TheKnot

So, I believe in a previous post, I might have mentioned I am registered at theknot. Inspired by Carrie in Sex in the City, I figured "Why do I need a man/boyfriend/fiance to register for gifts and plan a party?". It was a great activity to keep me entertained in class and I even got half-way for the website for Kevin (my fictitious fiance) and me.

If anyone knows me, I believe the cake to be a key component of a wedding (besides the groom). It's on the same level as the dress. So when I was on theknot looking for themes/dresses/etc for my wedding, I naturally looked for different bakeries that had great wedding cakes. In Bethesda today, I saw one of the bakeries I remembered on the site and decided to go in and check out their cakes in real life. It was like walking into the "Aces of Cakes" show or "Cake Boss". In fact, the main baker had a picture of her beating the "Aces of Cakes" chef in some wedding cake competition. My mom talked to the front desk person and was telling her how I raved about the bakery. This would have been fine, but then the front desk person asked me which item I liked the best. MOMENT OF TRUTH. I didn't want to lie, so I told her I had actually never been to the store, but saw it on theknot. As I'm saying this, I'm trying to hide my left hand and its lack of a ring. "Oh, are you getting married?" she asked. I look at her for a few extra seconds than necessary, going in my mind about the depth of that question. "I'm going to get married sometime" I reply, with a bit of hesitance. She replies with a laugh about the elusiveness of my answer and explains how she and the baker are also married "sometimes" and how though they have only been married once, they are married "sometimes." She goes on about this -- to which I don't fully understand the joke -- for about 5 minutes and I wonder if this is a reason why I shouldn't fake register at theknot.