35 Best Ideas to Add to Your Wedding Registry

The Good Housekeeping Institute Textiles Lab runs sheets through a barrage of tests—we’re talking washing, drying, sleeping (of course), and more — and has dubbed the Brooklinen Luxe Core Sheet Set the "best overall" of the best sheets for your bed. They have proven to be soft and durable, offered in simple colors and patterns. Here's to many restful nights together!

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Our experts say this one is exceptionally soft and lightweight with a down-alternative polyester fill that's made from recycled materials. Testers described it as feeling like sleeping in a cloud. It reigns supreme on our list of the best comforters to keep you cozy.

Perhaps not surprisingly, our top pick of the best duvet covers is also from Brooklinen. Our Lab tests showed the 100% cotton fabric is pill- and shrink-resistant; testers loved the smooth feel of the cover. Brooklinen uses large buttons and long duvet ties to make it easier to slip a comforter in and out.

If you've been waiting to try a weighted blanket for better sleep, your wedding registry might be your chance. The Gravity Blanket comes in a variety of colors, weights and sizes—this is the 35-pound navy-blue version for a Queen or King bed. Bonus: You can toss the micro-fleece cover in the washing machine. Our Lab pros named this the very best of all our favorite weighted blankets to ease stress and anxiety.

Our favorite feature of the best pillow we've ever tested: You can increase or decrease stuffing (the Original Loft Pillow comes with additional filler) to personalize the feel. Side sleepers, for example, might want to opt for a thicker pillow. Adjusting the filling can get messy so plan on only doing it once or twice.

Lay your head down on pure silk pillowcases from Fishers Finery, a splurge that the two of you will be grateful for every night. These scored such high marks from testers for coziness that they earned a Good Housekeeping Seal and are at the top of our list of the best silk pillowcases. These come in a variety of colors, from this taupe to black, navy, green, gray, and more, to match your bedding.

This well-priced, four-inch mattress topper impressed our Lab pros and is our best value choice in our round-up of the best mattress toppers. The bottom layer is memory foam infused with gel, while the top layer includes pockets of down alternative for plush padding. Providing pressure-relieving support, it goes onto your bed like a fitted sheet so it doesn't shift around.

The Good Housekeeping Test Kitchen has a cookbook just for couples who are starting life together. It offers 100+ recipes for every occasion—from easy weeknight dinners for two to throwing a brunch or barbecue.

Our Kitchen Appliances and Innovation Lab named this the best of their picks for nonstick cookware sets. Between its durability and testers' ability to slide a cooked egg right out without any oil, butter, or even a spatula, we can see why. The grippy handles stayed cool throughout cooking and they cleaned easily, even after we simmered a sauce inside for 30 minutes.

We've extensively reviewed the Le Creuset Dutch Oven and it remains an item that, though expensive, is an absolute star in the kitchen. The deep pot with a lid lets you simmer, boil, fry, braise, and bake, heating food evenly while the outer parts (the handle and lid) remain cool. And it's easy to clean when you're done! We think you'll use it weekly for stews, soups, pastas, and more.

This kitchen showpiece—it comes in dozens of shades — is a hit with baking enthusiasts and the Good Housekeeping Institute pros. It's their pick as the best stand mixer. They put it through its paces and loved how recipes like whipped cream turned out with this classic appliance. They were also impressed with the different attachments you can add on, like the spiralizer and juicer.

Good Housekeeping Institute testers give this splurge-worthy German Wüsthof 8-inch chef's knife high praise: It's razor-sharp and sturdy, plus super versatile. It has a full tang, which means the metal of the blade runs through the whole handle, to help it feel balanced and ergonomic. We named it the best of all the best kitchen knives, according to testing.

Is there a more beloved kitchen appliance than a coffee maker? Our testers loved the design of the Breville Precision brewer and the fact that it works for everything from single cups to iced options. It's number one on our Good Housekeeping Institute list of the best coffee makers. Bonus: You’ll get your caffeine fix fast—12 cups brew in just 8.5 minutes.

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From steaming veggies to making your own yogurt, the Instant Pot Duo Plus can do a bit of everything—and well, which landed it at the top of our list of the best Instant Pots. Upgrades on the Plus include a brighter LED display, ability to edit the cooking time, and pressure level while using the machine and an anti-spin design so the inner pot doesn't shift around while you sauté.

Crispy fries and other favorites are even easier (read: faster) to make with the Ninja Air Fryer Max XL. Our testers loved its multiple settings and extras like a broiling rack. It ranks first in our list of the best air fryers.

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Breville has our favorite juicer. Whether you and your fiancée are already devoted juicers or want this gift to help jump-start healthy habits, there's minimal work required with this model. An entire apple fits in the feed tube, say our testers, who also appreciated the generous 70-oz pitcher.

Named the best toaster oven, this comes with accessories including two wire racks, a roasting pan, a pizza pan, an air fryer basket, and a broiling rack. Thirteen settings range from bake to air fry, and you can connect it to an app to let it choose the settings for your recipe. Our kitchen pros have been using this in their Lab for more than a year and its results have been consistently positive.

Aspire to master sourdough like Taylor Swift? After our tests, we named this the best bread maker. It offers unique programming options, including individual functions like kneading and rising if you only want it to complete part of the process. There's a delay-start timer and a dispenser for mix-ins, like nuts and fruit.

Make your own delicious ice cream or sorbet in our Lab experts' pick for the best ice cream machine. Favorite features include an extra-large ingredient spout for mix-ins and an LED timer that counts down to your dessert being ready.

There’s plenty of room on your registry for practical items, but when a piece is both useful and heartfelt, not to mention affordable, it makes it that much more attractive to your friends and family. This cutting board, which can be personalized with your names and wedding date, does just that and is available in multiple finishes and sizes.

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