NBR: wedding help

AuntieKelsey07

My TK board is dead, so I thought I'd ask you ladies

We are getting married on Saturday. Very simple ceremony, family and our witnesses only (his insurance is WAY better than mine, so getting married now works better for us). We are planning on a big ceremony/reception in 2014.

Anyway, I need help with my something borrowed/something old. It's an old Raggedy Ann book that was my grandmothers, and my Mom now owns. It's fairly thin, and very old. I'm at a loss as to how to incorporate it into the ceremony. I'd feel silly holding it the entire time... any ideas? TIA!

lulamagoo

If it is thin, can you wrap it around the stem of your bouquet?

 

AuntieKelsey07

Well, it's a normal sized book as far as length and width go. As far as pages go, it's thin. That's kinda why I'm at a loss.

laurapacheco

That is a tough one. I've never heard of someone using a book as their something old/borrowed.... does it have to be incorporated into the actual ceremony (as in saying something about the book during the ceremony) or could you just have it on display somewhere?

AuntieKelsey07

I'm kind of thinking of just having my Mom hold it. Or stuff it into the belt on my dress, haha (not really). The ceremony will literally only be 20 minutes long, a total of 10 people there, and in a park. The book is more sentimental than anything else, so I think just having it "on site" will work.

schnena77

Could you have a pocket sewn in your dress to hold it?

tsweet16

schnena77:

Could you have a pocket sewn in your dress to hold it?

tsweet16

schnena77:

Could you have a pocket sewn in your dress to hold it?

 

I was going to suggest this as well

tsweet16

schnena77:

Could you have a pocket sewn in your dress to hold it?

+lisamarie+

tsweet16:

schnena77:

Could you have a pocket sewn in your dress to hold it?

 

I was going to suggest this as well

 

Good idea.....a pocket on the inside of the dress would be perfect! 

zonagirlie

Or could you have it in a seat reserved for your grandmother beside where your mom is sitting? Maybe place some flowers with it in remembrance?

simplein06

zonagirlie:

Or could you have it in a seat reserved for your grandmother beside where your mom is sitting? Maybe place some flowers with it in remembrance?

I like this idea

AuntieKelsey07

zonagirlie:

Or could you have it in a seat reserved for your grandmother beside where your mom is sitting? Maybe place some flowers with it in remembrance?

These are awesome ideas for my big wedding, but there aren't going to be chairs at this one since it's going to be super short. I think I'm just going to have to have someone hold it for me.

bstengler

i just got married in march and i did....

something old - my grandfathers wedding ring, (long story short i found it in the strangest of places and it hasnt come off my finger since)

something borrowed - my grandmothers pearl earrings

something new - my head piece my mom got me. but your new could be anything!

and my something blue was a case of bud light!! more of an inside joke but it totally worked!!!