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What makes a wedding special is often what makes the bride and groom special; the personal details sprinkled into the ceremony and reception that speak to who they are, whom they love, and who they hope to be together. Here, G&G <\/em>staffers and contributors share the little things that made for lasting memories on the big day.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n

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It\u2019s a Carolina Thing<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\u201cKeep your root beer\u2014there\u2019s no better ice cream float than one made with Cheerwine<\/a>. For our wedding reception in Upstate South Carolina, my husband, Justin, and I added a Cheerwine float bar <\/strong>so our guests (particularly the out-of-state ones) could fall in love with the North Carolina cherry soda too. More than sixteen years later, it\u2019s still the one detail our friends bring up again and again.”\u2014Amanda Heckert, executive editor<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A Date to Remember<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\u201cA sweet friend gifted us cocktail napkins<\/strong> from Hibiscus Linens<\/a> for our engagement, and once we set our date, we had it added to them. They became the perfect finishing touch at our cake table, especially alongside my grandmother\u2019s crystal coupes. We look forward to bringing them out each year to celebrate our anniversary.\u201d\u2014Claire Prickett, associate integrated marketing manager<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A Sweet Something Old<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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“‘Dear Elizabeth Rose: This little lavalier was given to me by my Papa when I was seven years old\u2014so I thought you should have it on your seventh birthday. Much love to a dear little girl.’ Those are the words my great-great Aunt Leila wrote when she handed down to me the cameo necklace<\/strong> her father purchased in 1915. Surely he couldn\u2019t have imagined it would accompany his distant niece down the aisle a century later. Lesson: Pass on the things you love, ideally with a handwritten note.”\u2014Elizabeth Florio, digital editor<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Flying the Coupe<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\u201cThere was no sweeter ending to our wedding day than driving off in my late grandfather Alboo\u2019s classic Chevy convertible<\/strong>. This cherished car has been part of our family for generations\u2014my older sister and several relatives before us also made their grand exits in it\u2014making the moment feel all the more timeless and meaningful.\u201d\u2014Maria Keith, integrated marketing manager<\/em><\/p>

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Pie in the Sky<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCall me crazy, but wedding cake just doesn\u2019t do it for me. So instead, my husband and I opted for a much-superior treat, if you ask me, for our reception: a pie bar<\/strong>, serving <\/strong>staples like pecan, apple, mixed berry, and key lime on heirloom cake plates once used in our grandmothers\u2019 and great-grandmothers\u2019 kitchens.\u201d\u2014Caroline Sanders Clements, senior editor<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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State(s) of Matrimony<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\u201cOur wedding invitation included a stamp for every state <\/strong>we called home <\/strong>during four years of dating long-distance, a fun reminder of the journey that finally brought us together in Charleston.\u201d\u2014Caroline O\u2019Neill, marketing creative director<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Two Green Thumbs Up<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\u201cMax and I share a love of plants, and we had our small wedding ceremony in his brother\u2019s hazelnut grove in Vermont. Then we drove a few miles up the road for our late lunch reception overlooking Lake Champlain<\/a> at his parents\u2019 farm. To top it all off\u2014quite literally\u2014my new husband handed me a surprise cake topper<\/strong>: a little antique metal figurine of a woman with a watering can that perfectly matched the little metal figurine of a man with a watering can that I\u2019d given him on our first Christmas together, two years before. I got a little teary-eyed, but then we laughed that our tiny statues were probably made of toxic lead. So we placed them for just one photo moment atop our blackberry cobbler before digging in.\u201d\u2014CJ Lotz Diego, senior editor<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bluegrass in a Glass<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy husband is from Louisville and has a lot of hometown pride. Even though we were married in my hometown in Delaware, we were sure to bring in some Kentucky touches\u2014<\/em>including signature bourbon cocktails <\/strong>served in Derby glassware<\/a>. The out-of-towners felt right at home.\u201d\u2014Annie Courtenay, associate director of integrated marketing<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Love on Parade<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe tied the knot in Virginia horse country, and the moment we\u2019ll never forget came just after \u2018I do.\u2019 A lively, New Orleans\u2013style front line <\/strong>led our guests down a tree-lined path from the ceremony to the reception, while we followed behind in a 1950 Ford Custom convertible. It set the party off on the right tone before we made our barn entrance to the Rolling Stones\u2019 \u2018Loving Cup.\u2019\u201d\u2014Corianna Lehrman, brand marketing director<\/em><\/p>

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Peach of a Tribute<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\u201cMy maternal grandparents owned a peach farm in Upstate South Carolina, where I spent a few weeks every summer for most of my childhood. They passed away before my husband, Tanner, and I tied the knot in Charleston in June 2019, but in a sweet nod to their memories, my uncle drove up to the family farm and brought us several bushels of fresh York County peaches to use in the mini peach (and bourbon) milkshakes<\/strong> we passed out just before the band\u2019s last set.\u2014Elizabeth Hicklin, contributing editor<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Carpool Karaoke<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\u201cWe held our wedding reception on a Kentucky horse farm, with buses shuttling guests to and from. Midway through the night, I hopped onstage with the band and broke out my harmonica<\/strong>\u2014a fun way to share my love for music and a surprise that packed the dance floor. The night ended on another high note, with the last bus full of friends belting Whitesnake\u2019s ‘Here I Go Again’ at the top of our lungs along with the radio.\u201d\u2014Tom Wilmes, contributor<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Whiskey Idea<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs the favor for our guests, we did a barrel pick<\/strong>, and everyone left with a bottle that we hand selected and that can\u2019t be found on liquor store shelves. Pursuit Spirits<\/a> sent us samples from three barrels to choose from and helped us design a custom label. We also used the rye in one of the specialty cocktails during the reception.\u201d\u2014Emma Blackman, senior manager, events<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Double Dad Duty<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\u201cMy dad\u2014a Methodist minister of forty-plus years\u2014always jokes that he\u2019s \u2018married\u2019 hundreds of people throughout his career. For my own wedding, it just made sense that Dad would \u2018marry\u2019 us <\/strong>as well. We held a service with a handful of people in a quiet cove in central California, and having him walk me down the \u2018aisle\u2019 (the beach, in this case) and preside over our ceremony made an already special moment all the more personal.\u201d\u2014Emily Daily, newsletter editor<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>

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