diff --git a/ordr/__init__.py b/ordr/__init__.py
index 2a89ec2..2d775e5 100644
--- a/ordr/__init__.py
+++ b/ordr/__init__.py
@@ -19,6 +19,5 @@ def main(global_config, **settings):
     config.include('.resources')
     config.include('.schemas')
     config.include('.security')
-    config.add_static_view('static', 'static', cache_max_age=3600)
-    config.scan()
+    config.include('.views')
     return config.make_wsgi_app()
diff --git a/ordr/schemas/__init__.py b/ordr/schemas/__init__.py
index f3a31f7..953dfa4 100644
--- a/ordr/schemas/__init__.py
+++ b/ordr/schemas/__init__.py
@@ -35,10 +35,12 @@ class CSRFSchema(colander.Schema):
         :param kwargs:
             additional parameters for the form rendering.
         '''
+        schema = cls().bind(request=request)
         if action is None:
             action = request.resource_url(request.context, request.view_name)
-        schema = cls().bind(request=request)
-        return deform.Form(schema, action=action, **kwargs)
+        settings = {'col_label': 3, 'col_input': 9, 'action': action}
+        settings.update(kwargs)
+        return deform.Form(schema, **settings)
 
 
 def includeme(config):
diff --git a/ordr/schemas/account.py b/ordr/schemas/account.py
index e1eb3a4..7420f0f 100644
--- a/ordr/schemas/account.py
+++ b/ordr/schemas/account.py
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ class RegistrationSchema(CSRFSchema):
 
     username = colander.SchemaNode(
         colander.String(),
-        widget=deform.widget.TextInputWidget(readonly=True),
+        widget=deform.widget.TextInputWidget(
+            readonly=True, 
+            ),
         description='automagically generated for you',
         validator=deferred_unique_username_validator,
         )
@@ -34,3 +36,4 @@ class RegistrationSchema(CSRFSchema):
         colander.String(),
         widget=deform.widget.CheckedPasswordWidget()
         )
+
diff --git a/ordr/schemas/helpers.py b/ordr/schemas/helpers.py
index efa1798..d96b99d 100644
--- a/ordr/schemas/helpers.py
+++ b/ordr/schemas/helpers.py
@@ -45,10 +45,11 @@ def deferred_unique_email_validator(node, kw):
         email_validator(node, value)  # raises exception on invalid address
         request = kw.get('request')
         user = request.dbsession.query(User).filter_by(email=value).first()
-        if user not in (None, request.context.model):
-            # allow existing email addresses if
-            # it belongs to the user that is currently edited
-            raise colander.Invalid(node, 'Email address in use')
+        if user is not None:
+            if user != getattr(request.context, 'model', None):
+                # allow existing email addresses if
+                # it belongs to the user that is currently edited
+                raise colander.Invalid(node, 'Email address in use')
     return validate_unique_email
 
 
diff --git a/ordr/templates/account/registration_form.jinja2 b/ordr/templates/account/registration_form.jinja2
index 806a9d9..b8809e1 100644
--- a/ordr/templates/account/registration_form.jinja2
+++ b/ordr/templates/account/registration_form.jinja2
@@ -1,5 +1,31 @@
 {% extends "ordr:templates/layout.jinja2" %}
 
 {% block content %}
-    {{ context.get_registration_form().render()|safe }}
+    <div class="row justify-content-md-center mt-3">
+        <div class="col-6">
+            <h2>Registration</h2>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+    <div class="row justify-content-md-center mt-3">
+        <div class="col-2">
+            <p class="text-primary">
+                Step 1: Registration
+            </p>                            
+        </div>
+        <div class="col-2">
+            <p class="text-secondary">
+                Step 2: Validate Email
+            </p>                            
+        </div>
+        <div class="col-2">
+            <p class="text-secondary">
+                Step 3: Finished
+            </p>                            
+        </div>
+    </div>
+    <div class="row justify-content-md-center mt-3">
+        <div class="col-6">
+            {{ form.render()|safe }}
+        </div>
+    </div>
 {% endblock content %}
diff --git a/ordr/templates/deform/checked_password.pt b/ordr/templates/deform/checked_password.pt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..19e3c6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ordr/templates/deform/checked_password.pt
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+<div i18n:domain="deform" tal:omit-tag=""
+      tal:define="oid oid|field.oid;
+                  name name|field.name;
+                  css_class css_class|field.widget.css_class;
+                  style style|field.widget.style;
+                  required required|'required' if field.required else None;
