Category: Gift Giving

12 Tailgating Essentials for Your Wedding Registry

Tailgating is one of my favorite activities. Ever since being introduced to the concept at six years old, I’ve found any excuse available to open up the trunk and eat in the car with my feet swinging over the asphalt. There’s a lot at play during a tailgate. You’ve got the anticipation of the game… Continue reading 12 Tailgating Essentials for Your Wedding Registry

Why Your Child Needs a Birthday Registry

It’s 2023, and we are simplifying things for Mom! 🙌 Gift giving has never been easier than with birthday registries! These are the days of attending back-to-back birthday parties on weekends. Preparing for the chaos of getting the family out the door, plus adding the task of buying a gift, can be too complicated. Taking… Continue reading Why Your Child Needs a Birthday Registry

Top 10 Kitchen Items to Include in Your Wedding Gift Registry

The kitchen is one of my favorite rooms in my house! It may sound old-fashioned to say it, but I love cooking comforting meals and baking special treats for my family and friends, while sipping on a glass of wine (or my fourth cup of coffee!) To me, the kitchen is like the heart of… Continue reading Top 10 Kitchen Items to Include in Your Wedding Gift Registry

Don’t Forget the Small Stuff: Essential Baby Items for Your Registry that are $25 or Less

One of the many lessons I’ve learned being a parent, is that “momming” is also full-on “adulting”. Long-gone are the days when you can stay out too late and sleep in, or just heat-up some ramen noodles at 9pm when you don’t feel like cooking dinner. You have to be “on” at all times for… Continue reading Don’t Forget the Small Stuff: Essential Baby Items for Your Registry that are $25 or Less

5 Tips for Creating Your Best Wedding Gift Registry

Follow these tips to build a successful registry full of beautiful, practical housewares that both you and your fiancé love! One of my favorite parts of planning my wedding was setting up my gift registry. However, I went into the process blindly and was completely caught off guard by the number of choices I had… Continue reading 5 Tips for Creating Your Best Wedding Gift Registry

AskCheryl: How Late Can I Send a Baby Gift?

Today’s reader is embarrassed because she is late sending a baby gift. We’ve all been there – maybe we forgot, procrastinated, or had an excellent reason. Read on for my advice to her. How long after a baby’s birth can we send a newborn gift? We intended to do so and even bought the gift,… Continue reading AskCheryl: How Late Can I Send a Baby Gift?

Who Gets a Gift from the Bride and Groom?

Your wedding is an opportunity to show appreciation for close friends and family through thoughtful gifts. Pop quiz time! Question: Who should get a wedding gift from the happy couple? Answer: If you picked A or B, I wouldn’t be surprised. But, the answer is actually D. Which I know is semi-ambiguous, but bear with… Continue reading Who Gets a Gift from the Bride and Groom?

Ask Cheryl: Do the Groom’s Parents Give a Gift to the Bride’s Parents?

Hi Dana, It is rarely “wrong” to give someone a gift, but it might be awkward in this case. It’s not customary for the groom’s parents to give the bride’s parents a gift at either the rehearsal dinner or the wedding. Traditionally, the groom’s parents host and pay for the rehearsal dinner. I don’t recommend… Continue reading Ask Cheryl: Do the Groom’s Parents Give a Gift to the Bride’s Parents?

Ultimate Guide to Gift-Giving: When Do I Take a Gift?

With 2020 far behind us, you may find that your social calendar is filling up with celebrations both big and small. After years apart, we’re eager to gather to celebrate birthdays, graduations, and more! This sudden influx of invitations might mean you’re shopping for something to wear, brushing up on your small talk skills, and… Continue reading Ultimate Guide to Gift-Giving: When Do I Take a Gift?

Baby Gift Ideas for the Parents Who Didn’t Register

No registry? No problem! We’ve got gifts new babies and moms will love! Confession: I’m one of those moms who didn’t register during my second pregnancy. And looking back, I really should have (read why here). But I’m not alone—many moms, especially those on their second and third babies, don’t create a gift registry, leaving… Continue reading Baby Gift Ideas for the Parents Who Didn’t Register

Wedding Edition: When Do I Take a Gift

If you have a friend or family member getting married soon, you may have noticed that the festivities begin long before the wedding. The months before the event are filled with gatherings like engagement parties, showers, and other pre-wedding events. If your mailbox (or inbox) is suddenly filled with invitations, read on. I’ll let you… Continue reading Wedding Edition: When Do I Take a Gift

Top Infant Essentials for your Baby Gift Registry

If you’re currently expecting your first child, I’d like to offer my warmest congratulations! You’re about to embark on the greatest adventure of your life – one filled with more love and joy than you ever thought possible! You will be forever changed by the tiny human you will soon hold in your arms. I… Continue reading Top Infant Essentials for your Baby Gift Registry

A New Mom’s Guide to Strollers

As a first-time mom, the most important thing I wanted was my stroller. I can’t tell you how many hours I researched, selected a stroller, and then changed the item a few times on my registry.  I knew I didn’t want a super expensive stroller, but I wanted one that was good quality. Some of… Continue reading A New Mom’s Guide to Strollers

Out-of-the-Box Gift Ideas for Your Favorite Mom-to-Be

It’s always an exciting time when someone you know and love is expecting a baby. If you’re anything like me, you’re always finding excuses to stop in the baby section of the store when you’re shopping just to poke around and hunt for gift-worthy items. Usually, I wind up picking up potential gifts only to… Continue reading Out-of-the-Box Gift Ideas for Your Favorite Mom-to-Be

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