no birdcage for me

I had had my heart set on an antique birdcage to hold the cards at our reception but when I found this metal basket, my feelings changed.



I fell in love with the idea of filling it with hay-like paper shred and even putting a few faux chicken eggs inside. I think I am going to add a card inside just to show everyone what it is for but I think the metal basket will go with the overall theme of our wedding reception. Vintage... Rustic... Shabby Chic... Fun.

By the way, I found the above basket at Hobby Lobby and saved 50%. I heart those deals... when ya would have paid full price for something but instead saved some of that precious wedding budget money. *grin* Yep, I really like that.

for our cards

At our August wedding, I would like to have a bird cage - similar to the one pictured - on the sign in table for guests to put cards inside.

I found this one on Amazon but I am also looking in the local antique stores because I would prefer to not spend so much money on an item that will need to be resold or stored after the wedding.