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I had a really offbeat wedding (there was a working train made out of barrels...don't ask...) but I definitely agree with most of the etiquette rules above, especially not including registry info, and getting your thank you notes out quickly!

Any time I've received a wedding invite with registry info included, I've chosen not to attend. And I love to give gifts! But to include that info is CRAZY tacky. Put it on your website!

My maid of honour wrote a note on our site saying that while we weren't registered anywhere, we were working on fixing up our house, liked to travel and loved art, especially pieces made by people we love. This resulted in us receiving beautiful one of a kind, thoughtful gifts that truly make me think of the giver every time I use or look at the gift.

In regards to thank you notes, I think it can be a chore, but it's not really an option. I enjoyed doing mine (there were about 100) and I sent them off within a week after the wedding. I kept hearing about how nice it was to have received a thank you note so quickly, from our folks' friends and older family members especially.

Love it.

It's available in Canada, too, but only in stores, it can't be ordered online.

*until* now

This article appeared in my Facebook newsfeed literally the MOMENT that I sat down to the computer after losing out on my dream house, and it took me now to comment. Talk about timing!
I wrote about the dream house here:

http://bohohouseandhome.blogspot.ca/2013/03/my-new-love.html

and followed it up a couple of days later with the loss of the dream here:
http://bohohouseandhome.blogspot.ca/2013/03/dream-house-heartbreak.html

Hi JnJ

I work in retail, so my boss let me take them home from work. You could find somthing similar at a retail display store. I believe ours originally came from a store called WR DIsplay (http://www.wrdisplay.ca/catalog/) but you should be able to Google retail display + the name of your city and find something similar.

CalamityAyne

That's incredible! Well done!

Isil: Blue Max has floor lamps. Their products are very good.
http://www.fullspectrumsolutions.com/floor_lamps_2_ctg.htm

I feel like a self-serving nerd by posting this here, but if you're interested in these bedrooms, you might like this blog post:

http://bohohouseandhome.blogspot.ca/2012/03/after-dreaming-about-ridiculous-guest.html

Yes to portraits of family, ancestors, pets...a big no to a portrait of yourself.