The Wedding Gift that Keeps on Giving

Sponsored with love by Braun

I never know what to get people for a wedding gift. Of course everyone has a wedding registry and they're literally serving me a list of things to buy them on a silver platter, I always seem to scroll aimlessly, not knowing which items to choose.

Towels are great and so are bowls and cups and bedding. And of course they're all super important items for any home but I always just think they're...boring? For lack of a better word.

So I was thinking about the perfect wedding gift. What's a gift that keeps on giving? And I figured it out.

The Braun Pure Mix Blender

And I'll tell you why:

1. Blenders will last a lifetime.

Like actually, they last so long, they're used all the time and they're a kitchen essential. So your gift is bound to make an impact on the happy couple's every day life.

2. Blenders Bond

Okay so of course they bond ingredients together but they also bond couples together. Last night my husband and I cooked together and it's not something we do often. But when we do, it's fun and it really brings us together in a way I can't explain. Working those teamwork skills (maybe over a glass of wine) is a fun activity for couples to do together and is something that is bound to bring you together. So yeah, the Braun blenders bond.

And lucky for you, you can add a Braun Pure Mix Blender to your Bed, Bath & Beyond wedding registry.

You can browse Braun blenders by clicking here to see which one fits your style, personality and needs best, but let me tell you, the Braun Pure Mix blender is my fave. I mean, isn't it gorgeous?

Featuring a modern glossy white and stainless design, the new Braun PureMix Power Blender features 1000 watts of pure power combined with the Smooth Crush blade system and PowerAssist technology that provides optimal blending results for the ultimate in powerful blending performance. The three pre-set blending functions (smoothie, chop and ice crush) make all your top blending needs simple and at the touch of a button.

Next up things you must add to your wedding registry:

Braun Brewsense  

Now available in an elegant glossy white and stainless design, the Braun BrewSense 12-Cup Drip Coffee Maker features the exclusive PureFlavor system that brews coffee at the optimal temperature and time to extract the best flavor and aroma.

Now get to it -- Get that wedding registry started at Bed Bath & Beyond!

This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Braun. The opinions and text are all mine.

Wedding Registry Cookware | What should I register for?

Sponsored with love by Anolon

Back in 2013 when we were engaged, our wedding registry was a bit overwhelming, to say the least. There were so many options for everything. Which brand is best? What color is best? What can we actually agree on? It took us forever and it was not as fun as we had imagined it.

But you know what was fun? Getting gifts in the mail one by one leading up to our wedding day, opening up those packages and filling out kitchen with brand, sparkling new cookware.

You see, neither of us had ever had nice cookware. We were just out of college and had maybe two pots and pans in each of our kitchens so opening up that box and seeing that expensive, shiny cookware was like a dream. We were real adults now.

The first time we got to cook with our new kitchenware, we were so excited. We chose our kitchenware based on price -- they were one of the most expensive sets we could find so that meant they were super nice, yeah?

Wrong.

We were totally wrong. We went to cook for the first time and everything stuck. We burned one pan and the other we couldn't even wash off after scrubbing and scrubbing and scrubbing....and that was after using plenty of oil with cooking too. It was a nightmare, we wanted to ditch our expensive pans immediately and actually do research on the best pans to add to our wedding registry.

And so, I'm here to prevent the same thing from happening to you.

What to look for when adding cookware to your wedding registry:

Anolon Advanced™ cookware is high quality, durable cookware for now and ever after. With a range of premium fabrications -- hard-anodized, stainless steel, copper base, performance clad, stoneware -- the right kitchen instruments make every recipe enjoyable and effortless.

Anolon Advanced™ Umber Cookware has a hard-anodized construction with exceptional durability and performance. With a gorgeous bronze-on-bronze color, softly flared tulip-shaped profiles, SureGrip™ handles offering comfort and control and oven safe to 400°F, the metal utensil safe interiors and exteriors boast long-lasting premium nonstick for effortless food release and easy cleanup. Oh yeah, and did I mention the lifetime warranty?

Anolon Advanced™ Bronze Bakeware is designed for the passionate home baker who demands superior performance, easy food release and
effortless clean up every time, for a lifetime. Its best in class, beautiful bronze-colored nonstick surface is durable and provides excellent food release you can trust. It's dishwasher safe for convenient post-party clean up, the durable construction resists warping, the SureGrip™ handles provide a comfortable sturdy grip, it's oven safe up to 450°F and really, it's everything you’ll need to make brownies, gingerbreads, lasagnas, layer cakes, cookies and more!

Create the meals that memories are made of with convenient, practical collections that compliment each other beautifully -- Anolon cookware.

Click here to add Anolon Cookware to your Bed Bath & Beyond registry.

55 Small Shop Holiday Gift Ideas

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There are 14 days left until Christmas. Just let that sink in for a second.

14 days, people!

I'm guessing the majority of you have not yet finished all of your holiday shopping or even more likely, have at least a couple of gifts left on your list of things to buy but have absolutely not clue what you should get. 

Well it's your lucky day -- The Overwhelmed Bride has come to your rescue!

Whether you need a secret santa gift idea for the office, a holiday gift idea for your girlfriends or gift ideas for your mother-in-law or grandparents or really anyone at all, for that matter, we've got something on this small shop holiday gift guide everyone!

These first ones are just three of our favorites and if you want to shop the rest of the guide, click the large image below and it will take you to the full small shop Gift Guide!

(Click the image below to see the full guide!)