Trend - Light My Fire

Not just for smoking....the traditional matchbook is a fun, creative way to carry on the monogram theme in your wedding. Matchbooks are hard to find these days so guests like to pick them up. They're a great keepsake!Trend provided by Pfeiffer Event Planning
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Trend - Personal Cellar

At Vintner's Cellar Custom Winery, you can create our own custom blend and let the winery care for your one of a kind gift over the next few months. You come back to bottle, cork it, and label it and now you have your own custom wine to give as a unique wedding favor. Each batch starts at $199 and produces an average of 24-30 bottles. Check out Vinter's Cellar at 985cork.com or call 916.985.CORK.Photo provided by Vintner's Cellar

Trend - Fan Fare

We've mentioned the personal trend of adding your program to fans and leaving it for guests in their seat. Finding a traditional fan with a fitting design and adding your names and date to the side can be just as great of a gift. These fans can be used over again by guests at other outdoor events or in a sweltering meeting room, where everyone is jealous of their handy little item. :0)
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Trend - Let Your Hobbies Shine Through

Include things in your wedding that are important to you as individuals and as a couple. If your fiance has been working on an old Chevy for years as a hobby, consider using that as your get away vehicle. If you both love riding bikes together, consider having your bikes out in front of the reception with a basket of blank cards where guests can fill out their best wishes and hang them from your bike.Photo provided by Profinish Design

Trend - From Our Wine Cellar To Yours

Personalized wine or champagne labels give a fun favor gift extra meaning for your guests. They will cheers to you a second time as they enjoy their wedding favor gift.

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Tip - Great Guest Book

Signature guest books don't really have a place intermixed with your home decor. Consider ordering a coffee table book that relates to your interests as a couple and guests could sign it throughout or add funny captions to pictures.

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Tip - Love Your Logo

If you're a DIYer who plans to do their own stationary but is unsure of the best way to create a logo that is representative of the two of you, let the professionals handle it! Love Letters designs custom logos for you and your sweetie to use throughout your wedding day paper products. Custom wedding logos start at just $75!

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Tip - Make It Personal

Personalized labels with the initials of your bridesmaid, groomsmen, bride or groom can add a sweet touch to their special outfit. Your label could also be your something blue!Photo courtesy of Initial Impressions

Trend - Romantic Roses

These romantic roses are made from the pages of a romance novel. Consider giving a romantic bouquet of roses to your soon to be on the big day.

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Trend - Personalized Wedding Gifts

Many guests like to give couples a personalized, original gift that they can cherish and display for coming years. SJ Engraving via Etsy offer custom oathing stones with initials and a date, great for a wedding day gift. The lucky couple can place this personal stone in their garden.

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Trend - Chic Cards

How cute are these bride notecards from Pink Sugar Dots?! You could order some and use them for so many things: sending thank yous to your friends and family for support, leaving a cute note for your fiance to find, etc.

Each box includes 10 notecards & envelopes for $12. Check out the many different styles at Pink Sugar Dots.

Tip - Warm Greetings

Individual candles are wrapped in corrugated paper and tied with string or ribbon. Inside each is a personal message from the bride and groom. Great idea from the Martha Stewart team!

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Tip - Spread the Love

Looking for a gift you can personalize for your sweetie on Valentine's Day or give it as a gift on your wedding day. Your bride will appreciate your fore thought and consideration.

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Tip - Ornamental Gifts

Looking for a unique gift to get the bride and groom to commemorate their special day? Personalized ornaments that have their wedding date they can enjoy year after year is a fine idea!

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Trend - Best Wishes On Display

Couples are trying to find new and exciting ideas for ways their guests can leave them well wishes. For winter weddings, consider asking your guests to use metallic pens to write their well wishes on colorful glass ornaments that can adorn your tree year after year!

Photo courtesy of Project Wedding, Heather & Matthew's Real Wedding

Photo taken by Andrea Winchenbaugh Photography

* Heather & Matthew chose to have their 115 guests sign the ornaments in lieu of a guestbook and decided not to read the well wishes until they decorated their tree on Christmas.

Tip - Sweet Monograms

Darcy, with Martha Stewart Weddings suggests, "A simple monogram can turn a low-budget cake into a high-brow statement. Instead of opting for expensive sugar flowers, choose a simple monogram."

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Trend - Child's Play

Looking to incorporate some child's play into your day that even the eldest adult will enjoy? What about a hot dog stand or ice cream/gelato served on your favorite waffle or sugar cone! You can add a condiments/topping bar with all the fixings to make it your own.

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Tip - Gifting the Girls

While it is your big day, your friends have come together to support you and commit to your every need to ensure your day is a success. Be sure to acknowledge their part in your big day too. A cute personalized top, letterpress cards, personalized jewelry. It shows them how grateful you are to not only have them in your life but to stand with you in support on your special day.Photo provided by The Memory Journalists

Trend - Table Name Creativity

Don't send Uncle Mark and Aunt Trish to dreary table 3, send them to the Bonnie & Clyde or Lucy & Desi table. What about placing a fun fact about their table's couple on the back of each escort card? This could be a real conversation starter as guests go around the table to share their fun fact!

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Tip - Personalized For Keeps

Wanting to personalize for your big day? Consider personalizing something you can keep, like your cake stand. It can be a new addition to your kitchenware for get togethers as newlyweds. Visit Clara French for personalized cake stands, dessert plates or tableware. Photo courtesy of Clara French