans, only to let them sit for a little while in a storage unit  :(   but have no idea what else to add.  We dont want to put a bunch of expensive items on the list but need suggestions for the 'little things'.  Ideas? Thank you!!
    Posted by crashwee[/QUOTE]

    My fiance and I are in the same boat!! My hubby to be is a project manager for a construction comapny and we travel all over the US(in a fifth wheel) so we weren't going to register for anything but a honeymoon fund..
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