Making Marry

Save the da—ROAR!

Molly Freeman has a love-hate relationship with tradition. So, when it came time to send save-the-date cards for her upcoming wedding to Joshua Moore, she wanted to do something a bit, well, nontraditional.

She was in the shower when it hit her: Wear costumes.

“I got the idea from my tattoo artist out in Oregon,” Freeman, who owns Magnolia Tattoo Studio, says. “We were discussing the pandemic and she had mentioned that all she did was order five inflatable T-rex costumes to use with her friends to lighten the mood.”

So Freeman went to Amazon and bought two inflatable suits—a dinosaur (for Joshua) and a unicorn (for herself). Then, the couple headed to their wedding venue, Avon Hill, and clowned—er, unicorned around. They’re still trying to figure out a way to work them into their November wedding, but Freeman made the savethe-dates magnets, so guests could keep them on their fridge.

“My favorite was Joshua’s best man’s kiddo asking when the dinosaur party is,” she says.— Caite Hamilton

But she’ll be the star of this show!

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