It’s easy to get caught up in the 23074798 things you have to do to get ready for your wedding day. Cake tastings, wedding dress shopping and fittings, venue viewings, the list goes on. Make sure your husband-to-be doesn’t feel even slightly ignored while you’re out running wedding errands during time you two would normally spend together. Love notes may seem a little girly and overly romantic, but what better time than the days and weeks leading up to your wedding to make this kind of gesture.

Leave your man a sweet note on the bathroom mirror if you have to leave the house while he’s still in bed. Place a card on his dashboard while you’re running out the door to meet your wedding planner or bridesmaids. Tape one to the remote if you have to run errands on a lazy Sunday afternoon you usually would have spent watching shows or football games with him. Choose a card like this sweet heart covered note or this funny set of cards, both found on Etsy.

sweet love notefunny love notes

Don’t know what to say? Steal a sentence or two from these romantic letters. It’s the gesture that counts.

It’s a tradition for the bride and groom to swap gifts the night before the wedding. Have you seen Serendipity? Then you’ll know what I’m talking about. The gift is meant to be a momento of your big day, but doesn’t necessarily need to be about the wedding. I think cuff links are the perfect groom’s gift because they add a special touch to your big day but are also practical and can be worn again. It can be personal and fun or classic and traditional, depending on the tone of your wedding and the personality of your groom.

These stamped keepsake cufflinks are cute but masculine. You can put his full name, both your initials, or the date of your wedding on them.

Stamped Keepsake Cufflinks

For a less traditional wedding, select cufflinks based on his hobbies and interests like this cufflink assortment on Etsy. My pick are these mechanical cufflinks or these map cufflinks. How cute would it be to get these antique map cufflinks with a map of the location you get married? Love it.

Map Cufflinks

Boys deserve a little bit of jewelry too.

Groom’s cakes are a tradition in southern American weddings but modern brides are bringing the tradition back to life. Weddings can often be all about the bride but a groom’s cake is a fun way to remind him that you remember it is about the two of you. Plus shopping for a groom’s cake is a great way to add a little fun and adventure to what can sometimes be a very stressful planning process.

The cake is usually designed to his interests and served as dessert at the rehearsal dinner. Think about his hobbies, favorite items or just choose something that will make him laugh. Keep it fun and personal like this motorcycle groom’s cake or even this pacman themed cake.

Harley Groom's Cake

Pacman Groom's Cake

Groom’s cakes were made popular in Steel Magnolia’s which showcased a bleeding armadillo. If you do an armadillo cake, keep the quirky detail that makes it appear like it’s bleeding with either red jelly layers or by using the southern red velvet cake inside. Sounds so delicious