Weddingbee Blog

You know what they say, the best laid plans often go awry. I already told you about the time we planned a trip to NYC, only to buy my dress beforehand in Nashville. I also told you about the time I bought a mailbox at the flea market…

That’s right, my great find is no longer going to be featured in our big day. Is it because I decided I didn’t like the idea of mailbox as a card box? Of course not! I still love this. It is because I found another mailbox that I simply had to have.

I was up in Chicago for Thanksgiving, and Mama Dalmatian and I had a day to ourselves before my other family members arrived. We decided to go antiquing together because my obsession with this activity stems directly from my mom. We were at a big antique barn and already having way too much luck when I spotted something in the next booth. I’m pretty sure I literally gasped. Granted, I am pretty easily excitable—but this was seriously a kick-butt find.

It’s a  wooden mailbox with an adorable little door featuring a heart cut-out! It might as well have had a halo on it, it was so freakin’ perfect. Luckily, the price tag wasn’t too unreasonable (because, let’s be honest, I probably would have given my left foot for it).

The original mailbox was a great find (and it will get fulfill its wedding destiny at another wedding thanks to Ruffled’s Recycle My Wedding), but for our look, the new mailbox was a hands-down winner. It is in excellent condition too! The only thing I plan to do to it is paint the inside of it (including the inside of the little heart) an ivory color so that it pops a little more.

And just to top things off, when Mama Dalmatian and I went to check out we realized the tag said that it was a pigeon carrier. I don’t know why, but this made it even cuter for some reason.

Have you found any great twists on the wedding mailbox card box trend? Share them with the hive!

* All photos personal