I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday. I know mine was great. I got to see my sister and her family from Florida, and we all did a lot of stuff together over the weekend, including some shopping. Thanksgiving is surrounded by birthdays in my family, as well- both mine and two of my sisters have birthdays in November and early December, so we celebrate a lot when we’re together. I suppose it’s this constant celebrating that always makes me think of past times and memories at this time of year, and so when my husband and I had finished our 6 hour drive home, I went through a few of my things, remembering some of my past happy moments.
Wedding Card Book
Of course, my wedding wasn’t that long ago, but I went through all of our cards and decided I needed to keep them together. So I sat down over the last couple days and made a ring bound wedding card book.
I added pages of vellum in between the cards at certain points so I could record notes and memories about the people who celebrated with us and sent us gifts as well as warm wishes and prayers.
Once my husband takes the time to record memories from his family and friends who remembered us during our engagement, it should be a wonderful collection of memories, wishes, encouragement, and gratitude that we can look back on whenever we need to. This will be perfect for our children to look at, too, and they won’t have to sort through a dusty box somewhere in order to find these. Hopefully the notes we added will be a great insight and a helpful resource for questions about our younger days. :)
I added the ribbon last- purple and red, our wedding colors. It adds a nice pop to the whole look.
I had to be careful with the ring size, too, because if they were too small, it would be difficult- in some cases impossible- to open the cards and read them. I had to make sure the rings were big enough for the space I needed. These particular rings are Seven Gypsies brand, and I love the bronze color. It adds a vintage element.
I hope you’ll take the time to think of some of your past happy moments, and if you haven’t already, find a good way to not only preserve them, but annotate them and display them. I think it would be a wonderful thing to have tid-bits of your life scattered throughout your home. Treasures everywhere, just waiting to be discovered.
