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  Make your escort card display more personal by including photos of all the married couples attending your wedding.

  Photo Credit: Gray Photography

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  Including Your Guests

  Pay tribute to the longest-married couple at your wedding with a special dance — play their first dance song with a dedication to the lovebirds.

  Photo Credit: David Schwartz Photography

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  Table Numbers

  On your table numbers, add a photo of each of you at that age.

  Photo Credit: SlimmingDownFortheGown.com

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  Personalized Décor

  Create a signature drink that appeals to both of your palates, and name it a portmanteau of your names. 

  Photo Credit: AkaPertyfultings/Etsy

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  Sweet Ideas for Parents

  Snap a photo where you each hold up a photo from your parents' wedding.

  Photo Credit: Ana Lui Photography

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  Personalized Décor

  Display your "love story" at the ceremony entrance.

  Photo Credit: Ashley Photographer

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  Personalized Décor

  At the sweetheart table, hang childhood photos from your chairs. 

  Photo Credit: Katie Stoops Photography/Created By: Karson Butler Events

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  Sweet Ideas for Parents

  Give your parents and new in-laws custom embroidered handkerchiefs.

  Photo Credit: Blink of an Eye Photography

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  Personalized Décor

  Are you both bookworms? Gather your favorite love stories, and create an arch to stand under during your ceremony.

  Photo Credit: Rubin Photography

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  Flower Girls

  Snap a precious photo of you and your flower girl, and save it to give to her on her own wedding day!

  Photo Credit: Bobby Earle

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  Bridal Party

  Give each of your bridesmaids a clutch with a sewn-in message inside. After the wedding, they'll think of you every time they use it.

  Photo Credit: MlleBagatelles/Etsy

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  Including Your Guests

  A brooch bouquet is a wonderful keepsake from your special day. Make it even more meaningful by using the brooches of your nearest and dearest. An easy way to gather the pieces: Ask your MOH to include a note about your brooch bouquet with the bridal shower invites, inviting any guests who'd like to be included to bring a brooch with them to the shower.  

  Photo Credit: William Innes Photography

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  Personalized Fashion

  Embroider your wedding date into the hem of your dress using blue thread — the perfect "something blue."

  Photo Credit: Cameron Ingalls

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  Favors

  A personalized newspaper is a wonderful way to share your love story with your guests.

  Photo Credit: Carrie Wildes Photography

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  Table Numbers

  Name your tables after places that have special meaning to you as a couple, and include a caption explaining why that place is significant. 

  Photo Credit: Bartlett Pair Photography

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  Personalized Décor

  Line your aisle with photos of you two growing up — start with baby photos at the back, getting older as you approach the altar. 

  Photo Credit: Mustard Seed Photography

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  Favors

  If you recently lost a loved one to an illness or disease, make a donation in their memory to an organization dedicated to its fight in place of favors. 

  Photo Credit: Mari Darr~Welch Weddings

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  Just the Two of You

  Re-create your favorite love story in your photos, like this Cinderella-inspired shot.

  Photo Credit: Still Life Photography

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  Family Heirlooms

  Include a family heirloom in your wedding, like this Celtic loving cup.

  Photo Credit: Kathleen Hertel Photography

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  Including Your Guests

  Honor your guests who traveled from far away to be with you on your wedding day with this fun sign.

  Photo Credit: Shoreshotz Photography

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  Desserts

  Use your favorite Bible verse or line from a song or poem as your cake topper.

  Photo Credit: Anecdotes and Apples

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  Guest Books

  Have each guest sign a small wooden heart and drop it in a shadow box frame. This creative guest book becomes a fun piece of art in your home after the wedding.

  Photo Credit: Happily Ever After

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  Personalized Fashion

  Personalize your wedding-day shoes by stenciling your new married name on the heels.

  Photo Credit: Debra Eby on Wedding Chicks via Lover.ly

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  Table Numbers

  Love to travel? Name your tables after destinations you've visited together, and include your favorite photo from that spot.

  Photo Credit: Shoreshotz Photography

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  Guest Books

  If you and your guests are religious, a signed Bible makes a wonderful guest book. Ask each guest to sign next to their favorite Bible verse.

  Photo Credit: Joshua McCoy Photography

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  Pets

  Include your dog in your engagement photos with a cheeky sign.

