Photo: Aaron Dyer

Above, NYC-based fashion and bridal designer Lela Rose shares her favorite registry items for bed and bath. These are perfect picks for a fresh, modern bride who loves quirky details.

View all of the items—and where to buy—in the full slideshow.

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Photo: Deb Perelman

The official launch of outdoor barbecue season is a mere three days away. Whether you're hosting a Memorial Day get-together in your own newlywed nest or attending someone else's shindig, this seasonal and elegant twist on the ubiquitous potato salad is the perfect side dish. Please everyone's palates and Smitten-ify your kitchen with this week's recipe and registry picks below.

PS: Smitten Kitchen fans take note: Deb's very first cookbook is out October 30th and available now for pre-sale on Amazon. Can you say shower gift?!

RECIPE

Salad
2 lb small new or fingerling potatoes (mix of reds & Yukon golds recommended)
1 lb asparagus
1/4 lb sugar snap peas, green beans or other spring pea
4 small or medium radishes, thinly sliced

Pickled Spring Onions
3 spring onions (about 6 oz)
1/4 cup white wine vinegar
1/4 cup water
1 tbsp Diamond kosher salt (less if using Morton or table salt)
1 1/2 tsp sugar

Sharp Mustard Vinaigrette
1/4 cup olive oil
2 tbsp whole grain mustard (Maille or Roland recommended)
2 tsp smooth Dijon mustard
2 tbsp white wine vinegar
Salt & freshly ground black pepper to taste

Recipe courtesy of Deb Perelman of Smitten Kitchen. Visit Smitten Kitchen for preparation instructions.

REGISTRY ITEMS

All-Clad stainless steel covered saucepan
Sturdy saucepans are a kitchen must. Use these for everything from soups and sauces to potatoes and pasta.
Stainless steel covered saucepans, $129.99-$224.99 each, Bed, Bath & Beyond

Container Store collapsible colander
Is your kitchen as tiny as Smitten's? Save space with a flexible strainer that takes up 1" of space when collapsed and holds up to a quart of food when expanded.
Collapsible strainer, $14.99, The Container Store

Wusthof monogrammed Santoku knife
Hollow-ground Santoku knives reduce friction during slicing and minimize sticking, so they're perfect for tasks like making paper-thin slices of radishes. This monogrammed version is one more excuse to use your (new!) married initials.
"Classic" monogrammed Santoku knife, $89.95-$99.95, Williams-Sonoma

Anchor Hocking mixing bowls
These are Deb's fave bowls, and they should be yours too. They're durable, they nest, their narrow bottoms take up less counter space, and they're smart enough to take to the table. Need we say more?
"Contemporary" bowls, $35 for 3-piece set, Amazon

Virginia Sin "paper" plates
Whether you're serving your Memorial Day feast grill-side or at the dining room table, these picnic-inspired plates will put everyone in an "al fresco" state of mind.
Porcelain paper plates, $35-$85 each, Cube Marketplace

Fishs Eddy napkins
Sage striped napkins will complement your spring salad and bring a little punch to your table setting. Mix and match with other colors for even more pizzazz.
Sage striped napkin, $5.95, Fishs Eddy

Jars serving bowl
The organic, handmade feel of this serving bowl will make a statement on your table but the neutral glaze won't detract from the brightness of the spring vegetables inside.
"Plume" bowl, $90, Bloomingdale's

Zani & Zani salad serving set
This contemporary serving set is a nice contrast to the natural curves of the "Plume" bowl. A no-stick coating allows you to scoop up the goodies in the bottom of the bowl with ease.
"Sabrina" salad spoon and fork, $250, ABC Home

—Arielle Shipper

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Photo: Karen Mordechai

Show mom some well-deserved love on her special day by serving a meal that tastes as good as it looks. This recipe for buttermilk biscuits with jam butters is simple and quick, with wallet-friendly ingredients that are mostly pantry staples. Best of all, we compiled some fave registry picks that simplify prep and help style your table to impress.

RECIPE

Biscuits
1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
1 cup cake flour
2 tsp baking powder
2 tbsp turbinado sugar
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp kosher salt
8 tbsp (1 stick) cold butter
3/4 cup cold buttermilk

Jam Butters
3 eight-oz sticks room temperature unsalted butter
4-5 tbsp each: strawberry, apricot and blueberry jams

Recipe courtesy of Casey Solomon for Sunday Suppers. Visit Sunday Suppers for directions on how to prepare this recipe.

