Military Brides

love letters

Hi ladies,  I'm new to the message boards, but I'm totally stoked to have found a military one!!  My F and I were dating while he was away at basic, and I saved all the letters he sent me and he has all the ones that I sent him.  Some aren't anything great just daily updates and such.  But some are really sweet and really capture the love between us.  I'm trying to think of a way to incorporate them into our wedding.  Any thoughts or suggestions out there??

Re: love letters

  • edited December 2011
    Personally, I would never share our letters that we wrote to each other while he was in boot camp.  I think that somethings need to remain just between the two of you.  Something private kinda of like a secret just for the two of you.  Just my opinion, but I would never let anyone else's eyes ever see those private thoughts between the two of us.  I am I the only one that thinks this?
  • edited December 2011
    I feel the same way--my FI and I each have a box that we keep all of the letters we've received from the other in, and they remain private, just between the two of us. However, FI has mentioned a couple of times that he would like to get them bound some day, so I've been trying to figure out the best way to do this for him (without him noticing that I've stolen all of his letters). Maybe do something to that extent as a private, special gift to him, rather than sharing them with all of the guests at your wedding? Or, if you're okay with sharing them, maybe do that and have it set out near the guest book for guests to look at?
  • LetsHikeTodayLetsHikeToday member
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    edited December 2011
    Hi and welcome to the board! I like the idea of having them made into a book as a gift. Instead of sharing all the letters, you could pick a few quotes from a letter and somehow have those somewhere in your wedding.
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  • edited December 2011
    I have seen anniversary boxes instead of/in addition to unity candles.

    Basically during the ceremony you put letters to each other in a box and open them up on a pre determine anniversary in the future.

    If you can write you own vows you can quote some of them in there.

    A girl and her H on my local board did the letter thing..rolled them up in cigar holder and poured wax over it (making a candle) once they burn the candle all the way down they will be able to read the letters. :)


    Just some thoughts
    HTH
  • edited December 2011
    Welcome to the Boards!!! Cute proposal story btw!!!

    I think it's a great and very sweet idea, but I'm with the other girls on this one. H and I are very private, and that would make both of us uncomfortable having our personal love letters for everyone to read.  You could get them put into a book just for him, but I would refrain from having them so that everyone at your reception could read them.

    I like Hike & Shan's ideas of using quotes from them in your vows, or maybe on the paper in your wedding.

    GL!!
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  • edited December 2011
    Wow, I can't believe I waited this long to get on here, you girls have some great ideas!  I never thought of keeping the letters private.  But now that I think about it from that perspective you're absolutely right.  Even though there are some really sweet thoughts that were shared between us, it's probably not the right way to go about sharing them with everyone.  I like the idea of the anniversary box!!  Some people are so creative, I wish I had that touch!   Thanks for the advice! :)
  • edited December 2011
    I wouldnt share my letters. I think writing your own vows would be better
  • KendallR10KendallR10 member
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    edited December 2011
    What if you used quotes from them or put them on the glass candle holders?
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  • calindicalindi member
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    edited December 2011
    I'm going to preserve all the letters FI and I wrote during OCS as a gift for our anniversary. There is clear preservation paper - make sure to get the ones for photos since it won't allow the paper to become discolored with age. It has a 3 hole side so I'm just going to put it into a pretty album!

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  • edited December 2011
    What a great idea!!!  I had never thought of that.  Where would you take them to have them preserved? Thanks for the tip!  Also, I love the Michael Buble quote you have on your count down!!  Too cute!
  • edited December 2011
    I was kinda thinking more along the lines of just using some of the nice quotes from the letters not necessarily putting out all of the letters for everyone to read.  Like maybe having a quote on each of the table number cards, or I thought of having them printed on cocktail napkins, but I'm not crazy about the idea of them just being wadded up and thrown away throughout the night.  
  • calindicalindi member
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    edited December 2011
    I'm not taking them anywhere - they sell clear acid free archival sleeves anywhere. I plan on buying these: Avery Clear Sheet Protectors

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  • edited December 2011
    Ohh I gotcha!!  Great idea!
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