In our family, we want to be able to regularly give to and support the community around us - our immediate geographical community and also our relational community, near and far. Whether this looks like buying groceries for a family in need, calling an Uber for a friend, paying the electric bill for a family member one month, or buying diapers for the new baby down the street, we want to serve those around us. Part of our personal monthly budget is set aside to serve and give to others. However, we think it would be SO cool to be able to invest a little bucket of money given by the people closest to us at our wedding and serve people out of the earnings for years to come. If everyone we've invited to celebrate with us gave just $5 to this fund, we would be able to invest over $800 to grow for our community now and in the future! If you feel led to partner with us in this endeavor, we would appreciate a Venmo of any amount to @mariefernandez (last four digits: 8970) with the description "Generosity 2024". If you don't have Venmo, you can contribute via credit card here on Zola!

Marie currently works from home from her bed or her couch. After marriage, she'll be setting up a home office (woohoo!). Her desk will be the central hub of activity!

There are a lot of closets, cabinets, and shelves that will need organizing when Marie and Ben begin sharing a home in April. Trying to guess at what we'll need to keep everything organized has been tough when all of our stuff isn't there yet! We've created a small fund to cover the cost of organization tools we may need such as caddies, baskets, drawer dividers, refrigerator organizers, bins, sliding drawers, hooks, etc. Help us stay organized and sane!

One of Ben's favorite pastimes is to sit in his garage, enjoy the weather, and watch the world. These would be a nice upgrade for sharing that pastime together!

Marie works from home but has never had her own home office before. She'd love to work from this chair everyday!

Much needed to organize the garage space in Ben and Marie's future home!

Much needed to organize the garage space in Ben and Marie's future home!

This convenient vacuum will become a household staple - we can just feel it! ;)

Marie loves an orderly home! These will help keep things clean and organized inside.

Marie loves an orderly home! These will help keep things clean and organized inside.

This will be a fun, colorful armchair in Marie's home office. Come stop by sometime to try it out!

Marie once tried these at a friend's house and was convinced they needed to go on her registry when the time came. Well, the time is here!

Marie loves an orderly home! These will help keep things clean and organized inside.

We've found a love of snorkeling in recent years, especially in tropical locations with clear waters! We'd love to book a snorkeling day trip on our honeymoon to explore the waters of a new place!!

Marie will be setting up a home office in Ben and Marie's home. As a kinesthetic processor, she really appreciates being able to write things out on a physical surface!

We're on a mission to see all 30 MLB stadiums together! Our last game was at the Oakland A's in California. So far, we've also been to the Nationals, Orioles, Phillies, Mets, Yankees (x2), Astros, Rangers, Rays, and Dolphins. We can't wait to plan a trip to our next stadium! Recommendations and company welcome!

We'd love some microwaveable heating pads for the days where we've pulled a muscle, are suffering from a cramp, or are just feeling a bit older. Feel free to get these or one of your local favorites!

Because, if you know Marie, privacy is important. She shreds any important document before recycling the paper. At the moment, she's reliant on her parents' paper shredder. One of our own would be nice!

Marie's grandmother gave Marie a personalized L.L. Bean Christmas stocking when she was young. Now that Marie & Ben are starting their family, Ben needs one, too!

We could use a space saving, quality toaster oven, and this seems to do the trick!

For the annual Belcher family trips to the beach each summer!

This is one of Marie and Ben's favorite games, but they've just been borrowing Marie's family copy for the last few years. Time for their own!

As an event planner, Marie constantly uses her emergency kit, currently a tupperware bin. She'd love an upgraded and more organized kit!

As you may know, Marie likes to avoid messes. This should help!