Earlier this week, I attended the Newlywish Re-Patterned event at the Waterford Wedgwood Royal Doulton showroom in NYC at the New York Merchandise Mart. The two companies have partnered with a handful of wedding professionals who they have named tastemakers in the wedding industry. Each tastemaker has picked coordinating patterns and combined them to create their very [...]

  Posted by Amy Beth Cupp Dragoo / How did I not know about this when I was engaged? and Register for... and Uncategorized

What am I doing “shopping” for crystal when I haven’t even completed the set of Baccarat I started?! Don’t get me wrong, I absolutely love our crystal pattern. But boy-oh-boy, have I got a problem with loving crystal and collectables! I have to admit that this blue Hungarian Crystal Stemware has currently got my full [...]

  Posted by Amy Beth Cupp Dragoo / Nesting and Register for... and Shopping and Uncategorized

When setting up your kitchen most registries will say you need 1 pyrex liquid measuring cup, 1 set of dry measuring cups, and 1 set of measuring spoons. If you plan on actually cooking in your kitchen – and by this I mean really and truly in an completely efficient way – I have a [...]

  Posted by Amy Beth Cupp Dragoo / ABCD Recommends and Gifts and How did I not know about this when I was engaged? and Nesting and Register for... and Shopping and Uncategorized and Wedding Planning

I just realized that it’s been a few weeks since I made wedding registry suggestions! One item in my kitchen I could not live without is the Le Creuset Enameled Cast Iron French Oven. It easily becomes the core piece in any well-equipped kitchen. For generations quality, durability, and versatility has been the name of [...]

  Posted by Amy Beth Cupp Dragoo / ABCD Recommends and Nesting and Register for... and Uncategorized and Wedding Planning

I know, I know – it isn’t your glimmering set of All-Clad. By no means are electric skillets (aka electric frying pans) glamorous or something you’ll display with pride on your countertop. But I tell you what … they are really, really handy! I happen to have the Black and Decker fry pan but I [...]

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