Guests can be Animals

Your wedding day is an event that you want to be sure to share with all of your nearest and dearest, so why not include the original "man's best friend" and let some of your furrier friends attend?!


True, a plethora of pets may be a little much to handle, but these adorable photos show that sometimes, pooches are precious.

Via City Girl Weddings

Via Love and Lavender via Dottie Photography

Via 99wed

Via Off Beat Bride via Style Me Pretty

Clearly we're a little partial to dogs (shoutout to my own pooch, Bellini!), but you have to admit...it's a dog-gone cute idea. If you're not crazy about having your pet at your actual ceremony or reception, including them in your engagement photos is always an awesometastic alternative!


Would you consider letting Fido in on the festivities?! If you did, would you send me some pictures, pretty please!

The Kissing Tree

Via Angel Navarro Photography

Who doesn't love clinking their glass with a fork or spoon (but seriously, I don't recommend a knife. I may or may not have witnessed a glass breakage incident once or twice from an over zealous guest) and watching the happily married couple stop what they're doing and give each other a quick smooch at the reception?



Well, the creative minds over at Style Me Pretty came up with a fun alternative to glass clinking. It's an adorable and interactive way to request a kiss from the bride and groom at the reception call a "Kissing Tree"

Via Style Me Pretty

Here's how it works: Guests pluck a kiss-marked match book off of the tree and hand it to the Master of Ceremonies, who reads aloud what the guest has to do in order to make the bride-groom kiss happen. The tasks can vary from trivia about the Bride and Groom, charades, singing a love song- get creative with it!



You can make this Kissing Tree yourself by following the instructions right here.



"The bride and groom sitting in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G. First comes love, then comes marriage..."

...c'mon. We weren't the only ones thinking it!

Messages of Love and Cookies

Since it is Valentine's Day, we over at Masterpiece Weddings are filling our day with love-love-love, as much chocolate as allowed (which is a lot, trust me), the one's who fill our heart with joy, and these adorable Candy Heart imitation cookies brought to us by the always fabulous Williams-Sonoma.

via Williams-Sonoma

These cookies are not only completely delicious looking (they're not chocolate-covered, but we'll let it slide this time), but they are simple to create with help from this cookie cutter. Not only that, but they would be a great addition to any wedding reception!



I hope your day is as lovey-dovey as humanly possible!

Signature Drinks

Personal touches are what make a wedding special and unique to each individual couple. Creating a delicious drink to call your own is a great addition to any wedding reception.



Here are a few pictures that make us want to get creative with our mix-o-logy skills!

Via The Wedding Chicks

via Stacy Lynn Designs

Via The Sweetest Occasion

Have you been to a wedding where Signature Drinks were featured?

Rehearsal Dinner Yard Games!

Cooler weather is such a wonderful excuse to get outdoors. Being outside is always so refreshing to me and outdoor activities never fail to disappoint. Ladder ball, croquet, corn hole, checkers- we love them all (plus, we're pretty darn good at them...in a totally modest way, of course.)!

Via I Do (x2) Via Aruna B. Photography

So, why not incorporate these family-friendly yard games into your rehearsal dinner or reception? Your closest bunch of friends and family is the perfect group to eat a good meal, have a few (or a lot of) laughs, and have a funtastic time playing games while celebrating you and your wedding bliss!

Via Wedding Cheesecake via Melisa Mckolay

There is always room for a little bit of friendly competition!

Would you put your best game-face on and join in on the wedding yard game festivities?

Fun Photobooth Props!

Photobooths at weddings are just the funness! What could be better than allowing your guests to unleash their innerchild by taking some spectacularly silly pictures at your reception. And as ya'll have seen, we have had way too much fun than should be allowed in a photobooth...

Unless...



You had a photobooth complete with...



wait for it.

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Photobooth Props!!!

Via April Foster Events Via Little Retreats

How fantastical are these photobooth props we discovered over at April Foster Events?! I, personally, am a huge fan of the tophat-mustache combo. You can even order your own photobooth favors at the Little Retreats Etsy Shop.

What adorable and fun activities have you seen done at weddings?