The Importance of Wedding Keepsakes

by Mary Pattison, of Love Letters by Elite Designs Co.

I’ve been married for over 20 years and while I’d choose the same wonderful man I would love a wedding “do over”. The elegance and thoughtfulness that is put into every detail of a wedding these days is absolutely breathtaking.  My favourite trend is the way that weddings today reflect the couple.

“Couples want to personalize everything…” Tracey Manailescu, Tracey M Events

Apart from making it so much more enjoyable for everyone, the brilliance inherent in this trend is that after the big day there are things that a couple can take home as a keepsake.

It takes a lot of effort not just ‘zone out’ after 20+ years in any relationship. Although I’m not a tchotchke kinda girl I do find that it helps to have a few things on display that remind me of one of our happiest days together. For me it’s a funny candid photo of us on our wedding day that I keep on my bedroom dresser and a piece of driftwood from the beach where we got engaged that sits in our front garden as our love totem.

Fortunately couples today have many more elegant options for incorporating personalized elements into their wedding that can transition into their marriage afterwards. I now own a small business that makes Swarovski crystallized monograms for wedding décor and I recently spent a lot of time taking photos showing how these beautiful pieces can transition into home décor afterwards. While I was doing this to demonstrate the added value of our product it dawned on me that the greatest value of any keepsake in our lives is to provide a gentle reminder to celebrate each other long after the excitement of the wedding gives way to the comfort of every day – and you can’t put a price on that!

FIVE REASONS TO INCORPORATE LOVE LETTERS INTO YOUR WEDDING DÉCOR:

1. A couple’s monogram adds a uniquely personal touch of elegance and Love Letters offers a choice of traditional script or more contemporary block fonts.
2. Nothing sparkles like Swarovski crystals and Love Letters can be ordered in over 25 colours.
3. Even a rustic wedding will benefit from a subtle touch of crystal for contrast.
4. Love Letters add a beautiful and elegant touch to a couple’s home décor after the wedding day.
5. Love Letters can custom design any word or saying and fully or partially crystallize it to match your budget.

Love your life.

XO, Mary

Mary Pattison owns Love Letters. What started as a simple cake topper business in 2012 has evolved into a gift and décor company capable of creating much larger pieces for dramatic backdrops, elegant curtain ties backs, freestanding table décor or floral embellishments and  every piece is still lovingly crafted in with the hope that these letters will be treasured and incorporated into a couple’s home as a reminder of this joyful time in their lives for years to come.