+                  was_validated True if field.get_root().error else False;
+                  is_invalid is_invalid|field.error and not field.widget.hidden and not field.typ.__class__.__name__=='Mapping';
+                  is_valid was_validated and not is_invalid;
+                  ">
+${field.start_mapping()}
+<div>
+  <input type="password"
+         name="${name}"
+         value="${field.widget.redisplay and cstruct or ''}"
+         tal:attributes="class string: form-control ${css_class or ''} ${'is-invalid' if is_invalid else ''} ${'is-valid' if is_valid else ''};
+                         style style;
+                         required required;"
+         id="${oid}"
+         i18n:attributes="placeholder"
+         placeholder="Password"/>
+</div>
+<div class="mt-2">
+      <input type="password"
+             name="${name}-confirm"
+             value="${field.widget.redisplay and confirm or ''}"
+             tal:attributes="class string: form-control ${css_class or ''} ${'is-invalid' if is_invalid else ''} ${'is-valid' if is_valid else ''};
+                             style style;
+                             required required;"
+             id="${oid}-confirm"
+             i18n:attributes="placeholder"
+             placeholder="Confirm Password"/>
+
+      <!--! error message must directly follow input field for bootstrap 4 -->
+      <div class="invalid-feedback"
+         tal:define="errstr 'error-%s' % field.oid"
+         tal:repeat="msg field.error.messages()"
+         i18n:translate=""
+         tal:attributes="id repeat.msg.index==0 and errstr or
+         ('%s-%s' % (errstr, repeat.msg.index))"
+         tal:condition="is_invalid">
+        ${msg}
+      </div>
+</div>
+${field.end_mapping()}
+</div>
diff --git a/ordr/templates/deform/form.pt b/ordr/templates/deform/form.pt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0fee3d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ordr/templates/deform/form.pt
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+<form
+  tal:define="style style|field.widget.style;
+              css_class css_class|string:${field.widget.css_class or field.css_class or ''};
+              item_template item_template|field.widget.item_template;
+              autocomplete autocomplete|field.autocomplete;
+              title title|field.title;
+              errormsg errormsg|field.errormsg;
+              description description|field.description;
+              buttons buttons|field.buttons;
+              use_ajax use_ajax|field.use_ajax;
+              ajax_options ajax_options|field.ajax_options;
+              formid formid|field.formid;
+              action action|field.action or None;
+              method method|field.method;
+              col_label col_label|field.col_label;
+              col_input col_input|field.col_input;
+              was_validated True if field.get_root().error else False;"
+
+  tal:attributes="autocomplete autocomplete;
+                  style style;
+                  class css_class;
+                  action action;"
+  id="${formid}"
+  method="${method}"
+  enctype="multipart/form-data"
+  accept-charset="utf-8"
+  i18n:domain="deform"
+  >
+
+  <fieldset class="deform-form-fieldset">
+
+    <legend tal:condition="title">${title}}</legend>
+
+    <input type="hidden" name="_charset_" />
+    <input type="hidden" name="__formid__" value="${formid}"/>
+
+    <p class="section first" tal:condition="description">
+      ${description}
+    </p>
+
+    <div tal:repeat="child field"
+         tal:replace="structure child.render_template(item_template)"/>
+
+    <div class="form-row deform-form-buttons">
+        <div class="col-${col_label}"></div>
+        <div class="form-group col-{$col_input} mt-4">
+          <tal:loop tal:repeat="button buttons">
+            <button
+                  tal:define="btn_disposition repeat.button.start and 'btn-primary' or 'btn-default';"
+                  tal:attributes="disabled button.disabled if button.disabled else None"
+                  id="${formid+button.name}"
+                  name="${button.name}"
+                  type="${button.type}"
+                  class="btn ${button.css_class or btn_disposition}"
+                  value="${button.value}"
+                  tal:condition="button.type != 'link'">
+              <span tal:condition="button.icon" class="glyphicon glyphicon-${button.icon}"></span>
+              ${button.title}
+            </button>
+            <a
+                  tal:define="btn_disposition repeat.button.start and 'btn-primary' or 'btn-default';
+                  btn_href button.value|''"
+                  class="btn ${button.css_class or btn_disposition}"
+                  id="${field.formid + button.name}"
+                  href="${btn_href}"
