Create a wedding chest full of special mementoes...

WEDDING preparations can be a fast-paced affair with months of tedious organisation to think about. But you should remember to keep precious keepsakes. There’s so much going on around a wedding that you don’t always think about it, yet years from now you’ll be glad you held on to those precious items.

People throw away their wedding cards and this is unwise as often they contain little messages from a friend or family member wishing you well. As time goes by these handwritten missives become treasured keepsakes as they capture the heartfelt sentiments of time itself, which is a priceless memento to have.

Even if you decide to sell your wedding dress, you can get an illustration of it sketched and framed to hang on the wall. This not only looks well, but will also preserve the memory of your wedding dress.

Flowers can be preserved by pressing them into a picture frame, which will decorate your wall for years to come. Or how about a wedding chest? All you need is a storage chest that will contain all the items from your wedding: cards, invitations, mass books, photo albums, personalised wedding items - anything that means something to you from your wedding can be stored safely in the chest. And even if you never open it again in your lifetime, at least you’re leaving a sentimental gift behind for your children and grandchildren to cherish.

Little keepsakes are the emotional items of the big day and should never be thrown away as there are countless ways for you to store and preserve what are essentially artefacts of a never to be forgotten day.