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tinkerwdw
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6/24/2005 6:30 PM
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Past brides: What little things did you do/make at your wedding that you think stood out for your guests?
Hey girls-
I am at the 30 day mark here and I am trying to think what little DIY projects and things I should make, and what would just be a waste of my time. Also, if anyone has any interesting/different ideas that they did that they think stood out for their guests, please share!
The only things I am thinking of doing so far:
candle votives
cry packs
menu
signature drink (but have no clue what)
picture guest book
any other ideas welcome please!!! :)
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Posted 5/24/05 7:29 PM 
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jersee3380
I am Mrs. B !!!!!!!!
Member since 3/05 1139 total posts
Wedding Date:
8/28/2005 2:00 PM
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Rock Hill Country Club
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Re: Past brides: What little things did you do/make at your wedding that you think stood out for your guests?
great post!
ladies?!
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Posted 5/24/05 7:31 PM
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jersee3380
I am Mrs. B !!!!!!!!
Member since 3/05 1139 total posts
Wedding Date:
8/28/2005 2:00 PM
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Rock Hill Country Club
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Re: Past brides: What little things did you do/make at your wedding that you think stood out for your guests?
p.s. cry packs? just little tissue packs?
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Posted 5/24/05 7:31 PM
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jersee3380
I am Mrs. B !!!!!!!!
Member since 3/05 1139 total posts
Wedding Date:
8/28/2005 2:00 PM
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Rock Hill Country Club
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Re: Past brides: What little things did you do/make at your wedding that you think stood out for your guests?
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Posted 5/24/05 7:31 PM
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tinkerwdw
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Wedding Date:
6/24/2005 6:30 PM
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Re: Past brides: What little things did you do/make at your wedding that you think stood out for your guests?
yes- I am buying vellum envelopes and putting tissues in them for the ceremony 
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Posted 5/24/05 7:33 PM
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M&M07/03/05
I LOVE being a WIFE!
Member since 11/04 1570 total posts
Wedding Date:
7/3/2005 12:30 PM
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Re: Past brides: What little things did you do/make at your wedding that you think stood out for your guests?
not much of a diy project but we're having the dj put a phot montage of fh and i growing up and the us through the yrs. during dinner.
i also will have frames around ch with our parents and grandparents wedding pix, and 2 collages of bridal party pix. and in the reception room there will be pix of my 3 grandparents (no longer w/ us), a memory poem, and candles.
i also did "we do" letters0 and a cake topper that resembles fh, our cat, our dog, and me, but i bet noone will notice or care. but i love it!
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Posted 5/24/05 7:48 PM
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jersee3380
I am Mrs. B !!!!!!!!
Member since 3/05 1139 total posts
Wedding Date:
8/28/2005 2:00 PM
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Rock Hill Country Club
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Re: Past brides: What little things did you do/make at your wedding that you think stood out for your guests?
so cute! great ideas! love the cake topper
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Posted 5/24/05 7:50 PM
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Mrs. dleeny
My most beautiful day ever
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Wedding Date:
11/6/2005 5:00 PM
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Re: Past brides: What little things did you do/make at your wedding that you think stood out for your guests?
not a past bride, but one of them said a few days ago that we should not assume anyone is going to cry.
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Posted 5/24/05 8:07 PM
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johnsae
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Wedding Date:
5/6/2006 5:00 PM
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Capitale
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Re: Past brides: What little things did you do/make at your wedding that you think stood out for your guests?
Posted by dleeny
not a past bride, but one of them said a few days ago that we should not assume anyone is going to cry.
Come on
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Posted 5/24/05 8:23 PM
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jersee3380
I am Mrs. B !!!!!!!!
Member since 3/05 1139 total posts
Wedding Date:
8/28/2005 2:00 PM
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Rock Hill Country Club
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Re: Past brides: What little things did you do/make at your wedding that you think stood out for your guests?
ya mean, dont expect people to cry! i'm sure the parents will, if anyone!
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Posted 5/24/05 8:24 PM
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nov04LIbride
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11/6/2004 11:00 AM
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Re: Past brides: What little things did you do/make at your wedding that you think stood out for your guests?
Posted by jersee3380
ya mean, dont expect people to cry! i'm sure the parents will, if anyone!
I don't think anyone cried during our ceremony. Or the other three weddings I've gone to in the past few months.
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Posted 5/24/05 8:27 PM
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janelovesharry
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Wedding Date:
6/24/2006 12:00 AM
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Re: Past brides: What little things did you do/make at your wedding that you think stood out for your guests?