+                  tal:condition="button.type == 'link'">
+              <span tal:condition="button.icon" class="glyphicon glyphicon-${button.icon}"></span>
+              ${button.title}
+            </a>
+          </tal:loop>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+
+  </fieldset>
+
+  <script type="text/javascript" tal:condition="use_ajax">
+    $(function() {
+        // jquery handler for .ready() called
+        
+       deform.addCallback(
+         '${formid}',
+         function(oid) {
+           var target = '#' + oid;
+           var options = {
+             target: target,
+             replaceTarget: true,
+             success: function() {
+               deform.processCallbacks();
+               deform.focusFirstInput(target);
+             },
+             beforeSerialize: function() { 
+               // See http://bit.ly/1agBs9Z (hack to fix tinymce-related ajax bug)
+               if ('tinymce' in window) {
+                 $(tinymce.get()).each(
+                   function(i, el) {
+                     var content = el.getContent();
+                     var editor_input = document.getElementById(el.id);
+                     editor_input.value = content;
+                 });
+               }
+             }
+           };
+           var extra_options = ${ajax_options} || {};
+           $('#' + oid).ajaxForm($.extend(options, extra_options));
+         }
+       );
+    });
+  </script>
+
+</form>
diff --git a/ordr/templates/deform/mapping_item.pt b/ordr/templates/deform/mapping_item.pt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ac34815
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ordr/templates/deform/mapping_item.pt
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+<div tal:define="error_class error_class|field.widget.error_class;
+                 description description|field.description;
+                 title title|field.title;
+                 oid oid|field.oid;
+                 hidden hidden|field.widget.hidden;
+                 category category|field.widget.category;
+                 structural hidden or category == 'structural';
+                 required required|'required' if field.required else None;
+                 was_validated True if field.get_root().error else False;
+                 is_invalid is_invalid|field.error and not field.widget.hidden and not field.typ.__class__.__name__=='Mapping';
+                 col_label col_label|field.col_label;
+                 col_input col_input|field.col_input;"
+     class="form-group form-row ${field.error and 'has-error' or ''} ${field.widget.item_css_class or ''} ${field.default_item_css_class()}"
+     title="${description}"
+     id="item-${oid}"
+     tal:omit-tag="structural"
+     i18n:domain="deform">
+
+    <label for="${oid}"
+           class="control-label col-${col_label} col-form-label ${required and 'required' or ''}"
+           tal:condition="not structural"
+           id="req-${oid}"
+           >
+      ${title}
+    </label>
+    <div class="col-${col_input}">
+        <div tal:define="input_prepend field.widget.input_prepend | None;
+                       input_append field.widget.input_append  | None"
+              tal:omit-tag="not (input_prepend or input_append)"
+              class="input-group">
+            <div class="input-group-prepend" tal:condition="input_prepend">
+                <div class="input-group-text">${input_prepend}</div>
+            </div>
+            <span tal:replace="structure field.serialize(cstruct).strip()"></span>
+            <div class="input-group-append" tal:condition="input_append">
+                <div class="input-group-text">${input_append}</div>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+
+      <div class="invalid-feedback"
+         tal:define="errstr 'error-%s' % field.oid"
+         tal:repeat="msg field.error.messages()"
+         i18n:translate=""
+         tal:attributes="id repeat.msg.index==0 and errstr or
+         ('%s-%s' % (errstr, repeat.msg.index))"
+         tal:condition="is_invalid">
+        ${msg}
+      </div>
+
+      <small tal:condition="field.description and not field.widget.hidden"
+         class="form-text text-muted" >
+        ${field.description}
+      </small>
+    </div>
+</div>
diff --git a/ordr/templates/deform/readonly/textinput.pt b/ordr/templates/deform/readonly/textinput.pt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..109866c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ordr/templates/deform/readonly/textinput.pt
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<span tal:define="name name|field.name;
+                  css_class css_class|field.widget.css_class;
+                  oid oid|field.oid;
+                  mask mask|field.widget.mask;