  Photo Credit: Waller Weddings

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  Personalized Fashion

  Surprise your groom with an embroidered message on the back of his tie or on his pocket square.

  Photo Credit: Emilia Jane Photography

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  Sweet Ideas for Parents

  Add a tribute to your parents on your cocktail coasters. 

  Photo Credit: Emma Case Photography

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  Personalized Fashion

  Before you get dressed, your photographer will likely want to get a few shots of your dress on a hanger. Make sure your hanger is wedding-worthy! 

  Photo Credit: Good Looking Hangers/Etsy

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  After the Wedding

  Have the lyrics of your first dance song overlaid on your favorite photo from your first dance together.

  Photo Credit: Studio Jones/Etsy

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  Just the Two of You

  Re-create your first photo together!

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  Honoring Lost Loved Ones

  If your father passed away before the wedding, attach a photo of him to your shoes so that he can still walk you down the aisle. 

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  Favors

  Or, give each guest a packet of seeds that reflect your wedding flowers. 

  Photo Credit: 2BeUDesign/Etsy

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  Just the Two of You

  Exchange love letters in a location where your photographer can capture both of your reactions together, but you won't see each other.

  Photo Credit: Dianne Personett Photography

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  Sweet Ideas for Parents

  Have a "first look" with your dad!

  Photo Credit: Bend the Light Photography

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  Personalized Décor

  We love this fun way to help guests get to know the bride or groom better! Create personalized cards with five fun facts about him for the bride's guests and five fun facts about her for the groom's guests.

  Photo Credit: Seahorse Bend Press/Etsy

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  Just the Two of You

  Use a chalkboard and snap a fun secret message for your groom right before you walk down the aisle. 

  Photo Credit: Snappy Shots by Bev

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  Table Numbers

  Add your favorite quotes about love on your table numbers.

  Photo Credit: Carrie Wildes Photography

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  Sweet Ideas for Parents

  Gather your mom and grandma for this sweet shot together.

  Photo Credit: Joshua McCoy Photography

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  Flower Girls

  Who says there's an age limit on flower girls? Ask your grandmas to do the job!

  Photo Credit: Genevieve Leiper

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  Sweet Ideas for Parents

  You can also take a piece of your mother's wedding dress and turn it into a necklace to wear on your wedding day.

  Photo Credit: Green Grass Gifts/Etsy

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  After the Wedding

  Snap this photo on your honeymoon!

  Photo Credit: Yvonne Dunbar

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  Personalized Décor

  Put the reasons why you love each other on display. After the wedding, hang these in your bedroom for a daily reminder of your love for each other.

  Photo Credit: Casey Fatchett Photography

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  Favors

  Is your family known for a particular food item? Turn it into your favor.

  Photo Credit: Figlewicz Photography

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  Honoring Lost Loved Ones

  Add a photo charm to the groom's boutonniére.

  Photo Credit: Joshua McCoy Photography

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  Honoring Lost Loved Ones

  Gather photos of your guests who can't be with you on your wedding day, and display them inside mason jars for a unique twist on a photo table. 

  Photo Credit: Joshua McCoy Photography

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  Bridal Party

  Snap a photo of the bridesmaids showing how they each met the bride.

  Photo Credit: Katy Hall Photography

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  Guest Books

  Set up a photo area, and provide a chalkboard and chalk for guests to leave you photographed messages.

  Photo Credit: Jesse Holland Photography

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  Desserts

  Dress up your wedding cake with edible photos of you two together.

  Photo Credit: Janet's Cakery

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  Sweet Ideas for Parents

  Take a sweet photo just for your mom and dad, and surprise them with a framed version after the wedding.

  Photo Credit: Jennifer Wilson Photography

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  Sweet Ideas for Parents

  And before you leave the ceremony with your new husband, remind your dad that he's still an important part of your life with a goodbye kiss. 

  Photo Credit: Kathlyn Dragna Photography

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  Honoring Lost Loved Ones

  Have custom cufflinks created with your loved one's photo.

  Photo Credit: KCowie/Etsy

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  Personalized Décor

  Display "dating facts" along the way to your ceremony location.

  Photo Credit: Kellie Kano

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  Pets

  Your dog is a part of the family — show his important role in your wedding photos!

