Save wedding day rain in vial as a sentimental memento

Written by Ariel

Ariel Stallings

Author of three editions of the Offbeat Bride book and its sequel (From Shitshow To Afterglow, the ultimate offbeat breakup book), Ariel Meadow Stallings is the publisher of all the Offbeat Empire web properties. She lives in Seattle with her teenaged son, where she also does small business consulting.

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For less than $4, you can buy a pack of tiny cork-stopped vials. On your wedding day, ask someone to collect some rain water for you in a cup, and then funnel it into these tiny vials for tiny sentimental mementos of your very gorgeous, very rainy wedding day.

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Original photo by — Original photo of Cristin and Neb’s wedding by Angelica Peady Photography

So you’re freaking out about the weather report, panicking over WHAT IF IT RAINS ON MY WEDDING DAY?!

First, take a deep breath. Rainy weddings can be beyond gorgeous, and we’ve got a deep archive full of real weddings that prove it.

Second, steal this idea: for less than $4, you can buy a pack of tiny cork-stopped vials. On your wedding day, ask someone to collect some rain water for you in a cup, and then funnel it into these tiny vials for tiny sentimental mementos of your very gorgeous, very rainy wedding day.

(You might want to use wax to seal the cork closed on the vial to avoid evaporation.)

…See? Now you’re going to be disappointed if it’s NOT rainy on your wedding day.

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