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One of my first wedding-related purchases was my garter. I bought a cute black and white set from Sheer Satin and Lace on eBay.
Here is the tossing garter. Look closely and you can see the double heart charm.
I liked the double hearts, but I thought the guys would like something a little more… Nintendo.
So, I bought two charms from TheClayCollection on Etsy in the shape of NES games. For the toss garter, I got Super Mario Bros/Duck Hunt, and, for the keepsake garter, I got the original Final Fantasy. (I also ordered a little something special for Mr. Fondue, but more on that later.)
The decorations on the garter were attached with hot glue, so, to switch out the charms, I simply heated them up briefly with my embossing heat gun. It just took a couple seconds of blasting it for the glue to melt.
The keepsake garter disassembled.
You can see in the above picture how the charm was just on a little piece of ribbon. I used the same ribbon and threaded it through a needle to place the new charm on it.
Ready to be glued.
Then I simply hot glued everything back together.
Voila! Two gaming garters! Mr. Fondue and his guys know nothing of this, so I’m hoping it will be a nice surprise. I don’t think any of them read Weddingbee, anyway. 
How do your garter(s) fit your theme?
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I love it Fondue! (and I am sure the boys will too)
When I first saw the photo I thought they were regular sized Nintendo games and the BIGGEST garter ever.
Those are really cute!
And Clay Creations is added to my favorite sellers. Thanks so much! My mind is already churning about how I can customize a Zelda charm bracelet.
Where did you get the little Nintendo games? My Fiance would LOVE those… I just don’t know what to use it for.
What a fun idea! Mr. Avo and I aren’t huge gamers, but I am sure he could appreciate the humor in this if he had tugged it off my leg.
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Miss Fondue, Nashville
Age and Occupation: 27, Technical Analyst
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 25, Network Admin Student/Senior Game Advisor
Engagement Date: December 25, 2007
Wedding Date: May 2009
Blogging Since: September 14, 2008
Venue: Ravenwood Golf Club
About Me: I’m your average computer geek marrying a gaming geek and trying to find a good balance of elegance and geek chic in our wedding. I adore The Sims, Nintendo, cosplay, (good) music, TiVo, theme parks, and our two crazy felines.
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Way to be industrious. I love etsy!
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