Creating a Wedding Shadow Box

After the wedding is over all the tulle, ribbons, and candles are tucked away, sold, or passed on to another bride. The flowers die, the cake is eaten, and the day is over. While pictures are great mementos of your wedding, they do not have to be the only memory that you have to look at. Creating a shadow box of details from your wedding day is a great way to display the little things that really made your wedding unique.

Shadow boxes are shallow, frames with a glass panel in front. They are used to display items, paintings, coins, jewelry, and other small items. Think of it as a deep picture frame. These can be purchased at many craft stores such as Michaels and Hobby Lobby. You can often find them as well in retail stores. Wal-Mart and Target both carry these items at various times during the year. Sometimes you can find shadow boxes with a place in the middle to put a picture. These are rare, but great fines!

Once you get started on putting together your wedding shadow box, the hardest part will be deciding what you are going to leave out. You only have so much room and there will be many items that you might want to display. Here are a few suggestions.

Jewelry: If you wore jewelry in your wedding that was expensive or that you might wear again, I would not suggest putting it in your shadow box. However, there are some pieces of jewelry that are great to show off. During my wedding I carried a four leaf clover charm tucked inside my bouquet. Only I knew it was there. I know have it in my shadow box. When friends and family ask about it, I love telling them about my secret, lucky charm. During my wedding I also wore a pair of cheap, pearl earrings that I display as well.

The Pen: For years the huge feather pen has been a standard item at the guest book table. Now, you can purchase smaller pens that are covered in beads. These are sold at craft stores and they are a great alternative to the large feather pens. No matter what type of pen you decide to use, when will you ever use it again? This is a great item to display in your shadow box.