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I’m not sure we were entirely successful pulling off our Monopoly theme…when I think of the elements now they seem to yes, come together in some way, though perhaps not as boldly as they could have. That is the balance anyone trying to work in a theme struggles with I suppose: making it cohesive while not overpowering. We tried to make the best of it though, and here’s how we made “it” happen. For one, with little houses, dutifully spray painted pink & green, resting atop our escort cards, with calligraphy by the amazing Betsy Dunlap:

And a special one for the bride & groom, with the single pewter game token holder we could find. The tables, too, were named after Monopoly properties. Ours was the best seat in the house, Boardwalk:

A custom-stamped envelope awaited each guest, accompanied by an actual Monopoly token to be used for scratching the content — a lottery ticket:

Sadly, no one left a millionaire, but a handful did leave $3 to $10 richer:

I bet this napkin design from My Jean M is more often than not used for Vegas-themed weddings, but dice work nice with a board game, too:

Finally, we have our custom cake topper, which we opted not to use on the cake in the end, guarding our decoupaged gift card box instead:

The only Monopoly detail left to share, sort of, is our candy table of Boardwalk sweets. That post coming next!

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