Photos

A wonderful way to display meaningful photos.

Crafts

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Wedzines

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Dark Wood

Everything white and dark wood--my favorite color combination, even for a wedding.

Yellow

Blue and white with pops of yellow.

Balloons

Sometimes balloons in a pretty pastel are a great touch.

Picnic

Alternative wedding idea: A picnic on the beach on a warm spring day.

Crystal

White and pink and crystal is romantic and luxurious.

Plaid

Plaid can be a unique color scheme for your wedding if used in moderation and paired with crisp whites or another solid color. Think plaid ties for the guys, plaid scarves or skirts for the women, plaid napkins, etc.

Creams

Cream and white is always beautiful.

Desk

Set up an old desk in your cocktail area where guests can sit and write notes for your guest book.

Artwork

Turn your wedding reception into an art gallery by displaying some of your favorite flea market artwork.

Mirrors

Instead of a guest book, have guests stick notes in the frames of vintage mirrors.

Cottage

If you know of an empty and darling cottage in your area for rent, ask if you can rent it out as your wedding venue.

Stockings

For a Christmas-season wedding, hang stockings and leave different surprises in each stocking for your guests.

Maps

Vintage maps and old steamer trunks are great wedding accessories. Use vintage maps of place you and your groom have visited together as wedding program covers, as table identifiers, and at the guest book table.

Home Inspiration

Sometimes interior design magazines can provide the best wedding inspiration. For the next few weeks, I am going to be posting some of my favorite inspired room photographs, with some notes about how they can be translated into wedding decor. I apologize that I no longer have the sources of these photos; please email me if you know of them. Photo: Pink candles are soft and romantic. Candleholders from CB2.

Childhood

If your brother or sister is getting married and you don't have a lot of money to spend on a gift, framing a special childhood photo is one of the best gifts you could give.

Grandparents

In celebration of heading to the Jersey shore: My grandparents' wedding photo, Ventnor, New Jersey.

Family Photo

When making a family photo album the other day, I came across this old photograph of my great-great grandparents. If your sister or daughter is getting married, creating an album of all the family wedding photos is one of the best gifts you could give her.

Groom

Here's a wonderful wedding gift idea for your groom: Ask his family for a picture of his parents' or grandparents' weddings, then frame it and present it to him on your wedding day.

Silhouette

Thank You Card Idea: Search Etsy for a vendor who can make a custom silhouette from your wedding photos. Then create your own simple card at 123print.com, using the silhouette on the front cover.

Frame

Favor Idea: Search local antique stores and flea markets for antique frames for each of your guests, then put a picture of you and your groom inside.

Novels

Favor Idea: Give each of your guests a copy of the classic book Delta Wedding by Eudora Welty.

Sailboat

DIY Favor Idea: Use driftwood and white cotton cloth to make each of your guests a simple sailboat. Image from The Lettered Cottage.

Pretzels

Favor Idea: Pretzels with icing--genius.

Caramel Corn

Favor Idea: Caramel corn in paper cones.

Knot

Table Name Idea: Use scrabble tiles and other accessories, like this knotted rope.

Peonies

Buttercream cake with peonies... simple and perfect.

Notes

Favor Idea: DIY love notes for each of your guests.

Hemingway

Invitation Idea: Hemingway-inspired invitation set, complete with calligraphed airmail envelope.

Happy

I love this napkin.

Wedzine

Invitation Idea: Include a link to your own digital "Wedzine", or wedding magazine.