Chicago Wedding & Party Resource 2018 Spring / Summer

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For any wedding guests who may be reading this right now, take note: If

you choose to eschew the registry, you’ll help the newlyweds build their

first home together much more with a “paper gift” than with, say, an extra

blender.

“I think you can’t go wrong with a monetary donation toward a couple’s

new life and home,” says Piech-Lukas. “Whenever I go to a wedding as

a guest, I give cash; after all, the bride and groom just spent how many

thousands of dollars on the wedding we just attended”

“Of course, newly married couples can always use money,” agrees Piech-

Lukas. “Maybe they are saving for a new house, car or wanting to pay off

the credit-card bills from the wedding or honeymoon. But if you want

something special that isn’t on the plain registry, I suggest

that you make an item – monogramming is a great way

to achieve [a personal touch] and brides love it. The sky

is the limit with this – towels, sheets, dishtowels, or even

a doormat for the entryway of their home. Other special

touches include soaps or decorative additions to their

home.”

And home is where the heart is. Really. No matter what a

couple’s living situation is beforehand, after the wedding,

your home is a new landscape. Those new curtains,

that new roasting pan, and the set of incredible French

cookbooks are new now, but they usher in a lifetime of

your very own traditions.

“A wedding is about joining two families together,” says

Lackey. “It isn’t just the bride and groom; it is parents,

siblings, and traditions of each family. People forget that

this is the beginning of a lifetime together.”

And you can start by sweeping the living room and

unpacking your boxes of stemware. The rest will take care

of itself.

First-Home Style

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