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6. PLACE CARD HOLDER
PLACE CARD HOLDER:
Use a place card holder in line with your motif or theme to ensure that your guests will be seated according to your preference (not theirs!)
I fought hard to hold the tears that threatened to spill from my eyes when I saw the whole ballroom. It was exactly as I had imagined it would be. The colors, the hues, the lilies. Everything was perfect.
“Welcome to my dream wedding,” I murmured to myself, but Ryder heard me.
“Welcome to the wedding that you’re going to best—a hundred times over,” Ryder whispered against my ear.
I looked up at him and he gave me an encouraging smile. Then he leaned his forehead against mine and he said to me, “Relax, Astrid. You have to remember, it’s me you’re in love with now.”
And then he leaned forward and gave me a butter soft kiss. “And I love you m
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