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Documentation makes memories more tangible
memories can be revisited time and
again.
The planning may take months
and the wedding mere hours, but
well-documented wedding day
memories can last forever.
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Making it last
While a wedding can be measured in minutes and the reception and day in hours, the
memories from those hours will last a lifetime. To make the special day easier to recall,
archiving photos, documents and souvenirs from the day will make it easier to look back on the
special day. From drying flowers to framing invitations, programs and menus, there are ways to
make wedding memories as fresh decades later as they were the day after. (MS photo)
MS — Couples' wedding days are
momentous occasions and they want
their memories of the day they tied
the knot to endure long after the final
guest has departed.
Weddings can be amazing, but
they only last a few hours. Memories
can be forever if they are effectively
documented. The following are
some ways for couples to
permanently memorialize their
wedding days.
• Dry the bouquet: Wedding
bouquets can be freeze-dried and/or
chemically preserved so that the
colours, textures and the volume of
the blooms can appear just as vibrant
as they were on couples' wedding
days. After preservation, the bouquet
can be displayed in a vase or in a
specially prepared shadow box with
other mementos.
• Create a custom locket: Brides
can wear a piece of their wedding
gown day after day with a custom
necklace or locket. All they need to
do is trim a small piece of the lace or
other embellishment from the gown
and enclose it in the locket. Jewelry
designers also may be able to
convert a section of the gown pattern
into metal through a casting process.
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• Have guests sign the label:
Purchase a special bottle of wine or
champagne and ask guests to sign
the label or the bottle itself. Store the
bottle until a special occasion, such
as a memorable anniversary, and
then toast to a happy marriage.
• Make a cake replica: Ask an
artist to make a miniature replica of
the wedding cake out of pottery. Put
the clay cake out for display or ask
for it to be made small enough to
serve as a Christmas tree ornament.
• Teddy bear transformation:
Have tuxedo fabric or wedding gown
material turned into a keepsake
teddy bear. Bowman Bears produces
such bears, which can be passed
down to future generations.
• Create bouquet jewelry:
Encapsulate favorite wedding
flowers into a resin pendant, bracelet
or earrings.
• Frame the invitation: Display
the wedding invitation in a beautiful
frame with custom matting.
• Revisit the site: On their
anniversaries, couples can visit their
ceremony site or have brunch or
dinner at the venue where the
reception took place. Take an "after"
picture to display with the "before"
shot from the wedding day.
• Make an invitation ornament:
Cut the wedding invitation into
strips and place it inside of a hollow
glass ornament. Seal the top and
hang with a ribbon.
• Design a greeting card
scrapbook: Turn all of those special
handwritten messages and well -
wishes into a scrapbook so that
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