+                  mask_placeholder mask_placeholder|field.widget.mask_placeholder;
+                  style style|field.widget.style;
+                  was_validated True if field.get_root().error else False;
+                  is_invalid is_invalid|field.error and not field.widget.hidden and not field.typ.__class__.__name__=='Mapping';
+                  is_valid was_validated and not is_invalid;
+                  "
+      tal:omit-tag="">
+    <input type="text" name="${name}" value="${cstruct}" 
+           tal:attributes="class string: form-control ${css_class or ''} ${'is-invalid' if is_invalid else ''}  ${'is-valid' if is_valid else ''};
+                           style style"
+           id="${oid}"
+           readonly="readonly"/>
+</span>
diff --git a/ordr/templates/deform/textinput.pt b/ordr/templates/deform/textinput.pt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..580829b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ordr/templates/deform/textinput.pt
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<span tal:define="name name|field.name;
+                  css_class css_class|field.widget.css_class;
+                  oid oid|field.oid;
+                  mask mask|field.widget.mask;
+                  mask_placeholder mask_placeholder|field.widget.mask_placeholder;
+                  style style|field.widget.style;
+                  required required|'required' if field.required else None;
+                  was_validated True if field.get_root().error else False;
+                  is_invalid is_invalid|field.error and not field.widget.hidden and not field.typ.__class__.__name__=='Mapping';
+                  is_valid was_validated and not is_invalid;
+                  "
+      tal:omit-tag="">
+    <input type="text" name="${name}" value="${cstruct}" 
+           tal:attributes="class string: form-control ${css_class or ''} ${'is-invalid' if is_invalid else ''} ${'is-valid' if is_valid else ''};
+                           style style;
+                           required required"
+           id="${oid}"/>
+</span>
diff --git a/ordr/templates/layout.jinja2 b/ordr/templates/layout.jinja2
index 617cda6..6867c1e 100644
--- a/ordr/templates/layout.jinja2
+++ b/ordr/templates/layout.jinja2
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@
     <!-- Bootstrap core CSS -->
     <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://stackpath.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.1.0/css/bootstrap.min.css" integrity="sha384-9gVQ4dYFwwWSjIDZnLEWnxCjeSWFphJiwGPXr1jddIhOegiu1FwO5qRGvFXOdJZ4" crossorigin="anonymous">
 
+    <!-- Deform form renderin gcss -->
+    {# <link rel="stylesheet" href="{{request.static_url('deform:static/css/form.css')}}" type="text/css" media="screen" /> #}
+
     <!-- Custom styles for this scaffold -->
     <link href="{{request.static_url('ordr:static/style.css')}}" rel="stylesheet">
 </head>
diff --git a/ordr/views/__init__.py b/ordr/views/__init__.py
index e69de29..3388dbe 100644
--- a/ordr/views/__init__.py
+++ b/ordr/views/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+''' views (sub) package for ordr '''
+
+
+def includeme(config):
+    '''
+    Initialize the views in a Pyramid app.
+
+    Activate this setup using ``config.include('ordr2.views')``.
+    '''
+    settings = config.get_settings()
+    age = int(settings.get('static_views.cache_max_age', 3600))
+    
+    config.add_static_view('static', 'ordr:static', cache_max_age=age)
+    config.add_static_view('deform', 'deform:static', cache_max_age=age)
+    config.scan()
diff --git a/ordr/views/registration.py b/ordr/views/registration.py
index 232de9f..f866947 100644
--- a/ordr/views/registration.py
+++ b/ordr/views/registration.py
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-# from pyramid.httpexceptions import HTTPFound
+import deform
+
+from pyramid.httpexceptions import HTTPFound
 from pyramid.view import view_config
 
 # from ordr.models import User
@@ -11,4 +13,24 @@ from pyramid.view import view_config
     renderer='ordr:templates/account/registration_form.jinja2'
     )
 def registration_form(context, request):
-    return {}
+    form = context.get_registration_form()
+    return {'form': form}
+
+
+
+@view_config(
+    context='ordr.resources.account.RegistrationResource',
+    permission='view',
+    request_method='POST',
+    renderer='ordr:templates/account/registration_form.jinja2'
+    )
+def registration_form_processing(context, request):
+    if 'Cancel' in request.POST:
+        return HTTPFound(request.resource_url(request.root))
+    form = context.get_registration_form()
+    data = request.POST.items()
+    try:
+        appstruct = form.validate(data)
+    except deform.ValidationFailure as e:
+        pass
+    return {'form': form}