Past brides: What little things did you do/make at your wedding that you think stood out for your guests?
tinkerwdw
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Hey girls-
I am at the 30 day mark here and I am trying to think what little DIY projects and things I should make, and what would just be a waste of my time. Also, if anyone has any interesting/different ideas that they did that they think stood out for their guests, please share!
The only things I am thinking of doing so far: candle votives cry packs menu signature drink (but have no clue what) picture guest book
any other ideas welcome please!!! :)
jersee3380
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great post!
ladies?!
jersee3380
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p.s. cry packs? just little tissue packs?
jersee3380
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tinkerwdw
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yes- I am buying vellum envelopes and putting tissues in them for the ceremony
MandM07-03-05
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not much of a diy project but we're having the dj put a phot montage of fh and i growing up and the us through the yrs. during dinner.
i also will have frames around ch with our parents and grandparents wedding pix, and 2 collages of bridal party pix. and in the reception room there will be pix of my 3 grandparents (no longer w/ us), a memory poem, and candles.
i also did 'we do' letters0 and a cake topper that resembles fh, our cat, our dog, and me, but i bet noone will notice or care. but i love it!
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so cute! great ideas! love the cake topper
Mrs. dleeny
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not a past bride, but one of them said a few days ago that we should not assume anyone is going to cry.
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Posted by dleeny
not a past bride, but one of them said a few days ago that we should not assume anyone is going to cry.
Come on
jersee3380
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ya mean, dont expect people to cry! i'm sure the parents will, if anyone!
nov04LIbride
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ya mean, dont expect people to cry! i'm sure the parents will, if anyone!
I don't think anyone cried during our ceremony. Or the other three weddings I've gone to in the past few months.
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not a past bride, but one of them said a few days ago that we should not assume anyone is going to cry.
I had heard this too...IMO cry packs are sweet, but I can't see myself using one and think they might end up being thrown away and therefore a waste of money for you.
But I like the bride who said that she was doing a photo montage of her and FH from childhood till now...what a cute idea. My BM had this at her rehersal dinner, her dad put it together on his computer, and it was hysterical...Everyone loved it There was a picture of her from elem. school where she looked like Screech, perm and all. It was classic, we were all crying we were laughing so hard
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Posted by dleeny
not a past bride, but one of them said a few days ago that we should not assume anyone is going to cry.
Come on
not my words... I will definitely be supplying a cry pack to my FMIL though. more like a whole box of Kleenex she's kind of a drama queen and cries at the drop of a hat.
tinkerwdw
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ok, so I will axe the cry pack idea! You guys are right- I never cry either. Maybe I will just make five for the ma/gmas
but what are some more good ideas??
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I'm doing a a collage of family and friends and I have a bell ringer. There's the slipper basket, petal cones, photocube cardbox, scavenger hunt list for the table cameras, hands ceremony reading, rose ceremony for ceremony, having mom's light the taper candles..these are just ideas. I'm not doing all of them.
marc_rai
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Personlized aisle runner. I'm doing this myself...
jersee3380
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Posted by marc_rai
I'm doing a a collage of family and friends and I have a bell ringer. There's the slipper basket, petal cones, photocube cardbox, scavenger hunt list for the table cameras, hands ceremony reading, rose ceremony for ceremony, having mom's light the taper candles..these are just ideas. I'm not doing all of them.
do you have the list of items for the scavenger hunt list? LOVE this idea!!! never heard of it before but it sounds great!!
cjik
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Okay, I am not a past bride yet either, but we are planning on the following:
*Dedicating our aisle baskets (2) to our departed family--we'll have a small note in the program
*Also in the program, I might mention where my something borrowed and old items came from--there is some significance. I'm carrying items from each of my grandmothers, both of them have passed away.
steflily
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Not a past bride but I plan on doing two collages of pictures that include everyone invited to the ceremony/reception. This is to show how everyone has touched our lives and is important to us.
Still thinking of other ways to include everyone somehow.
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We did a litle bit, we did not want It to look too sweet16ish. Instead of table #'s we had frames custom made with our picture in it and the table #, ( My FSIL makes them, FM mail me for info.) small hershey bars with our names and a quote and they were scattered on the tables. We also had an ice sculpture of a crusie ship , we love to travel and go on cruises. HTH
