This time of year, with the holidays fast approaching, (I'm the person who gets giddy when I see Christmas decorations pop up in October. I know.) I start to gather ideas for pretty wrappings, DIY ornaments and decor. Last year, I wanted to find a way to celebrate our first Christmas as a married couple. I got a little lazy and just crumbled up some of our dried wedding flowers and put them in a clear glass ball ornament. But wouldn't it be nice to take one element from your big day and incorporate it into your first Christmas together? Do you even still care at that point?
I still did.
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Make a garland! Use your old invitations and combine them with pretty holiday colors to create a garland to brighten up your first year together.
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Or cut your invitation into little ribbons and curl them up in a clear glass ornament.
This looks much better than ours.
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Or keep it simple and snap some cute pics of you two love birds decorating your first tree together.
Either way, you better be enjoying some adult egg nog and chowing down on whatever sweets you just brought back from the office party.
So how about it? Did you or will you find a way to celebrate your first holiday season together?
And, I'm so sorry for talking about December already. I promise I still love you, Halloween.
First of all, I adore this, we're so going to make a garland-type-thing out of all of our guests "wishes for a happy marriage" cards. Thank you for the idea, it will be a fun way to spend a late fall/winter night together!! xx
ReplyDeleteYay! that garland is fantastic! This will be the second christmas I will be sharing with my boyfriend as a newlyliving together couple! haha. I drew an ornament last year of us as snow people so this year I need to think of another idea for ornaments! You should totally post all your wonderful christmas ideas! I know I am interested! :) -Lo
ReplyDeleteSuch a cute post! I love the glass ornament with the cut up invite in it. I think it'd be a fun idea to get a new ornament every christmas that is special to you as a couple and that year in your relationship!
ReplyDeleteOh these are some great ideas! I always love the cute pics idea :)
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This is so cute! There's nothing better than winter holidays with loved ones :)
ReplyDeleteI love the picture with the couple and the lights. So fun. I have to admit I'm a big time creature of habbit who sticks to "rules" so it's not until the day after Thanksgiving that I even think about Christmas.
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How cute, that couple with the lights photo is adorable!!
ReplyDeletewe started a new tradition where we buy a bottle of champagne to drink as we decorate the tree. we then take the cork casing (the metal part) and write the year underneath the top, and attach it to the tree. This year we'll have 2!
ReplyDeleteI love that ornament with the invite in it. Such a great idea!
ReplyDeleteGah-I've been buying Christmas gifts since July, so it's not too early for me! I just love that invitation ornament!
ReplyDeletei was actually thinking this morning how i wanted to buy a clear ornament to do the invitation thing! so yep that's what i'll be doing! love the different ideas though!
ReplyDeleteLOVE these ideas! We've actually been SO torn about throwing away our left over invitations, save-the-dates, & programs... I really think we should make a garland with them! Ah! Solution! Love it!
ReplyDeletewhere can you find the clear ornament to fill?
ReplyDeleteI found the ornament at Michael's. They have several shapes and sizes.
DeleteWhat size should I get
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