This was our first Thanksgiving as a married couple! For the last three years, we have done different meals each Thanksgiving and always get pie from West Seattle’s popular Shoefly Pie Co. (seriously awesome pecan pie and extremely popular on Thanksgiving)! Holidays for two can be a big change after years of big family gatherings, so because we could not go back to see our families in Arizona to celebrate, we wanted to begin implementing our own Thanksgiving traditions.

This year, we began the new tradition of each writing what we are thankful for in our marriage on a piece of paper and putting it into a bottle we saved from the centerpieces at our wedding. Once it is full, after many Thanksgivings together, we can break the container and read what the other person wrote. This is a fun way to make use of wedding decor, or simply use a jar or container and decorate it as you please. To create a container like ours, take the labels off of a wine bottle, cover with 1 coat of spray paint primer, 2-coats of ivory spray paint and add burlap, twine, lace ribbon and a button! Roll up what you’re thankful for and slip it in!