Wedding Day Heirlooms: What Should You Keep from Your Wedding | Dallas Wedding Photographer
No matter how long you’ve been married, it’s never too late to revisit your wedding day memories to preserve the heirlooms you’d like to pass down! These items are not just things from your wedding day, but tangible reminders of the legacy of your marriage and the foundation of love that your family is built upon. For that reason, consider quality over quantity. Keep what matters most, and let the rest go. We recommend purchasing a beautiful box and filling it with your wedding heirlooms.
Scroll down for a list of my favorite wedding day heirlooms to keep from your wedding day.
Wedding Heirlooms
- Letters & Gifts Exchanged on the Wedding Day
- Preserved Bouquet (If you didn’t preserve your actual bouquet but still love this idea, consider having an artist paint your bouquet from a picture of it, or having a florist recreate it for you so that you can dry it or have it professional preserved or photographed.)
- Embroidered Bouquet Wrap or Silk Ribbon
- Garter
- Ring Box
- Jewelry
- Gown & Veil (Find reputable gown preservers online, or see if your local tailor offers these services. They should be able to offer solutions for cleaning your gown if it’s been tucked away in a closet or box in the years since your wedding day.)
- Shoes
- Lingerie
- Bridal Clutch or Purse
- Cufflinks
- Embroidered Handkerchief or Pocket Square
- Watch
- Vow Books or Calligraphed Prints of Your Vows
- Wedding Invitation Suite
- Guest Book
- Painting or Drawing of Wedding Venue
- Bride & Groom Place Cards
- Cake Knife and Server
- Cake Topper
- Toasting Flutes
- Bible, Book, or Other Text that was Read Out of at Your Ceremony
Not all heirlooms are physical ones! Find ways to preserve the less tangible keepsakes you want to share with your children & grandchildren one day, such as those listed below.
- Wedding Day Traditions
- Music from Your First Dance
- Ceremony Readings
- List of Florals in your Wedding Bouquet
Don’t forget to order a professional wedding album and a box of prints! Matt and I look through our wedding album every year on our anniversary, and it’s one of my favorite traditions!
