You want the perfect wedding day and of course you want your
wedding to be different than all the others you have attended. You want your friends and family to talk
about the good time they had for years to come!
How do you make it personalized and well…. yours?
The Nuptials
We have all heard those same wedding vows so often you could
recite them with the bride and groom.
Try writing you own wedding vows.
Even if you aren’t a great writer, your heart will tell you why you want
to spend the rest of your life together, whether it is for the amazing way he
keeps you smiling every day or even the incredible cooking he offers when you
are stressed and overworked. Try to put
into your own words why you are spending eternity together.
Table Names
Naming your guest tables after places you have traveled
together has become a popular choice.
You can use a postcard you picked up there with an explanation of your
trip together (when and why you went there) or a beautiful picture of the two
of you enjoying that location. This also
is a great way for guests to have to look a little harder for their table and
in the meantime, checking out all of the other destinations you have been to
along the way.
Guest Book
Just having your guests put their name and address into a
book doesn’t seem very personal. One
great idea is getting your photographer to make a photo book from your
engagement photo session, and then have your guests sign the different pages
with words of love and encouragement to go with the signatures. Another one, since you are now all family, is
having a “Family Tree” created (a cool portrait of a tree with the branches)
and having guests put their thumbprint on it.
Avid Skier? Get a vintage or cool
ski and have your guests all sign the ski (or two if it is a large group). Looking for advice from the guests? Have each guest fill out their marriage words
of wisdom and then put them in a box.
Pull one out each month or year, or even when you just need some good
laughs or actual advice.
Signature Drink
Choose a drink for your guests to have for the evening. Maybe it is the first drink you ever had
together. Maybe it is the type of
cocktail that you end every evening with.
Maybe it is the go to drink for all of your good times and
memories. Either way, your friends and
family will understand why you chose that drink and it will make them smile
every time they take a sip.
Happy Planning!
