Honest opinion.......centerpieces that tell our story....?

I want to have our wedding be a true celebration of 'US' and not just a party where i wear a big dress..... so i was thinking about 'US' and how we came to be an 'US'. Now, we have a long distance relationship so all the time we have together is very special and we do different things.....meet here or there or half-way between. Anyway, i was thinking about doing somthing to put on the tables that would describe us and tell our love story. Maybe somrthing typed and framed to put with a floral centerpiece or maybe i can make our centerpieces all different from the diff places we've been, all the things we like to do, or milestones in our relationship.....i could decorate like 'the trip we took to San Fransisco' and have a golden gate bridge or 'our first ValentinesDay' with the pictures he took of me making dinner for him or '500 miles to meet the family'. what do you think about something like this? would you think it's cute or creative or tacky? any ideas or suggestions?





thank you.

Honest opinion.......centerpieces that tell our story....?
I think it would be cute if you typed and framed a short story (maybe 3 per table) to explain why that icon is important to you. It would be a good way to get your guests to mingle also as they would want to read what's on each table.
Reply:I think that is a really good idea and it would save money becuase you could do it out of things you already have! also if you make like a scrapbook page or something like that you can save it for yourself!
Reply:I think that sounds like a great idea. really cute
Reply:How about a chocolate cell phone on each table with a 'bride" on one side and "groom" on the other. Place it on a map with, maybe licorice strings connected to the phone.





Then, display a large map with each place, etc...
Reply:We will be putting framed pictures of us all through our relationship on each table too, with flowers in the center. But we will have different pictures at each table. I think it is interesting, and sort of encourages people to get up and mingle with other tables to see all the photos in the collection.
Reply:I think it's a good idea. It will probably spark conversations among guests about the time some of them went to the same place. One possible negative. Will there be an ex or friend of an ex on either side that might have an unflattering story about the bride or groom and one of those cities with someone else? Just checking
Reply:Super great idea! Are there enough pics of the both of you to put on each table? That would be very consistent and would also allow and encourage mingling with your guests. They all will want to go visit other tables to see what is on them.
Reply:Why don't you have each centerpiece different? If you're going to personalize them, you can have one that has a picture of the 2 of you at Golden Gate Park... and another table could have you 2 at his families home, or yours... Because it was a long distance relationship, and you had to travel to see each other, I think it would be great to have those pictures incorporated into your wedding!





Good luck and Congratulations!
Reply:I think that it is such a sweet idea! Very creative and thoughtful. I think its wonderful that you are making it a true celebration of the two of you.





Good luck to you both and congrats!
Reply:This is such a cute idea! Sorry that I have no suggestions though.
Reply:My Friend did something that you could modify into your own thing: she used pictures of them from babies to the year they met and instead of labeling them as 1, 2, 3, etc. she labeled them as years 1975, 1976, etc.





You could do a different picture on each table representing a time or a place, and use that for your table numbering, instead of the usual numbers. Put these in frames and also frame the number/name of each table in a separate frame. You could do the 'GoldenGate Table' the 'Valentines Table' the 'First Date table' and any other special memory you share, or you could do this by year.





Also use a signature flower for all tables that means something to the both of you. You sound like a great couple and I wish you both the best.





Hope this helps, and good luck! ♥