Photo: Karen Mordechai

REGISTRY ITEMS

Cuisinart Food Processor
This 11-cup food processor has an innovative motor with adjustable speeds that produce dough with the perfect consistency.
"Prep Plus" 11-cup food processor, $199, Cuisinart

Oxo cookie scoop
Using a cookie scoop will ensure round biscuits that cook evenly. Plus, this model releases dough cleanly and the soft grips keep your hand comfortable while working.
Large cookie scoop, $14.99, Oxo

Brook Farm porcelain measuring spoons
Utility and design go hand-in-hand with these retro-chic measuring spoons.
Porcelain measuring spoons, $15, Brook Farm General Store

Greenhouse Design Studio dessert plates
Coveting a pattern but wary to commit to a full service? Dessert plates are the perfect way incorporate them into your table. We think you and Mom will go gaga over these, designed by a Brooklyn artisan.
"Pretty Flying Things" dessert plates, $17.99 each, Greenhouse Design Studio

C&B Stockholm ramekin
Serve your freshly whipped jam butters in stylish ramekins that go from kitchen to table with ease.
"Stockholm" ramekins, $2.95 each, Crate & Barrel

Leif Shop jam & butter spreaders
Add pops of color to your table with fresh flowers and these fun spreaders.
Butter & jam spreaders, $7 each, Leif Shop

A bread board
Double-duty items are a registry must-have. This bread board holds its own when it comes to slicing bread, but also becomes a nice vintage serving piece—perfect for stacking freshly-baked biscuits!
"Colorblocked" bread board, $128, Anthropologie

—Arielle Shipper

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This past weekend, Etsy held their first-ever weddings event dubbed To Have & To Hold. Their curators filled a small room in downtown New York City with the best of Etsy's wedding marketplace (see highlights below). The happening was pegged to two launches, both of which are super handy if you're getting married: 1) A re-skinned, re-packaged Etsy Weddings that's much more user-friendly than before and includes style boards from the pros, real wedding submissions, and trend reports all laid out in a Pinterest-like format; and 2) A brand new Etsy registry. It was about time!

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—Denise Penny

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For me dinner plates are more than what we eat supper on; they add a little atmosphere to the meal itself. Patterns with white centers and decorative rims are great because they don't interfere with food presentation but they do offer design inspiration for accessorizing the table setting. Here for example I've centered one of my collection of odd bread and butter plates and a vintage saucer glass on the empty dinner plate. I'm using these two accent pieces to serve a cold soup to start the meal. When these two pieces are removed the dinner plate will be ready for the main course.

Dinnerware patterns with more than one color in the design give you a chance to swap out different serving pieces, place mats, napkins and a mix of unexpected accents. I even like adding a touch of gold with informal pieces to dress up a look.

Oleg Cassini "Kavita" dinnerware, available at Macy's

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—Donna Ferrari

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Photo: Courtesy of CBTL

While at my friends' apartment recently, I was immediately envious of their Nespresso coffee machine—it was the first time I tried coffee brewed from a single-serving machine. Now Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf (you know, every Hollywood celeb's coffee shop of choice) has come out with their own version and we got a chance to try it out. Their sleek Americano coffeemaker is conveniently compact (great for apartment-dwellers like me, who don't have much counter-top real estate) and one of my favorite features is the adjustable cup stand, which can accommodate tall travel mugs—perfect for your morning commute to work.

Setting it up was simple enough, though it took several tries to figure out how to properly "prime the pump" to get the hot water flowing. CBTL offers a variety of coffee capsules: four espresso varieties, six types of brewed coffee, and four teas in flavors like Moroccan mint and chai. The Americano can brew a short and long espresso, as well as 8, 9, 10, and 12-ounce coffees. Once you've chosen your capsule and cup size, you just press a button to begin the brew. The Americano features a 15-bar pressure system for espresso, which yields a nice layer of crema on top.

My only (small) quibble is that the machine needs to be "primed" after every cup, meaning you need to activate the hot water setting to flush out any stray coffee granules before brewing the next cup. It's a little tedious, but the coffees and teas all have great, satisfying flavor, which more than makes up for it. And the convenience of being able to brew directly into your favorite travel mug is a huge bonus. So if you and your groom are looking for a convenient single-brew coffeemaker, definitely consider adding the CBTL Americano to your wedding registry—it's available for $150 at Target and Bed Bath & Beyond.

—Heather Lee

Photo: courtesy of Anthropologie

Watercolor looks are making a splash on fashion, eye make-up trends, hand-painted wedding stationery, bedding and all manner of home textiles. This fluidly romantic painting style is perfect on plates as well. The unstructured, yet naturalistic, flowers and leaves on this "Watercolor Petals" salad plate by Shelley Hesse for Anthropologie are charming with na ïf elegance. Like a painter working from a palette, I'd mix the colors in these quasi-transparent brushstrokes with other solid color or banded dishes to make my own table setting work of art.

Watercolor Petals Salad Plate, $14, Anthropologie

Browse more casual dinnerware in our Home & Registry Gallery, and use our Registry Checklist tool to build your dream registry.

