Potluck bouquet: Build a bouquet from flowers that guests bring
Instead of putting the bouquet together herself on her way to meet Martyn, Jess requested that a few loved ones arrive to the wedding with small bouquets of flowers that were special to them. Her sister arranged the many different flowers into one huge bridal bouquet right before Jess walked down the aisle.
Remember your guests’ travels with a push pin map guestbook
We aren’t talking about “pinning” in terms of Pinterest for once. We’re talking an actual push pin map guestbook. Brenna and Dennis had a nifty, thrifty idea for their guestbook: guests placed a pin on a map indicating from where they traveled. This ideas serves two purposes: find out who traveled the farthest, and have a visual keepsake of where all your guests live. Super fun times! Let’s hear from Brenna on the whole scheme.
Ditch centerpieces and let dinner be your wedding reception table decor
To decorate or not to decorate? That is the question. We’ve got people who keep their reception table decor minimal, we’ve got people who go all out, and we’ve got people who would like things to look nice but please-god-don’t-make-me-DIY-for-hours. No matter where you fall on the table decor spectrum, you really should check out Carmen and Grant‘s idea…
Want to see some make-outs? Pony up for charity instead of glass clinking
We love this alternative to the glass-clinking-kissing tradition. Instead of having guests clink their glasses to get the couples to kiss, they solicited a small donation for a worthy cause, the BC Children’s Hospital Foundation. See how Hailey and Delainy did it, what signage they used, and why they chose to celebrate a cause instead of just some smooching.