Weddings Summer 2013 > Planner

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Use one registry to shop 23 of New York’s most interesting home-décor boutiques—from Soho’s Canvas to Williamsburg’s Abode New York.

MoMA Design Store

For modern-design aficionados, the museum shop offers quirky housewares like pastel-glazed bone-china teaspoons ($28 for five) and cordless-doorbell sets with five-chime options ($145).

MyGiftSquad.com

This company targets busy urban couples by tracking registry gifts, storing them, and delivering them all at once.

Myregistry.com

Hate to be limited to one store? This site combines multiple registries and individual items from any online retailer into a single easy-to-use list.

Newlyish.com

Request experiential gifts that reflect your lifestyle (museum memberships, fitness classes, wine tastings) and ecofriendly items from various shops. (ecofriendly)

Pottery Barn

This housewares mecca boasts affordable dinnerware (a Cambria 16-piece set is $115) and stemware (sets of six handblown glasses range from $45 to $90). A selection of monogrammed items, including bedding and towels, are available online. (good value)

Pratesi

This Italian store specializes in embroidered cotton linens like the limited-edition, intricately woven Paradise cotton sheets ($3,580 for a queen set).

Restoration Hardware

For those who like the look of antiques but want something new, this well-stocked store carries all manner of vintage-inspired furniture. Cigar-leather trunks start at $695, and flour-sack herringbone pillow covers are $49 to $89.

Sur La Table

Score a wide selection of kitchen gear, including the hard-to-find French brand Staub, top-rated cooking tools such as Emile Henry pizza stones ($60), and colorful Cuisinart mini-food processors ($40).

Tiffany & Co.

The landmark flagship’s fourth floor brims with silver, china, and crystal. Prices range: Tiffany Weave Irish Parian bone china starts at $25, but an Elsa Peretti sterling silver platter costs $5,300.

Whisk

This cozy locally owned shop stocks everything from SodaStream seltzer makers (from $80) to Le Creuset mortars and pestles (from $28). (good value)

Williams-Sonoma

This high-end kitchen chain has Wusthof knives ($300 for a seven-piece block set), and tasteful décor items like monogrammed glass hurricanes (from $59).

From the Summer 2013 New York Wedding Guide