Posted by dleeny
not a past bride, but one of them said a few days ago that we should not assume anyone is going to cry.
I had heard this too...IMO cry packs are sweet, but I can't see myself using one and think they might end up being thrown away and therefore a waste of money for you.
But I like the bride who said that she was doing a photo montage of her and FH from childhood till now...what a cute idea. My BM had this at her rehersal dinner, her dad put it together on his computer, and it was hysterical...Everyone loved it There was a picture of her from elem. school where she looked like Screech, perm and all. It was classic, we were all crying we were laughing so hard
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Posted 5/24/05 8:27 PM
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Mrs. dleeny
My most beautiful day ever
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Wedding Date:
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Re: Past brides: What little things did you do/make at your wedding that you think stood out for your guests?
Posted by johnsae
Posted by dleeny
not a past bride, but one of them said a few days ago that we should not assume anyone is going to cry.
Come on
not my words... I will definitely be supplying a cry pack to my FMIL though. more like a whole box of Kleenex she's kind of a drama queen and cries at the drop of a hat.
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Posted 5/24/05 8:31 PM
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tinkerwdw
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6/24/2005 6:30 PM
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Re: Past brides: What little things did you do/make at your wedding that you think stood out for your guests?
ok, so I will axe the cry pack idea! You guys are right- I never cry either. Maybe I will just make five for the ma/gmas
but what are some more good ideas??
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Posted 5/24/05 8:57 PM
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marc_rai
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Member since 9/04 2368 total posts
Wedding Date:
7/3/2005 4:00 PM
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Crest Hollow
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Re: Past brides: What little things did you do/make at your wedding that you think stood out for your guests?
I'm doing a a collage of family and friends and I have a bell ringer.
There's the slipper basket, petal cones, photocube cardbox, scavenger hunt list for the table cameras, hands ceremony reading, rose ceremony for ceremony, having mom's light the taper candles..these are just ideas. I'm not doing all of them.
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Posted 5/24/05 11:37 PM
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marc_rai
It's almost JULY!!!! ACK!
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Re: Past brides: What little things did you do/make at your wedding that you think stood out for your guests?
Personlized aisle runner. I'm doing this myself...
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Posted 5/24/05 11:38 PM
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jersee3380
I am Mrs. B !!!!!!!!
Member since 3/05 1139 total posts
Wedding Date:
8/28/2005 2:00 PM
Wed. Location:
Rock Hill Country Club
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Re: Past brides: What little things did you do/make at your wedding that you think stood out for your guests?
Posted by marc_rai
I'm doing a a collage of family and friends and I have a bell ringer.
There's the slipper basket, petal cones, photocube cardbox, scavenger hunt list for the table cameras, hands ceremony reading, rose ceremony for ceremony, having mom's light the taper candles..these are just ideas. I'm not doing all of them.
do you have the list of items for the scavenger hunt list? LOVE this idea!!! never heard of it before but it sounds great!!
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Posted 5/31/05 2:06 PM
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cjik
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Re: Past brides: What little things did you do/make at your wedding that you think stood out for your guests?
Okay, I am not a past bride yet either, but we are planning on the following:
*Dedicating our aisle baskets (2) to our departed family--we'll have a small note in the program
*Also in the program, I might mention where my something borrowed and old items came from--there is some significance. I'm carrying items from each of my grandmothers, both of them have passed away.
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Posted 5/31/05 2:15 PM
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steflily
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3/11/2006 3:15 PM
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Bellport Country Club A++++
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Re: Past brides: What little things did you do/make at your wedding that you think stood out for your guests?
Not a past bride but I plan on doing two collages of pictures that include everyone invited to the ceremony/reception. This is to show how everyone has touched our lives and is important to us.
Still thinking of other ways to include everyone somehow.
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Posted 5/31/05 2:24 PM
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princess99
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Re: Past brides: What little things did you do/make at your wedding that you think stood out for your guests?
We did a litle bit, we did not want It to look too sweet16ish. Instead of table #'s we had frames custom made with our picture in it and the table #, ( My FSIL makes them, FM mail me for info.) small hershey bars with our names and a quote and they were scattered on the tables. We also had an ice sculpture of a crusie ship , we love to travel and go on cruises. HTH
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Posted 5/31/05 2:25 PM
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melissaandsean
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Member since 2/04 2228 total posts
Wedding Date:
5/20/2005 7:00 PM
Wed. Location:
Beach Club Estate, Ronkonkoma - A+
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Re: Past brides: What little things did you do/make at your wedding that you think stood out for your guests?
slipper basket (which I still have because I forgot it in my trunk)
petal cones with herbal mix for toss
photocube cardbox
scavenger hunt list for the table cameras
hand ceremony
sand ceremony
menus at each setting
edible sugar cookie favors (people flipped for these and asked if I had any extra to take with them)
votive placecards (another one people flipped for)
men/women bathroom baskets (people took almost everything in them. I laughed so hard when I got them back and they were so bare!)
