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Write thank-you notes as you open your shower gifts

Tribesmaid Writeroffiction and her groom had a killer coed wedding shower with trivia games instead of traditional shower games, a blind beer-tasting competition, and they skipped opening gifts at the party. The secret sauce of waiting to open their gifts was that they were able to write their thank-you notes as they opened the gifts.

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Custom ties and wedding accessories from Cyberoptix Tie Lab for any and all tastes

Who says that non-traditional folk don’t want to get super-fancy with their personal expression? That’s why The Cyberoptix® TieLab is all about! Cyberoptix was started back in 2005, when the creators noticed a void in non-traditional yet sophisticated neckwear. We introduced you to them last year, so this time let’s just dive right into ogling their neck goodies…

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Keep pieces of your invitations in a heart-shaped bottle

This was a gift from a guest of Seth and Jerilyn’s wedding. Their thoughtful guest cut up pieces of their invitation and stored them in a heart-shaped container. Jarilyn says that it now “graces our TV, because that’s where we look the most!”

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Ask for your wedding wine as engagement party or wedding shower gifts

For our engagement party, we said that if people wanted to bring gifts, they could bring a bottle of wine that we could pour at the wedding. I also think this could work really well for beer lovers by having everyone bring a six-pack of beer for the wedding.