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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Love this. Books makes the perfect backdrop, decor, details, everything!
Cute idea!
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.
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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Hi Laura!
I love the idea of the bookmarks, where did you get them from?
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