Can your wedding cards keep the magic of your wedding alive? Absolutely, they can. They may be small, but they’re packed with love that lasts long after the day itself is over.
These special cards are far more than just pieces of paper. They’re a tangible reminder of the love and good wishes that surrounded you on your wedding journey.
They also represent the celebration and passion of your breathtaking, emotional, and literally life-changing wedding day. This makes them perfect for capturing and preserving your day so you can revisit those magical moments throughout your married life, which is why so many couples keep their wedding cards.
So, what’s the best way to keep them? Our experience showed that there are many ways that one can arrange & preserve their wedding cards, and we have some amazing ideas that will help you keep the sentiment of your cards alive, taking you back to your wedding bubble whenever you choose. We’re excited to share these ideas with you.
In this article:
- Creating a keepsake box/time capsule
- Making a wedding card album
- Framing your favourite messages
- Keeping your favourite card images and messages in a keepsake book
- Crafting a wedding card collage
- Placing your cards in a ring binder
- Making gift tags or bookmarks
- Designing personalised thank you cards
- Recycling unwanted cards
1. Creating a keepsake box/time capsule
We’ve all seen movies and TV shows where a time capsule is buried to give people in the future a glimpse of a moment in time. We love this idea and think it’s the perfect way to revisit the emotion of your wedding day.
We know that your wedding is personal to you, so we believe the beauty of this idea is that you can choose the wedding cards that will bring your wedding day back to life as soon as you open the capsule. You don’t have to stop with your wedding cards either, you can add other items, live menu cards and place settings.
In a few years, when you’re curled up together, opening the box will take you back to the start and bring a smile to your faces and warmth to your hearts.
You don’t have to wait years to take that glimpse. A keepsake box can be a living package of love, and you can add items to record each anniversary of your marriage. Looking for inspiration about what to put in your box?
We like this article, which has some great advice.
We love this idea for what to do with your wedding cards because it’s so simple. You just need a box and a few minutes of your time. It’s up to you how creative you want to be. You can just open the box and put the items in or use your wedding cards to decorate the box and make it personal.
2. Making a wedding card album
We know the days after your wedding can be taken up with a honeymoon, writing thank you cards, or just chilling out and replenishing your energy levels. The good news is that you don’t have to do anything with your wedding cards immediately.
When wedding fever has subsided, and married life has begun, our fun suggestion is to make a wedding card album, which is an excellent way of keeping the excitement alive. Here are some tips to get you started.
- Organise your wedding cards in a way that makes the most sense to you. You may want them to reflect the order of your wedding day in some way or be grouped for “friends” or “relatives.”
- Buy a high-quality album or make your own. Crafting a bespoke album takes longer, but you can make it really special and include the colours and themes of your wedding.
- Consider personalising each entry with a quote or a wedding day memento.
- Use acid-free materials so your album doesn’t deteriorate over time.
3. Framing your favourite messages
Looking for something to brighten the walls of your marital home? We’ll inspire you to keep your wedding cards or dig them out of storage and get crafting.
This can be super simple if you choose smaller frames for individual cards and then arrange the frames in a chosen pattern on your wall. Be thoughtful about your arrangement. For practicality and longevity, we suggest using adhesive strips to attach the frames to the wall and making sure your frames are acid-free and protect against UV rays.
If you’re feeling creative, you’ll love this framed wedding card design idea incorporating hexagonal-shaped snippets of your wedding cards. The result is gorgeous, and each hexagon is a little capsule of memories.
4. Keeping your favourite card images and messages in a keepsake book
Memories of your wedding day don’t fade if you preserve them. You can do this with a keepsake book for your wedding cards. We’re passionate about helping couples create a book that’s personal to them and perfectly captures the sentiment of each card. You get a stunning reminder of your wedding journey and we do all the work.
Using MyCardBook captures your wedding cards in a custom hardcover book that can include up to 200 cards. You send us your cards, and our professional photographers and editors collate images of them in a beautiful album that captures the love behind every card. It’s a beautiful way to use your wedding cards after the wedding.
We have flexible options to suit each couple. We work with you to create a magical keepsake. You get a digital mock-up for approval, once we’ve captured and edited the images of your wedding cards. So, the final keepsake book will be exactly as you want it; a romantic reminder of your wedding.
5. Crafting a wedding card collage
Want an instant reminder of the day you said, “I do?” We recommend this bright and beautiful collage. You just need some suitable backing, like card or canvas, glue, and scissors or a decorative punch, and you’re good to go. It’s simple and it lets your creativity loose.
For something a bit different, we love this wedding card canvas collage that you can hang on the wall as a permanent reminder of the love from your wedding guests.
6. Placing your cards in a ring binder
You may think of ring binders as practical rather than romantic. They’re often associated with college projects or work training courses. But we’re here to amaze you by revealing that you can turn a plain ring binder into something that evokes the romance of your wedding day in a way that’s unique to you. Plus, binders are easy to reorganise, so you can make changes and additions when you choose to.
If you’re feeling extra creative, we came across this brilliant doodle decorating idea for ring binders that can be adapted to a wedding theme. We love that it allows you to go wild with a Sharpie and be super expressive.
If you don’t want to punch holes in your wedding cards, add them to sleeves. We love the idea of including dried petals from your bouquet for a special touch. Or, why not place disposable cameras on each table at your wedding and include images of your guests with relevant cards in your binder?
7. Making gift tags or bookmarks
If you’re a bookworm like us, making bookmarks from your wedding cards will enhance that warm and fuzzy feeling you get when you settle down with the latest offering from your favourite author.
It’s really easy to craft a bookmark. You just need to cut, design, and laminate. Spend a few minutes watching this YouTube video for some more inspiration.
More of a shopper than a reader? We have great news. You can shop for birthday gifts and make fabulous gift tags from wedding cards. The easiest way to do this is to cut the shape you want from the card and use a firm, plain card backing to make the gift tag firmer.
8. Designing personalised thank you cards
Why not pass the love back by using a card that a wedding guest has given to you to create a thank you card for them? Designing a personal thank you shows how much you appreciate their gift.
You’ll need a few additional items to do this, such as card for backing, cutting tools, adhesive, any embellishments you want to add, and coloured pens if you want to be extra creative. We like this article, which takes you deeper into card-making for beginners.
9. Recycling unwanted cards
We’ve shown you how to keep the essence of your wedding cards with you or use them to pass on the love to others. But this doesn’t mean you have to keep the cards. You may have too many to keep or repurpose, or you may want to dispose of the physical cards once you have images of them in our keepsake book.
We’re dedicated to sustainability, so we’d suggest that if you dispose of your wedding cards, you recycle any material you can. Before you place cards into your paper recycling, remember to remove any embellishments that aren’t recyclable. Our tip for extra security is to ensure that cards are shredded if there’s any private information on them.
Aside from recycling, other options are composting if the cards are biodegradable or passing them on to local schools, community centres, or charities that can use them.
Finally, a quick tip: grab your smartphone and capture the cards with your camera before they’re gone for good. This way, if you ever want to read the messages again, you can.
