Wedding keepsakes can help preserve happy memories for a couple. They are infused with celebration, nostalgia, and, of course, love. But occasionally, one item can take center stage and, like a relationshipokebet, endures the test of time and grows in sentimental value. Some couples refer to these treasures as wedding artifacts.

We recently asked readers to submit their most cherished wedding items and received more than 400 responses. Cake toppers, bouquets and wedding dresses were popular mentions. Some readers — those who stayed together and even those who didn’t — shared photos and stories based on sentimentality and nostalgia. Others highlighted keepsakes steeped in generational importance or linked to a loved one who died.

The 10 wedding items below were chosen for their uniqueness, significance and back story. Submissions have been edited.

In 1998, I was contemplating my relationship with Jerry. He lived in New York, I was in Providence, R.I. Jerry was great, but I was teaching, settled, and wasn’t sure we could do a long-distance relationship. I was walking back to my car, and on the sidewalk, I saw a book with the spine facing up like the roof of a house. It wasn’t there 15 minutes earlier when I had parked. I said to myself, if this book has anything to do with my relationship, I’ll stick it out with Jerry a while longer. The book’s title was “Chance and the Woman,” by Middleton, which is my husband’s last name. I took this as a sign from the universe that we belonged together. We got married on Oct. 5, 2002, at a friend’s loft near the Javits Center. Jerry, a cabinetmaker, built a pedestal for the book, which was displayed alongside photos of us. Now, it’s in a glass-fronted bookcase next to our fireplace. I might not have married him had I not come upon this book.Karen Klingon, New York City

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