I had 8 bell ringers. People loved them! They thought it was the cutest and most unique idea they had ever seen at a wedding.
Wanted soooo badly to do a personalized runner and I have all the stuff for it, but I never got the chance to do it. That's really my only real regret.
Also did cute OOT boxes for the guests at the hotel. People were still talking about them the day after, at the breakfast.
Custom Homer and Marge caketopper
we dedicated and played all our siblings wedding songs - they were really touched
Message edited 5/31/2005 3:03:53 PM.
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Posted 5/31/05 3:02 PM
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jersee3380
I am Mrs. B !!!!!!!!
Member since 3/05 1139 total posts
Wedding Date:
8/28/2005 2:00 PM
Wed. Location:
Rock Hill Country Club
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Re: Past brides: What little things did you do/make at your wedding that you think stood out for your guests?
Posted by melissaandsean
slipper basket (which I still have because I forgot it in my trunk)
petal cones with herbal mix for toss
photocube cardbox
scavenger hunt list for the table cameras
hand ceremony
sand ceremony
menus at each setting
edible sugar cookie favors (people flipped for these and asked if I had any extra to take with them)
votive placecards (another one people flipped for)
men/women bathroom baskets (people took almost everything in them. I laughed so hard when I got them back and they were so bare!)
I had 8 bell ringers. People loved them! They thought it was the cutest and most unique idea they had ever seen at a wedding.
ok, dumb question ... what are bell ringers? i bought tiny bells for each table ... are these the same?
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Posted 5/31/05 3:13 PM
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melissaandsean
bestdayever
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Wedding Date:
5/20/2005 7:00 PM
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Beach Club Estate, Ronkonkoma - A+
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Re: Past brides: What little things did you do/make at your wedding that you think stood out for your guests?
Posted by jersee3380
Posted by melissaandsean
I had 8 bell ringers. People loved them! They thought it was the cutest and most unique idea they had ever seen at a wedding.
ok, dumb question ... what are bell ringers? i bought tiny bells for each table ... are these the same?
Bell ringers are people In my case, they were 7 neices and 1 nephew who we couldn't "fit" into the bridal party.
So what they did was start the ceremony, by announcing the bride was coming. They came in ringing their little crystal bells, before the processional.
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Posted 5/31/05 3:16 PM
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tourist
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Member since 12/03 9094 total posts
Wedding Date:
10/9/2004 4:00 PM
Wed. Location:
Milleridge Carriage House
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Re: Past brides: What little things did you do/make at your wedding that you think stood out for your guests?
The things that people mentioned to me as standing out, weren't really the DIY prjects. We got a lot of compliments on the food, the band & the centerpieces.
I did the programs myself, but nothing crazy, & I did the place cards & table numbers myself & put the table numbers in little leaf place card holders. A few peopel noticed & liked that, but I loved it, so I am glad I did it.
I also bought my own candles & vases filled with leaves to decorate the hall & I don't know how many people appreciated it, but I think it added to the overall ambience I wanted & I was happy with it.
So, really, don't stress too much.
Oh, the other thing people liked was the bathroom basket my mom did.
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Posted 5/31/05 3:33 PM
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soontobemrsv
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7/1/2006 5:30 PM
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Re: Past brides: What little things did you do/make at your wedding that you think stood out for your guests?
Posted by melissaandsean
slipper basket (which I still have because I forgot it in my trunk)
petal cones with herbal mix for toss
photocube cardbox
scavenger hunt list for the table cameras
hand ceremony
sand ceremony
menus at each setting
edible sugar cookie favors (people flipped for these and asked if I had any extra to take with them)
votive placecards (another one people flipped for)
men/women bathroom baskets (people took almost everything in them. I laughed so hard when I got them back and they were so bare!)
I had 8 bell ringers. People loved them! They thought it was the cutest and most unique idea they had ever seen at a wedding.
Wanted soooo badly to do a personalized runner and I have all the stuff for it, but I never got the chance to do it. That's really my only real regret.
Also did cute OOT boxes for the guests at the hotel. People were still talking about them the day after, at the breakfast.
Custom Homer and Marge caketopper
we dedicated and played all our siblings wedding songs - they were really touched
what is a sand ceremony??? i have never heard of it???
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