Your wedding day is a joyous occasion filled with love, laughter, and cherished moments. To relive the magic of that special day, find creative ways to display your wedding memories. After all, these are treasured wedding mementos that you’ll want to protect and display for generations to come.
Preserve these family heirlooms in handcrafted, high-quality photo frames and wedding shadow boxes that will create a lasting visual tribute to your love story. Here are unique and inspiring ideas that will help you showcase precious memories from your pre-nuptial celebrations, marriage ceremony, and wedding reception.
Gallery Wall of Wedding Photos
One of the most popular and timeless ways to display your favorite memories? Creating a wall of your wedding pictures. Create a collage of framed photos, including shots from your engagement, wedding ceremony, and reception. Add a few additional elements like a framed copy of your wedding vows or a personalized wedding guestbook page.
Select your favorite photos and arrange them in a visually appealing manner. You can opt for a symmetrical arrangement or create a collage with various sizes and frames. Choose frames that complement your home decor or go for a rustic, vintage look to add a touch of nostalgia. Hang the photo wall in your living room, hallway, or bedroom, where you can enjoy these beautiful memories every day.
Wedding Keepsake Box
Shadow boxes are perfect for showcasing small mementos and keepsakes from your wedding day. When deciding on a shadow box, make sure the glass and materials will protect your dress. Include items such as:
- Your wedding invitation
- Dried flowers from your bouquet
- A piece of lace from your wedding dress
- Your veil
- Handwritten vows
- Table placecards from reception
- Photos and party favors from bachelorette party
Arrange these wedding keepsake ideas in a shadow box and hang it on the wall or display it on a shelf. This unique display will not only evoke memories but also add an elegant touch to your home decor.
Wedding Autograph Photo Frame
Are you looking for a perfect gift for the bride and groom? Our Autograph Frames make ideal bridal shower presents. Instead of a guest registry, the wedding reception attendees can sign personal messages right on the matting and create an instant family heirloom for the couple. Our Autograph Frame is available in an array of moulding styles. You can customize with two or three lines of engraved text on a silver or gold plate.
Top Tips to Preserve Your Wedding Mementos
- Never use tissue paper, boxes, or plastic bags that contain acid to store your wedding accessories. The acid in these types of materials can stain treasured accessories. And, over time, damage the material beyond repair.
- When choosing a display box for your wedding gown, treat it like a piece of art. On average, display cases for a floor-length ball gown is approximately 40″ by 84″. It will preserve the dress, keeping it safe from harmful light or dust. Plus, it will allow you to pass it on to future generations.
- As a guide to wedding photography packages, get duplicates of favorites. Whether it’s a photo of a bride gown, the couple’s first kiss, or of reception wedding flowers. These make terrific gift ideas for parents and ensure you have extras for a wedding box for keepsakes.
- Not everything goes as perfectly planned at real weddings. There may be mishaps or laughter when reading wedding vows. A wedding bouquet thrown to someone hilarious. If your photographer captures funny or embarrassing moments, celebrate them.
Find the Perfect Gift
- Bachelorette Sash Frames: Put your bride-to-be and bridesmaids’ sashes on display in individual bridal sash frames designed to protect this special keepsake. Hot-glue rhinestones or ribbons to matboard as accents.
- Bridal Party Boxes: Gift each bridesmaid and groomsman a keepsake shadow box. They can fill with photos from the rehearsal dinner, photo booth shots, groomsmen matchbooks, and party favors.
- Parents’ Gifts: Create a beautiful keepsake for the parents of the bride and groom with a customized photo frame. Personalize with an engraved name plate that includes the couple’s name and wedding date. Choose mats that reflect your wedding colors and enclose a favorite group family photo.
Protect Wedding Keepsakes
Your wedding day is a milestone event you’ll treasure for always. Finding creative ways to display these memories can be challenging but definitely worth the effort.
Choose a way to remember your wedding that speaks to you. Wedding keepsake ideas to consider include a photo wall, wedding video album, shadow box, garland, digital slideshow, or memory keepsake box. These methods will help you cherish your wedding memories for years to come.
