Looking for a creative way to capture the special memories of your wedding day? New brides are turning toward wedding time capsules to preserve the treasured keepsakes that made their wedding special.

This wedding trend is picking up steam, and many wedding vendors are selling pre-made time capsules. In either attractive tins or boxes, these wedding capsules are a fun way to store your memories, and return to them on a set date many years in the future.

If you decide to create your own wedding time capsule, don’t bury it in the ground, as is a common custom. While exposing your keepsakes to the elements and temperature changes, you could also forget where you buried it. It is also possible that you would move before you intended to dig up your time capsule, and digging is the last thing you want to do before packing up your belongings.

Need some ideas of what to put in your wedding capsule? Here are a few ideas:

• Save one wedding invitation and one wedding program. You spend a lot of time and energy choosing the perfect paper and font. Include one for yourself too.
• Dried flowers from your wedding bouquet, or silk flowers. Capture the special moments of your wedding by including the flowers that made your wedding stand out.
• Keep one of your wedding favors too. These special tokens are what your guests take away from your wedding reception.
• Write a letter to yourself in the future. Give yourself advice, or just write down all your feelings about your wedding day. In a few years, you will be surprised at what you wrote.

Do you have any other ideas about what to include in your wedding time capsule? Share them with us!