Show your guests to their seats AND give them a drink at the same time
Monica and Mike used old-timey bottled sodas that served as both favors and escort cards. This would be a great idea for a summertime wedding to let your guests quench their thirst while they search for their seats!
Use watercolor swatches to share your wedding color scheme
I’ve been wringing my hands over my “dusky” wedding colors, and it’s been difficult to explain to my bridesmaids what I generally had in mind. A lot of them will have to search for their dresses solo, and I think some of the girls have been nervous to just start looking without a narrower focus. So I sat down with my watercolors and metallic nail polish and started hammering out swatches…
Turn trays into elegant, wedding-ready chalkboard signs
Check out how chalkboard paint can turn pretty shiny trays into elegant, wedding-ready signs for your big event! Aaron and Emily used these beauties to direct guests to their ceremony and venue locations, and to highlight their card box…
Wear a little plant in your wedding jewelry or boutonniere
Laura introduced us to her “wearable planter” earrings at her accordions and succulents wedding. Etsy seller WearablePlanter makes these little plant-holding baubles on a 3D printer!
Show that you can weather life’s storms together under a ceremonial umbrella
We ended our ceremony with an Indonesian wedding tradition, since that is where we met and is also the birthplace of my father. We sat under an umbrella while our celebrant showered us in a mixture of goodness. This included turmeric rice, to symbolize prosperity and everlasting love; coins, to remind us to share our wealth with the less fortunate; and candy, to represent sweetness throughout our marriage.
Post your Instagram hashtag at your wedding reception
Bobbie and Mario knew a ton of their guests would be using Instagram at their wedding, so they posted a little sign letting everyone know the easiest hashtag to use, making it way easier to collect guest photos after the fact. That’s just one of about a million clever things these guys did at their wedding (wait until you see their wedding arch!)… check out Bobbie & Mario’s family-centric ranch wedding.