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Book Inspired Weddings
August 11, 2011 admin

From the sentiments evoked upon spying your favorite childhood read to curling up with your beau and current novel of choice, books are laced with emotion and are quite good at bringing people together, too.  That makes them the perfect inspiration for a wedding, especially if you’re looking for a theme that doesn’t scream “theme!”  If the two of you are literary lovers, consider incorporating your hobby into the details of your wedding, perhaps in the form of book-stacked centerpieces or card catalogs turned escort card displays.  Books are the perfect props for photos too, and with many literary-appropriate venues in the area like the Carnegie Institution and The George Peabody Library, they shouldn’t be too hard to find!

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Photo Credit: Procopio Photography

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Photo Credit: Kate Haus Photography

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Photo Credits: Adam Barnes Fine Art Photography (left), Studio Juno (right)

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Photo Credit: Stephen Gosling Photography

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Photo Credit: Rachael Nicole Photography via Oh So Beautiful Paper

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Photo Credit: Mary Kate McKenna Photography

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Photo Credit: Deb Lindsey Photography

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Photo Credit: Amie Otto Photography (left), Maria Vicencio Photography (right)

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Photo Credit: Lisa Boggs Photography

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Photo Credit: Joyeuse Photography

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Photo Credit: Milena Sefferovich Photography via Green Wedding Shoes

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Photo Credit: Lisa Boggs Photography

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Photo Credits: Sweet Tea Photography (left), Lisa Boggs Photography (right)

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Photo Credit: Deb Lindsey Photography

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Photo Credits:, A Little Bit of Whimsy Photography (left), Studio Juno (right)

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Photo Credit: SOTA Dzine via Elegance & Simplicity

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Photo Credit: Paired Images

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16 Comments


Tracy
August 11, 2011 at 11:26 am
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Love this. Books makes the perfect backdrop, decor, details, everything!



Lisa Marie @ Sweet Tea Photography
August 11, 2011 at 10:32 pm
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Cute idea!



Laura
August 13, 2011 at 2:47 pm
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Thanks for featuring my centerpieces and bookmark place cards, pulling all the covers off paper back books paid off, I was really happy it turned out so well.



    Tricia McLister
    July 14, 2015 at 2:58 pm
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    Laura~
    Where did you get the bookmarks from + where did you get them printed?
    loooove this idea – thank you for sharing!

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