—Donna Ferrari

Photo: Courtesy of Kim Seybert

Kim Seybert is best known for her intricately beaded placemats and runners, but it's her sophisticated glassware that currently controls my obsession. Two collections in particular, Gold Paillette and Croco, caught my eye at this year's New York Gift Fair.

The first, (above) is hand carved and coated in either a gold or silver finish and is perfect for the bride who loves hosting elegant dinner soirées but doesn't mind hand washing her barware after the party! (A small price to pay for hand painted metallic leaf applique.) The second, Croco, is handcrafted of clear glass and features an interesting crocodile-skin design. Dishwasher-friendly, this find is great for everyday use.

Photo: Courtesy of Kim Seybert

Browse more glassware items in our Wedding Registry.

—Rosie Purdy

As the associate wedding style editor at BRIDES—covering everything from cakes and favors to vintage cars and children's outfits—I often find bridal inspiration in the most unlikely of places. These three picks were just too fun for me not to share with you!

Photos: Machell Espejo

Mix & Match China

It can be a tough job deciding what china pattern to register for, so why not select more than one? Seletti offers hybrid tableware that literally fuses two plates with different patterns and colors (or bowls, or cups) together to create a one-of-a-kind piece.

Interactive Wall Art

Instead of going with a traditional guest book, set up a wall where guests can draw a portraits themselves (accompanied by sassy dialogue bubbles, of course). We guarantee the line to doodle on this art will alleviate any bottlenecks at the bar.

Pantone Folding Chairs

Pantone color chips liven up usually blah folding chairs. The chairs come in 10 colors, and will be a conversation starter any time you need seating in a pinch, from poker night to your first Thanksgiving.

—Machell Espejo

Photos: Sara Remington (cookbook); all others are courtesy of stores

I think I've found my new go-to wedding gift: the just-published Newlywed Cookbook by food writer and blogger Sarah Copeland. The book, which is all about preparing and enjoying a meal with your spouse, features 130 delicious-looking recipes (accompanied by gorgeous food photography) and would make a wonderful wedding gift. Above are some snapshots from the cookbook, along with six of my favorite cooking tools, which you should definitely consider adding to your wedding registry. —Heather Lee

1) Cuisinart Soup Maker & Blender from Williams-Sonoma [add this to your registry]
Add chopped veggies and this nifty device sautés and blends them into a hearty soup (it also doubles as a regular blender).

2) Staub Oval Cocotte from Williams-Sonoma [add this to your registry]
This sturdy dutch oven is perfect for braising meats, cooking stews, and roasting chicken.

3) Simon Pearce Brookfield Bakeware from Terrain
This beautiful trio of hand-thrown baking dishes is perfect for casseroles and cobblers.

4) Unicorn Magnum Plus Pepper Mill from Broadway Panhandler [add this to your registry]
This sleek pepper mill was given top nods by Cook's Illustrated magazine and comes with a lifetime guarantee.

5) Hamburger seasoning from Williams-Sonoma [add this to your registry]
Sprinkle this on burger patties before throwing them on the grill for an easy weeknight dinner.

6) Rösle Food Mill from Sur la Table [add this to your registry]
This elegantly designed food mill ensures velvety smooth soups and pasta sauces.

Full disclosure: I'm a bit obsessed with champagne. Not in a hoity-toity kind of way—I never spend more than fifteen bucks on a bottle—but there's something about drinking bubbly that makes any occasion, no matter how mundane (The dog learned to sit on command!), feel particularly special. As a result of my peculiar preference, I've also developed a love for champagne flutes and saucers. Click the jump to see some designs that can be used on your wedding day and beyond (We've finished our thank-you notes!). —Allison Bean

Photo: Courtesy of Flip & Tumble

As if you needed another reason to retire your Lazy Susan (reality check: it's not 1972 anymore), now Flip & Tumble have done it for you. The design company—best known for their reusable grocery bags—rethought how salt and pepper make it 'round the dinner table with Squeezers, a pair of flexible silicone balls that release seasoning when gently squeezed. Squeeze harder and the stress-ball-like contraption opens wider; stop squeezing and the valve seals shut; roll the salt and pepper across the table and suddenly your meal becomes a game of skeeball! Squeezers retail for $24 and come in three color options: green, orange, and black and white. —Phillip B. Crook

Photo: Ditte Isager

Now that Thanksgiving is in the rearview mirror, it's on to the next holiday. And what better time to start decorating than during this long weekend? If there's no room in your shoebox New York City apartment for a full-sized fir, get creative instead by hanging white Christmas lights on your wall in the outline of a Christmas tree. Or make a wreath the focal point by hanging it over a mirror to "frame" it (above) and add embellishments with tiny gold and silver ornaments.

Want other suggestions for innovative, festive decor? See more holiday decorating tips from Domino magazine. And for additional home, registry, and decorating ideas, browse the Domino archives. —Danine Alati