"For two people in a marriage to live together day after day is unquestionably the one miracle the Vatican has overlooked." - Bill Cosby
Organized chaos. We all know wedding days are often full of organized chaos along with any other entertaining function. However, a little creative trick here and there will be sure to keep your guests "aww-ing" at how beautiful and effortless everything seems. Going into my our wedding, I knew from experience that keeping cards with the gifts and having a place for just cards was essential to make sure everyone received their thank-you note. Have some tape handy for your gift transporters so they can be sure to tape that card down to the present quickly and easily. Secondly, make your own wedding card box! But come on...we've got to be creative here. Don't think that placing a plain box on the table is going to do the trick. After all, this is your wedding day and you don't want any detail to go unlooked.
I had a blast making my wedding card box. In fact, the deep brown paper and the green ribbon were my original inspiration for my wedding colors. And of course, I had to add my favorite color - red. Whenever people asked my wedding colors, they thought I was crazy, but once they saw the three together they totally understood. I wish there were more pictures to share with you, but this is it. Which actually ends up being perfect, since this site is meant for inspiration. I used a wedding cake-slash-gift type theme for mine. I'm not really sure if its suppose to be a wedding cake or a wedding present....but it worked for me and that's all that mattered on my our wedding day.Hopefully this idea will inspire you for your wedding and you'll run with it!
MATERIALS
2 different sized boxes - tops and bottoms. Thin, light weight boxes work best
Wrapping paper
Scissors
Double sided tape
Ribbon, pearls, embellishments
HOW-TO
1. Put the top and bottom together on the larger box. Place the top of the little box on top of the larger box.
2. Trace where the little box meets the big box. Cut just inside of the lines on the larger box. This will allow the cards to fall all the way to the bottom of the box.
3. Wrap your boxes with the paper separately, being sure to leave the openings so the cards can fall to the bottom. Use double sided tape and try to avoid visible lines.
4. On the top of the small box, cut a long opening where the cards can be slid into.
5. Connect the boxes together using tape or glue.
6. Add your embellishments. I used small craft roses along the top of the opening so any imperfections could not be seen.
At the end of the day...I mean the next day, I knew exactly where all the cards were and did not have to worry if any were lost. So go find some beautiful paper and ribbon in your wedding colors and get to it!
Be inspired, get creative, and have fun!
