Sweet Thanks
This is the reception table at the wedding Dan and I helped with on Saturday. The bride was Claire’s beloved kindergarten teacher and she wanted something special for all her students at the recption: huge lollipops! Big hit at our table. The centerpieces were two old-fashioned pitchers of lemonade, one pink and one regular, surrounded by colorful Gerbera daisies. Isn’t it lovely? And so summery.
It was also very practical because by the time we walked from the OUTDOOR wedding to the OUTDOOR recpetion, we were ready for an icy cup of lemonade in any color! It was a perfect touch.
The next day we recived the best thank you gift EVER! On our front porch was one of the clear glass pitchers from the reception with three things tucked inside: a thank-you note, a package of instant lemonade, and a whole lemon. We’ve done worship music at weddings for years, but this thank-you was a very sweet way to be compensated!
This whole post is just loveliness in every way.
I love practical people! It just shows that functional doesn’t have to be frumpy and can be a huge blessing. You’ll use the pitcher for years and remember the whole experience each time you do. A picture frame, or some other meaningless trinket would simply sit in a closet or tucked back on a shelf and wouldn’t mean nearly so much to you!
So lovely, summery, colorful and sweet!
Way to go, Rutherford family. As the mother of three August brides (with two outdoor weddings) I can not imagine having the presence of mind at the end of a reception to orchestrate such thoughtfulness, but that does have Sheryl written all over it.
Thanks for sharing an idea that should appear in a magazine somewhere now.
What a thoughtful, summery gift thank you gift!