This year, more than ever, I’ve worked with some very romantic brides. Several of them requested that I incorporate unique and creative keepsakes into their wedding decor — keepsakes they can take home at the end of their reception and display for years to come.
It’s been a welcome challenge, and I love knowing that the ideas I created will be treasured in my clients’ homes for a long, long time.
Here are ten of the ideas I discussed with my brides:
1. Bride’s Bridal Bouquet. You can freeze your bouquet or hang it upside down in a dark closet to make dried flowers.
2. Wedding Reception Linens. Keep one of the tablecloths from your reception and use it on your anniversary.
3. Monogrammed Napkins. This can be expensive, but what a wonderful way to remember your wedding day!
4. Napkin Rings. This is a nice idea if you want a subtle reminder of your wedding; you and your husband will know where they’re from, but your dinner guests may not.
5. Candles. These can be either votive candles in glass containers or candle holders. Every time you use them, you’ll think of the day you were married.
6. Tall Centerpiece Containers. I’m known for my tall and dramatic centerpieces and containers. I’ve given them away to many of my brides and grooms after their wedding.
7. Wedding Invitation. I love when I visit someone’s home and discover a framed copy of their wedding invitation hanging on the wall.
8. Chuppah. I once had a couple ask me to create a silk version of their chuppah, so they could hang it above their bed. I thought that was such a great idea, and it came out beautifully.
9. Silk Floral Chandelier. I created these for a couple’s wedding reception. We hung them all over the ballroom. Afterward, the couple kept a few of them to display around their home.
10. A Special Scent. I created a unique scent for one of my weddings and then gave it to the couple. It became the signature scent of their home. I really love this idea, especially because it isn’t nearly as expensive as you might think.
Dear Readers, do you have any other wedding keepsake ideas? If so, please share them in the comments!
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LolaDavid
May 10, 2012
The couple can also have lanterns from their wedding reception as keepsakes. They can put a very big candle(depending on the size of the lantern) in it and use it for romantic dinners.
dusky
May 11, 2012
Put the invitation acceptance’s in a scrap book or photo album and remeniss who came to the wedding
YOUR NAME
May 11, 2012
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY?
Figgie
May 11, 2012
Figgie Shoes! Many of my brides have told me that they’ve put their painted shoes on display in their homes as art after the wedding––such a cool idea!
Courtney Fontenot - Alpha Prosperity Events
May 11, 2012
I like the idea of the artwork created from the guests using their thumbprint and signature on a painted canvas. Many couples will have a sketch of a tree and guests will add a thumbprint and signature to look like leaves on the tree. They make beautiful art pieces to hang in the couples home.
Naja Taylor
May 11, 2012
I am so utterly excited to see one of my after shots included on your blog! I am a true admirer of not only your work but your work ethic as well. I’ve been saving in order to enroll in your certification course and this feature encourages me to keep going. Thank you for living your dreams and allowing people like me to be apart of them every now and again.
Naja Taylor
Lina García
May 11, 2012
At our outdoor wedding, we had the sand ceremony. We filled the clear vase with two beautiful sand colors and right after that we had the maid of honor giving each guest a clear colored stone; we ask them to make their wishes for us and “put” them on the stone. After the ceremony, at the reception, the vase was placed in a very nice spot near to the guest book, and while they were signing, they also put the stone on the vase. We like to think our marriage is the union of our souls supported by our friend’s community, and the vase (now in our living room) is a remainder of it.
Ali Hayward
May 11, 2012
One of my clients recently did a sand ceremony. The groom grew up near the ocean and the bride grew up in the mountains. So they took sand from both locations to pour. It was the sweetest version of a sand ceremony that I had ever seen.
Melissa Lauren Marghella
May 11, 2012
My couples love having personalized keepsakes to take home with them. The last wedding I designed had birdcages throughout the reception space. They took these home and put them in their garden. They also had a bonsai tree incorporated into their ceremony that is now on their mantle.
Pearl Malta
May 19, 2012
In every wedding we try to incorporate a guestbook where guests write messages to the couple. Guestbooks can be made in all shapes and sizes. Two great ideas which I like are guestbooks in the shape of a tree where guests pick a leave and write a message and guestbooks in the shape of a paper rose bouquet where the guests write the message on a petal.
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February 9, 2013
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