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Looking for an incredibly simple and visually interesting way to collect cards at your wedding? You might want to consider using a decorative suitcase. I used a stack of two different suitcases with small, custom-cut paper letters that spell “Cards.” The Suitcases I found relatively inexpensive yet nice quality suitcases at a variety of places, including Hobby Lobby, Home Goods, and Amazon (see a selection from Amazon, below). You could...
As you may know, gardening is a huge passion of mine, which has now morphed to permaculture/food forest/mini-homestead proportions. Our family recently moved to a new, 1.4 acre property in south Gilbert, Arizona. This gem has more than thirty mature pink grapefruit trees – our entire neighborhood was once part of a citrus orchard. The plan over the next few years is to plant as many fruit and nut trees...
My sister-in-law’s wedding was stunningly gorgeous. All of the details she meticulously chose came together seamlessly. You can see all the photos from her wedding here. One of the projects I helped her with was her seating chart. I designed simple cards for each table with the table number on the top and the names of each guest seated at that table beneath it. She chose a simple, elegant frame...
Over Labor Day weekend 2016 (yes this post is a long time coming), I exhibited my wedding and party printables business, Ciao Bella Studio at a wedding show called The Marry Mart. This was completely outside my comfort zone, but hey, do one thing every day that scares you, right? Never having exhibited at a bridal show before, I was starting from scratch when it came to booth design. The...
Escort cards are a perfect and simple DIY wedding project that don’t have to be a huge investment in time. Trends right now for providing this information to your guests include: A framed piece on an easel with all of the information for guests to see. My favorites are old windows with writing directly on the panes or a matted and framed cards. Separate cards that guests can take with...
I came across these photos on my computer and have been meaning to share how we built the garden boxes at our first house. We have since moved and our lovely first garden is bearing fruit, veggies, and love for another family. These boxes are very simple to build. They are not the most beautiful or polished, but also not all that complicated to build. The only tools we used...
Mason jars are trendy and inexpensive decor options to hold flowers, photo booth props, table numbers, bouquets, or any other decoration you might be using at your wedding. We used them to hold a little baby’s breath on our cocktail tables. They also help photo booth props and pens near our guest book. These jars are fairly simple and only take an afternoon. You will need: 1-quart mason jars, like these:...
I’ve had a collection of antique keys for a while and knew they would fit the theme and aesthetic of my romantic garden party wedding. I had seen some ideas floating around for using keys, particularly using them to solicit wedding advice, hence “Keys to a Happy Marriage.” A bunch of ideas in my head jumbled together and my gold-tree-with-hanging-antique-keys idea was born. [PHOTO CREDITS: Pinkerton Photography] The basic idea was to...
Table numbers are a fun, easy, and inexpensive project to DIY for your wedding. We wanted a natural feel, especially because our reception was outside, so I chose moss. These fit with a wide range of wedding styles – rustic, romantic, garden party, whimsical, etc. I made these table numbers to be free standing on the table. You could alter the design and leave off the wood base so they...
Who doesn’t love a photo booth? I wanted to capture as many moments as possible at my wedding but did not want to pay for a giant, bulky, boxy photo booth (they can cost $1000+). I searched around for some DIY options on Pinterest and really liked the idea of using a large hanging frame. I think it fit the look and feel of our wedding and in general, was not too...