  Photo Credit: Gambol Photography

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  Sweet Ideas for Parents

  A sweet "something blue" — using one of your dad's old shirts, cut out a heart and sew it onto your dress. 

  Photo Credit: Sequins and Candy Photography

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  Sweet Ideas for Parents

  Right before you're pronounced man and wife, take a pause to give your moms one last kiss.

  Photo Credit: Jeremy Beasley Photography

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  Personalized Fashion

  Or, take it a step further by adding your monogram as well. 

  Photo Credit: Longs Photography

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  Just the Two of You

  Soon after your fiancé proposes, write him a letter describing how excited you are to be marrying him. Put that message in a bottle, and have it delivered right before the ceremony. 

  Photo Credit: Longs Photography

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  Just the Two of You

  Scent is one of the most powerful memory triggers. Choose new fragrances just for your wedding day, and when you wear that perfume or cologne afterward, you'll immediately be transported back. 

  Photo Credit: Pickerell Creative

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  Guest Books

  Or, set up an area with empty bottles where guests can insert messages for you to read on upcoming anniversaries. 

  Photo Credit: Lisa Hessel Photography

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  Honoring Lost Loved Ones

  For a more hidden tribute to your deceased relative, add a locket to your bouquet. Only you need to know what's inside.

  Photo Credit: K & K Photography

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  Including Your Guests

  Have a loved one who can't make it to your wedding? Show that you're still thinking of her on your big day by texting a photo with a personalized sign. She'll be so touched that you took the time to give her a special shout-out!

  Photo Credit: Julian Kanz Photography

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  Sweet Ideas for Parents

  If Mom doesn't want you to cut up her gown (understandable!), put it on display instead. Gather the gowns of your future mother-in-law and your grandmothers as well, if they saved them, and display them on dress forms along the path to your ceremony. 

  Photo Credit: Ashley David Photography

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  Family Heirlooms

  This groom, wearing the kilt of his family's tribe, used his grandfather's sword to the cut the cake.

  Photo Credit: Brawns Photography

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  Sweet Ideas for Parents

  Re-use the cake topper from your parents' wedding.

  Photo Credit: William Walker Photography

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  Flower Girls

  Put a personal touch on your flower girl’s dress by adding her monogram.

  Photo Credit: Brita Photography on Southern Weddings via Lover.ly 

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  Personalized Fashion

  Another fun way to use your monogram — embroider it on your veil! 

  Photo Credit: Katelyn James Photography

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  Honoring Lost Loved Ones

  Attach photo charms of your ancestors to your bouquet.

  Photo Credit: Morgan Matters Photography / Created by: Designs by Tami

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  Ceremony Ideas

  This incredible DIY aisle runner tells the couple’s story together, from their first date to the proposal.

  Photo Credit: The Other Sister Photography via Oh Lovely Day

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  Personalized Décor

  Give your dessert table an even sweeter feel by hanging a photo timeline of your years together above it. 

  Photo Credit: Kathleen Hertel Photography

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  Sweet Ideas for Parents

  Re-create your favorite photo from your parents' wedding.

  Photo Credit: Lemon Lime Photography

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  Just the Two of You

  Or, send the digital equivalent of a love letter!

  Photo Credit: Brendon Pinola Photography

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  Favors

  Send each guest home with a potted plant — it's a lovely sentiment because it'll continue to grow as your love grows.

  Photo Credit: Continuum Wedding Photography

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  Personalized Fashion

  Don't forget about your getting-ready clothes, too. We love this monogrammed button-down, complete with the wedding date on the cuff.

  Photo Credit: The Preppy Life

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  Guest Books

  Have one of your engagement photos broken up into a puzzle! Each guest can sign a piece of the puzzle, representing that they make you "you." 

  Photo Credit: Bella Puzzles Too

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  Guest Books

  Ask each guest to sign a scrap of fabric; compile all of the pieces into a one-of-a-kind quilt that you can proudly display in your new home together.

  Photo Credit: Daniel Kim Photography

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  Personalized Fashion

  Write a hidden message to your groom on your shoe. Or, ask your bridesmaids to each write a good luck message to you before you walk down the aisle. 

  Photo Credit: Randi Marie Photography

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  Personalized Fashion

  This bride received a handmade handkerchief from her mom, made using an old hankie from her father and embellished with lace from the bride's christening gown.

