What to do with that bridal bouquet after the wedding

If you are like me you might still have your bridal bouquet several years after your wedding and it is dried up and sitting on a shelf in your closet. I recently moved and I thought about getting rid of it but I am so sentimental that I decided to hang onto it, despite not doing anything with it. So I took to Pinterest and I found a few ideas that I thought I would share. Enjoy!



Put the petals in a clear ornament for a Christmas keepsake.

Create a shadow box. Can include wedding invitation and/or a picture from your wedding day.











Mine don't look this nice but if you had them freeze dried then you could also place them in a nice
vase.

Wine Table Numbers

Love this idea! A fun and elegant way to communicate table numbers to your guests. It also doubles as a way to help ensure glasses are full throughout dinner.

Glowing Jars

I love this idea for a wedding and it is so simple! All it takes is splattering a little glow in the dark paint on mason jars.

It is a beautiful way to add a little glow once the lights dim.

Wedding Cake Simple Elegance

I just love simple elegance! Consider adding real flowers to a more modest cake to really dress it up for a simple and elegant look. 

Found this idea on Pinterest and it got me to thinking. Long gone are the days where you leave disposal cameras out on the tables for your guests to take photos of the event. It is a digital world and more and more people are joining Instagram and Twitter everyday.

Not only is it a digital world, it is a mobile world,  most people take pictures with their phones nowadays.

Consider replacing those disposable cameras and creating a hashtag to share with your guests to encourage them to tag any photos that they take of your special day. After the event you can search the hashtag on both channels and check out all the pictures.

This is a quick and easy way for guests to share their pictures with you. Plus it shows them how digitaly savvy you are ;)

Sparklers are a fun way for wedding guests to send the newlyweds off at the end of the night. They also make for a beautiful photo opportunity. 

Just ensure that they are quick and easy for the guests to light as they don't burn for long. 

A favorite childhood dessert, consider sending your guests off at the end of the night with milk and cookies.