diff --git a/mediagoblin/templates/mediagoblin/auth/register.html b/mediagoblin/templates/mediagoblin/auth/register.html
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+{% extends "mediagoblin/base.html" %}
+
+{% import "/mediagoblin/utils/wtforms.html" as wtforms_util %}
+
+{% block mediagoblin_content %}
+  <form action="{{ request.urlgen('mediagoblin.auth.register') }}"
+        method="POST" enctype="multipart/form-data">
+    <table>
+      {{ wtforms_util.render_table(register_form) }}
+      <tr>
+        <td></td>
+        <td><input type="submit" value="submit" /></td>
+      </tr>
+    </table>
+  </form>
+{% endblock %}
diff --git a/mediagoblin/templates/mediagoblin/auth/register_success.html b/mediagoblin/templates/mediagoblin/auth/register_success.html
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+{% extends "mediagoblin/base.html" %}
+
+{% block mediagoblin_content %}
+  <p>
+   Register successful! :D <br />
+   You should get a confirmation email soon.
+  </p>
+{% endblock %}
diff --git a/mediagoblin/templates/mediagoblin/base.html b/mediagoblin/templates/mediagoblin/base.html
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+++ b/mediagoblin/templates/mediagoblin/base.html
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+<html>
+  <head>
+    <title>{% block title %}Mediagoblin{% endblock title %}</title>
+    {# <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"
+          href="{{ request.staticdirect('/css/base.css') }}"/> #}
+  </head>
+
+  <body>
+  <body>
+    {% block mediagoblin_body %}
+      {% block mediagoblin_header %}
+        <table id="mediagoblin_header">
+          <tr>
+            <td id="mediagoblin_logo">
+              {% block mediagoblin_logo %}
+                <a href="{{ request.urlgen('index') }}">Mediagoblin</a>
+              {% endblock %}
+            </td>
+            <td>{% block mediagoblin_header_title %}Mediagoblin Home{% endblock %}</td>
+          </tr>
+          <tr>
+            <td></td>
+            <td>
+              {% block mediagoblin_header_subtitle %}
+                perhaps some subtitle here
+              {% endblock %}</td>
+          </tr>
+        </table>
+      {% endblock %}
+      <div id="mediagoblin_content">
+        {% block mediagoblin_content %}
+        {% endblock mediagoblin_content %}
+      </div>
+    {% endblock mediagoblin_body %}
+  </body>
+</html>

+ {% block mediagoblin_logo %} + Mediagoblin + {% endblock %} +	{% block mediagoblin_header_title %}Mediagoblin Home{% endblock %}
	+ {% block mediagoblin_header_subtitle %} + perhaps some subtitle here + {% endblock %}