guest gestures

Do you want to be a really stellar wedding guest? Of course you do! Here are some last minute but thoughtful ideas that will allow you to do something sweet and simple for the bride that will make all the difference.

HEARTFELT THANKS
After the wedding, send a thank you card or email to the couple. Very often in all the excitement of the wedding, the bride will never know how much you enjoyed being a part of their wedding day, so tell her!

HAPPY SNAPS
The couple will most probably have had a professional photographer taking all the formal pictures, but the photographer can only be at one place at one time, as will be the case for the couple. So send copies of your photos to the happy couple. Include a note saying how you can't wait to see every single official photograph!

EXTRA EXTRA!
Another nice memento for the bride (and her groom) is a copy of the newspaper from their wedding day, wrapped in a ribbon. At the very least, the groom will enjoy the sports pages.

HOME SWEET HOME
Leave a message on their voicemail, welcoming them back from their trip and into their new home as Mr. and Mrs!

DEAR MR. AND MRS.
As this will be the first time the bride will be a "Mrs", it will be great for her to see a posted letter or postcard in her mailbox for the first time with her new name!

B.F.F.E
Stay in touch with the newlyweds after the wedding, especially if they live far away. Your friendship after the wedding shouldn't dwindle because your friend is now married.

CONGRATULATIONS
As the first anniversary is extra special, and in keeping with the tradition that the first gift is "paper", place a reminder in your diary a year from now to send a card to the married couple, congratulating them on being married for a year!