one of my favorite decorations in our home is our wedding invitation. i framed it just after we got married because i found a left over invitation in the midst of opening all the wedding gifts when we got back from our honeymoon. over the last couple years i have received so many comments on it. people love it. they love the sweet memory and they love what it represents. i have also had so many people say that they wished they had saved an invitation themselves.
so i thought that we could do it! we could save an invitation, put it in a frame, and add it to the wedding gift table. maybe they will love it or maybe they will replace the invitation with a photo from their wedding. but i think they will love it and love the memory because in the midst of sending out 300 wedding invitations you rarely think to save one for yourself and keep that memory close.
it is a wonderful gift to whip up especially if you are traveling far to be at the wedding and cannot afford to buy a nice gift from the registry. this is pretty inexpensive and super thoughtful!
it also happens to be remarkably easy.
WHAT YOU NEED:
– fun frame. i love picking mine up from Hobby Lobby when they have their frames 50% off
– the wedding invitation (the one of your fridge that you are going to throw away next month)
– a matte. this is optional but i think that a larger frame with a nice matte makes a fun statement. you can chose a frame the size of the invitation if you want.
HOW TO:
1. assemble
2. add bow, card, or decoration for the gift table.
3. consider signing the back of the frame. maybe add a verse or some wedding wisdom!
DO YOU HAVE A GO TO WEDDING GIFT?
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I love this! I'm definitely going to do this for a second wedding or where they specify no gifts. A sweet reminder of the day.
That is the first thing I thought when I saw this. "I wish I would have saved my wedding invitation." I really love this idea and I think it's a great gift idea!
This is genius! AJ & I are heading to Massachusetts next weekend for a wedding and I just might have to do this for the couple!
This is a great idea! I'm always trying to think of creative gifts for weddings. Will definitely need to try this out!
so cute!!!
Oh what a great idea!! I definitely would have loved it if someone did this for us!
tell me how it goes! I would love to see pictures!
I know 🙂 that is why I framed it 😉
I know it! I was lucky because my sister saved my invite for me!
yeah! and you can always add a gift card if you want!