Working as a Domestic Violence Advocate at The Dove Project was an incredibly formative experience and I strongly believe in the work that they do. If none of the other gifts speak to you, please consider contributing to this amazing organization. We will make a lump sum donation after the wedding with all money raised here. If you would like to read more about them, visit their website here - http://www.vashondoveproject.org/

Sometimes your back needs to be poked and prodded until it's happy. Turns out, some people are really good at that! This fund allows us to find and convince those people to work their magic on our backs.

When you take different types of sugar in various forms and put it into solution with other ingredients, you can sometimes end up with an explosion. Other times you end up with a delicious beverage. We promise to put this fund towards bartenders, not Walter White types.

If you would love to support our quest for art, contribute whatever you want.

If you would like to support our quest for a beautiful rug, please contribute whatever you want.

Hand-spun cotton, handwoven in Ethiopia by a women's collective.

Hand spun, hand woven cotton kitchen towels from Sabahar Studio in Ethiopia.

We love our current Miyabi knives, but we notice that with 3+ people in the kitchen most times we're prepping for a dinner, someone is left out of the sharp goodness. This inevitably leads to anger, and you know what that leads to right? Yeah. The Dark Side. We think that this knife could both help create delicious food as well as keep the next generation of Jedi in check.

You may be thinking a couple things right now: 1) What's Scuba? 2) What's the best way to compliment a shark? We can certainly answer one of those for you! The best way is usually to swim deep underwater into its natural habitat, constantly battling nitrogen bubbles, ear explosions, chemical-induced nausea, currents, etc. Make sure your equipment is all working! There aren't that many moving parts, really. Just find one, avoid the teeth and whisper "Nice, bro" as it swims by. Look at that smile! Makes all of this worth it.

$1 Tacos? Check. $4 Margs? Check. Number of salsas at the salsa bar? 7. A weird guy who tells stories of the time he escaped the Illuminati with nothing but a pool noodle and his wits? Don't know but we'll go there and find out if you get this for us.

#2 ingredient in pillow forts.

As many of you know, we love having you over for summertime BBQs. Please help us have more of you over, more often.

When you come over, it would be nice to have something to put drinks on that the dogs can't reach. ;)

Hand blown pitcher made from recycled glass, by a female owned small store in Seattle.

Hand blown glasses made from recycled glass, by a female owned small store in Seattle.

We have a number of things we want to do with our lives. One of those is to eventually ascend from our mortal forms into beings of pure energy. We figure the first step in this is to ingest as much caffeine as possible without breaking the bank at the coffee shop.

Not only used for cucumbers, also good for adding that element of anxiety to food prep. Knowing that at any moment you could add a slice of skin to the meal makes not only you nervous, but your guests as well.

This knife has many a characteristic we enjoy. First off, it's sharp. Secondly, the blade kinda looks like a harmonica in this picture because of the hollow edge (not recommended as a harmonica). Last but not least, it's the best thing we know of to cut sweet potatoes into delicious fry-shapes. Michi loves those. Think of the poodles.

Place mats from Bali are hand woven with cotton and Vetiver root, a fragrant grass common to Tropical regions.

La Chamba Black clay cookware is handmade mostly by women who are members of a sustainable potter's cooperative in Central Colombia. Each piece is shaped on the wheel, fired twice with rice husks added to the second firing to create the deep black, completely lead free finish.