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By Blake Kritzberg
One of the wedding trends that's really revving up brides
today
is the addition of a time capsule to the wedding prep
proceedings. Yes, the wedding time capsule is a growing trend
-- to the point where you can buy a pre-made kit from many web
sites.
In kit form, your wedding time capsule takes the form of an
attractive tin, in which you place various mementos -- photos,
videos -- as well as predictions for the future; then, you
seal
it all up with some festive stickers, to help discourage
premature peeking. You decide ahead of time how long you'll
wait until you open it again -- your 10th anniversary? 25th
anniversary? And then you write a stern directive to yourself
on the tin to help you keep to the agreement.
Although most people equate "time capsule" with "something you
bury in the ground," burying your wedding time capsule isn't a
great idea. Not only does that subject the contents to extreme
temperature variations, but with the US Census recently
reporting that the average American moves every five years,
chances of you leaving behind a buried capsule before the
hoped-for anniversary rolls around are high indeed. Instead,
keep yours out of the elements and somewhere relatively kind
--
avoid damp attics, but a climate-controlled closet would be
just
perfect.
Some of us just like to do things our own way, and a wedding
time capsule is no exception. Of course you can create your
own! And a great way to do that is to get close friends and
relatives in on the fun. Have them scribble up some
predictions
-- or perhaps marital advice. Take advantage of a pre-wedding
party to snap photos of your intimates, and tuck the photos
into the capsule. If you really want to motivate people to get
involved, hold some kind of drawing for participants, such as
a
wedding raffle -- give away a box of fine cigars, a bottle of
bubbly or even an afternoon at a spa.
While you're letting others in on the action, there are number
of ways to go about it. One is to compose a list of
predictions
for everyone to guess at -- the whole experience is similar to
filling out a junior high slam book, and just as fun. For
example, ask participants to predict:
How many children you'll have,
what kind of household robots you'll have,
how many career changes you've gone through,
what major nation we're closest to, and which one we're mad
at,
what animal is the trendiest pet,
... and so on.
Another is to ask your wedding party and close friends to
compose short letters to you. Give them each envelopes, and
instruct them to tell you on the outside when it's time to
open
the envelope. Some will simply say "fifth anniversary," "10th
anniversary," or "when your first child is born." Others will
get more creative -- and you'll probably find it's terrific
fun
to stretch out the time capsule concept in this inventive,
unpredictable way.
About The Author: Blake Kritzberg is editor at
"FavorIdeas.com." Stop by for wedding time capsule kits and
daily celebrity wedding news, plus great butterfly wedding
favors and butterfly theme ideas. www.favorideas.com
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