wedding uh... stuff

Butterfly0717 · December 2010

So, I'm going through the box. Anybody else have a box of stuff they just knew they'd want to keep forever from their wedding? Ours includes receipts from gifts we bought people. We went a little overboard. So, today I threw away the receipts and random scraps of paper, even the seating chart! But what do I do with this barbie pink bride-to-be crown? Needless to say I will never, never display this. But, is there something I'm suppose to do with it, or am I just supposed to junk it?

edielaura · December 2010

PIP?

mrs_j_may_08 · December 2010

I saved a lot of my stuff. Most of the paper scraps I put in a couple of scrapbooks that I made. As a gift, someone got us a set of boxes that nest together that have vintage wedding pictures on the outside. All of my little trinkets are kept in those. The boxes aren't on display or anything, just stashed in a closet, but I'm sure I will love looking through that stuff down the road.

msmerymac · December 2010

Ugh, you got me. I have 3 HUGE crates full of centerpieces and decorations. I'd try to sell some, maybe, but it strikes me that people won't want to buy fall-inspired decor in December... I'm going to keep a few, but I don't need 11 centerpieces.

belovedbride07 · December 2010

There's nothing wrong with tossing stuff you don't want!

The "guest book" at my bridal shower was a stuffed dog with a veil that everyone signed. I don't know what my MOH was thinking because that's sooooo not me! I tossed it recently. It didn't bring me any particular joy to look at, and I still have the memories (and photos) of the wonderful day we had.

Aside from my dress, veil, and our unity candle holder, I think all of our wedding keepsakes fit in one decorative box.

jobiann · December 2010

I too saved all our receipts and my planning sheets, I thought they would be fun to look back on over the years. Just a month ago I decided to laminate all the papers to keep them in good shape and from aging. When my mother and I were looking at hers I noticed they had yellowed quite a bit and the paper was very fragile. So I laminated all of them and put them in a scrapbook of sorts. I also laminated a few programs, our readings, the menu, our a few invitations, our napkins, newspaper announcements etc.

My brother made us a beautiful wooden box, almost like a small chest it's so big that we used as our card box at the wedding. I keep my scrapbook and photo albums from our wedding in it along with the cake topper, our cake knives, my jewelry and shoes. It's a tight fit but it actually does all fit and the box is on display in our living room. It's fun because when friends or family come over they'll open it up and start looking through it. I can't wait to show it to all our kids someday!

Oh and all my shower and our wedding cards are in there too. Several of our guests wrote very special things in the cards so I wanted to keep them as they were all so thoughtful.

jarmstrong23 · December 2010

This is another alternative for your crown-- if there's a little girl in your life (i.e. niece, friend's daughter, etc.) that loves to play dress-up, she might enjoy it as a new accessory

This idea came to me when I was picking up bridal "stuff" from my MOH's house. Her 4-year-old daughter saw my crown, and her eyes lit up like saucers. I couldn't help but give it to her

justmarried2010 · December 2010

A lot of it can be re-gifted to a friend who is a bride to be. Almost all the stuff I wore on my bachelorette night I had purchased a year earlier for my MOH, when I was in her wedding. I loved wearing it that night, but had no intrest in keeping it. So I handed it off to another one of my bridesmaids, who is getting married next year.

I also concur with PP, if you don't want it- toss it. Sentimental things like pictures (duh) or your shoes you may want to keep. But receipts for the gifts you bought people?? unless they might need to return it (in which case, they should have the receipt!) there is NO need for those!!

Goodwill/salvation army takes all sorts of donations. I don't feel guilty to de-clutter my house when it goes to a good cause.

doeie04 · December 2010

If it was me, I would keep some of the stuff that I felt was special. The rest, I would donate, give away, sell, etc. I find that I keep stuff, just to get rid of it later. Why have stuff you don't want or use cluttering up your closet?

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