Weddings

Yarn-inspiring Bridal Shower

As a yarn lover I couldn’t keep my eyes off the photos for this bridal shower themed “Knotted in Love” created by Victoria of The City Cradle and featured on the Hostess with the Mostess blog. From the large yarn spun chandelier to the tiny balls of yarn made to look like flowers in a […]

DIY Wedding Love Notes

Amy of Eat Drink Chic shares this project for DIY wedding love notes on the Once Wed blog. You can download templates to recreate this same look. Amy writes: This DIY includes styling and presentation ideas for ‘Message in a Bottle’ guest favors with a twist. Enclosed is a little scroll that not only contains […]

DIY Wedding Theme Roundup

We hope you enjoyed our DIY Wedding theme in June. We’ll still be covering interesting wedding (and party) ideas throughout the rest of the year. Thanks to everyone who send in emails about their own DIY weddings. It was so fun to see all the amazing and creative ideas! We received an overwhelming response and […]

Wedding Bazaar

Wedding Toppers from The Small Object I love these super-customized wedding toppers by Sarah Neuberger of The Small Object. She works with couples to choose all the things that are special to them (like their pets, or a fancy dress detail, or a superhero theme?) and creates these tiny, amazing pieces. Check out hundreds of […]

Jessica and Nicholas’ Wedding

Jessica and Nicholas’ Wedding

Jessica and Nicholas had their own DIY wedding last summer, complete with their own memorable website: cakeandfireworks.com. I got married last year and my wedding was completely DIY– everything except the cake was either handmade, thrifted, or borrowed. My mother, aunt, mother-in-law, and I each made all the food for the event hundreds of macarons, […]

Ellen and Kevin’s Wedding

Ellen and Kevin got married last year on the summer solstice and just celebrated their first anniversary! (Congrats you two!) They had a very small budget, so creativity and DIY were key. I was extremely lucky that my soon-to-be mother-in-law offered to make my dress. Since our wedding would be fairly casual, I wanted a […]