Hot Hands!

This might be my most unusual wedding-related purchase to date.

Hot Hands chemical hand warmers are one of my favorite inventions. They're shaped like a giant tea bag, and when you shake the bag the chemicals warm up and stay hot for up to ten hours. The heat does wear off after awhile, but I've used it outdoors for an entire workday and not had to use more than one package.

So for the wedding, I thought it would be great to have these for our older guests and for the bridal party during outdoor photos. Having a warm torso and fingers is sometimes the difference between being able to smile for another minute and feeling completely grouchy. I'm also planning to give some to my relatives, who are arriving a week before the wedding so they can see San Francisco and Las Vegas. Both those places are cold in January!