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Ending on a sweet note

For our wedding we wanted a little something sweet for guests at the end of the night.

Ideas were tossed around: doughnuts, cake pops, a candy bar.

But in our discussions I was always haunted by the hundreds of calories that would be consumed after a long night of celebration. The calories that aren't really worth it in retrospect but were "so worth it" at the time.

Rather than risk our guests' happiness on Sunday morning, we opted for something much simpler.

Salt Water Taffy in our wedding colors.
Photo by Yeah Yeah Creative
A little bit of sweet with a mason jar of moonshine was the perfect ending to the night.
Green- Key Lime, Blue- Cotton Candy, Brown- Chocolate

Wedding maps

Having a destination wedding, we needed a map. Despite having trolleys to pick up guests for evening events, I wanted people to know the lay of the land.

I  looked through over 2,000 Etsy options before finding the artist I thought captured my vision.

That artist was Natalie Kilgore, of Natty Michelle, out of Athens, GA.

With only a month before the wedding, Natalie turned my Google map of locations into a work of art for only $75!

Handmade garters

I didn't want to pay $15 for a mass-made, cheesy and cheap looking Victoria's Secret garter
So I searched Etsy.
And I searched. 
I actually think I looked at all 11,357 garters listed.
And then I found the one I liked, by NCR DesignsI bought the regular garter (and had her add blue in the middle) plus the "keepsake" garter for $34. The "keepsake" is rather unnecessary. But it's pretty. 
I also liked garters from: Hello Design Crew ($5 and up) and GarterBoutique ($9.95 and up).
The Chica Boutique looked a bit fancy for me, but these are gorgeous too!  ($38 and up, come in sets of 2)
Also, super cute college or sorority garters are made at LeighHallyB ($25 and up).
The best thing about Etsy is that if you have a special request, you can talk to the artist making it and usually they can do whatever you want!