  Photo Credit: Jennifer Weems Photography

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  Ceremony Ideas

  Craft a custom box for your wedding rings; not only will it look adorable when your ring bearer carries it down the aisle, but you can use it to hold your rings long after you say "I do."

  Photo Credit: Jennifer Weems Photography

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  Personalized Décor

  Or, take a more homespun approach by creating a garland of paper hearts with reasons why you love each other. Display it above the dessert display or near your guest book.

  Photo Credit: Scott McNamara Photography

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  Personalized Fashion

  Make your wedding shoes extra special by having a hand-painted design added, like these by Germany-based artist Monika Maier.

  Photo courtesy of Schuhnique

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  Just the Two of You

  Spend some time in the weeks leading up to your wedding writing a series of notes for your spouse-to-be, to be opened at particular times (like on your first anniversary, after your first fight, or when your first child is born). It's a wonderful way to memorialize how you're feeling at a time when you can't imagine being more in love with someone.

  Photo Credit: Simply Kierste Blog

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  Ceremony Ideas

  Instead of having your guests toss bird seeds or flower petals as you leave the ceremony, toss something meaningful to you and your family — this couple used wheat from the groom's family farm.

  Photo Credit: Solar Photographers

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  After the Wedding

  Guests pick out such beautiful cards and write such sweet messages inside — you won't want to throw them out! But instead of shoving them in a drawer, never to be seen again, turn them into a beautiful keepsake by creating a mini album. 

  Photo Credit: Something Turquoise

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  Personalized Fashion

  Grooms can get in on the shoe fun, too!

  Photo Credit: Soul Echo Studios

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  Saying Thanks

  If you're having a small wedding, make it even more intimate by writing out a personalized note to each guest. Bonus: The notes double as place cards and give your guests a sweet surprise as they take their seats.

  Photo Credit: Bobbi+Mike

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  Sweet Ideas for Parents

  Or, have a first look with both of your parents.

  Photo Credit: Ira Lippke Studios

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  Sweet Ideas for Parents

  Did your mom preserve her wedding dress? If there's no chance that you or a sibling would ever wear it, ask if you can add a sentimental touch to your bouquet by wrapping a piece of her gown around the stems. Odds are that if she's kept it for so long, she'd be honored to have you use it in your wedding, even if you aren't wearing it. 

  Photo Credit: Nadia D. Photography

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  Ceremony Ideas

  For a one-of-a-kind keepsake, hire an artist to paint your wedding ceremony as it happens.

  Photo Credit: Abby Jiu Photography; Wedding Planner: Karson Butler Events; Artist: Timree

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  Sweet Ideas for Parents

  Perfect framing: Take a photo of your dress with a picture of your mom in her wedding gown in the background.

  Photo Credit: Vanessa Joy Photography

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  Personalized Décor

  You can also include your love story and all of the must-know details of your big day on one oversized poster.

  Photo Credit Whatchawantdesign/Etsy

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  Personalized Fashion

  Engrave the title of your first dance song inside your ring.

  Photo Credit: Blink of an Eye Photography

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  Personalized Fashion

  Honor your family's heritage with custom map cufflinks.

  Photo Credit: Blink of an Eye Photography

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  Guest Books

  Place a booklet on each table with a prompt that guests can answer. Encourage them to swap booklets with another table once everyone has filled it out.

  Photo Credit: Captured by Aimee

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  Desserts

  Incorporate the lyrics of your first dance song on your cake.

  Photo Credit: Millimeter Photography/Courtesy of Tantawan Bloom

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  Saying Thanks

  At each place setting, include a special thank-you to your guests.

  Photo Credit: The Youngrens

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  Including Your Guests

  Display family photos — past and present — on a special table.

  Photo Credit: Kim Fox Photography

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  Guest Books

  Mark each table with a bottle of wine. Ask the guests at that table to sign a message on the bottle, and enjoy it on that number's anniversary!

  Photo Credit: William Walker Photography

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  After the Wedding

  Also, bring home some sand and turn it into a one-of-a-kind piece of jewelry.

  Photo courtesy of Dune Jewelry

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  Sweet Ideas for Parents

  And for a keepsake garter, use a piece of lace from your mom's gown. 

  Photo Credit: All The Good Girls Go To Heaven

100 Sentimental Wedding Ideas You'll Love