Image courtesy of DomestiFluff
This guy (or gal), would be a great addition to your wedding decor (or holiday decor). Plus, it’s a simple process to make (much likes the ribbon wreath). All you really need is a styrofoam wreath form, felt, straight pins and a few other small crafty items.
All of the step-by-step instructions can be found on the DomestiFluff site.
They wreath (or wreathes) would be great in door entry-ways. Smaller versions would be good for the aisle at the ceremony. The list goes on.
If you end up crafting one of these, let me know how it goes. And, send pics! I’d love to share it with the readers!
Another fun trend in weddings is to include a mini buffet of snacks on each of the tables, rather than having one big table of goodies. This allows your guests to have a few things to snack and munch on during the night.
And, I’m really loving the Fall feel of these snacks. Would go great for a barn wedding, or any wedding with a rustic, Fall feel.
And, of course I love this one – mostly for the FI, since he loves tomatoes and all.
Images courtesy of The Bride’s Guide: Ideas from the Editors of Martha Stewart Weddings
Today wraps up my feature of Grace’s wedding. You can check out the previous posts here: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 and Part 4.
In creating the tables scapes and floral arrangements, Grace was looking for something simple and laid back, just like her. She found a planner, Tricia Huddas, who used the team at Garden on the Square to create her simple floral arrangements. Each of the arrangements were placed into jars and bottles from The Paris Market and then laid out on each of the reception tables.
I’m a huge fan of somehow finding a way to reuse the bridesmaids bouquets. One way to do that is to have empty vases filled with water on the head table. This allows the girls to place their bouquets in the vases once they arrive to the reception, and voila! You have an instant floral arrangement.
Grace took this to a new level by having her bridesmaids bouquets placed around the base of her wedding cake, an idea that I l-o-v-e, love.
All images courtesy of Belathée Photography via Design*Sponge.
You can check out more details from Grace’s wedding on her blog, Design*Sponge, or check out the Fall 2009 issue of Martha Stewart Weddings.
To create the escort cards, Grace used vintage wallpaper. The wallpaper was scanned in to be duplicated and printed out on on tags. They were attached to the petticoat dryer with clothespins.
Using the same wallpaper pattern, the Martha Stewart Weddings team assisted Grace in making notecards for guests to leave notes for the couple. They did not have a traditional guestbook, so the notecards were used instead, and guests placed them into the planter they put together.
All images courtesy of Belathée Photography via Design*Sponge
Since Georgia summers can be hot and humid, Grace decided to have fans made for her guests to use. She used side profile photos of her, Aaron and their two cats, and Julia Rothman turned them into green silhouettes, and added their wedding date. They were then printed out and attached to wooden sticks to make fans.
Favors for the guests were a throwback to Georgia’s roots. They included grits from a local farm, as well as a recipe for Shrimp and Grits. The grits were packaged in a paper bag, and the recipe was attached to the bags with a fabric button from busy beaver button.
Grace had some vintage handkerchiefs left over from the invitations, so she decided to use the remainder of them for her table numbers. She had numbers screen printed onto each handkerchief and then wrap and tied them to a bottle of water.
All images courtesy of Belathée Photography via Design*Sponge
Throughout her wedding planning, Grace was able to utilize many local vendors to help her out with her vision.
She contacted the The Paris Market, who loaned her several antique chandeliers, which was used as outdoor lighting for the ceremony.
For her escort cards, Grace borrowed a vintage petticoat dryer and antique dresser from @home vintage general. The escort cards were attached to the petticoat dryer and family photos were placed on top of the dresser.
And, to keep guests dancing, Grace and Aaron hired The Corduroy Road, a bluegrass band based out of Athens, Georgia.
Images courtesy of Belathée Photography and Tara Tonne for Martha Stewart Weddings via Design*Sponge.
This week I’ll be posting about Grace over at Design*Sponge‘s wedding. It was recently featured in the Fall issue of Martha Stewart Weddings and has so many wonderful DIY elements that made her wedding charming.
After reading about her wedding online and in Martha Stewart Weddings, I reached out to Grace because I really wanted to make sure you readers have access to all of her wonderful projects and details!
For their wedding invitations, Grace and Aaron used vintage/antique handkerchiefs, in addition to ones they received from family members. They had their wedding details screen-printed on to each of the handkerchiefs. As for the packaging, they wrapped the handkerchiefs around their RSVP card and the little package was held together with a woodgrain paper band.
All images are courtesy of Belathée Photography via Design*Sponge
Many of the male guests arrived to the wedding wearing the handkerchief invitations as their pocket squares! How sweet is that?!
Stay tuned tomorrow for another dose of Grace’s North meets South wedding!
So you’re planning a backyard soiree, but you want to remain eco-conscious as well. How can you make sure you reduce your waste while hosting an army of people over to celebrate your marriage? Start with your dinnerware and utensils.
Ultra Green via Sara Snow
This great little kit comes with 12 sets of plates, cups, napkins and sets of utensils. The plates and paper products are made from sugarcane and biodegrade in 60-90 days. The utensils and cups are made from cornstarch and biodegrade in 150 days. Both of which is great news, since plastic cups and utensils generally don’t biodegrade, and traditional paper plates are not made from recycled products.
Next time you’re in the grocery store, take a look in the napkin/paper plate aisle. I bet you’ll find a new variety of eco-friendly “party-ware.” Try using it at your shower, engagement part, or even at your wedding if your opting for paper plates. They may cost a little bit more, but you are significantly reducing the damage to the Earth by using them.
If you’re from the South, love the outdoors or horses, or plain just love cowboy boots, PLEASE do NOT be afraid to wear cowboy boots under your wedding dress.
I big puffy heart this idea (really because I love the South, cowboys and cowboy boots).
Jessica Feely Photography via Lucky Me
Better yet, you could have your bridesmaids do it instead!
our labor of love photography via OneWed
Birdsong Photography via Polka Dot Bride
Love this idea! Great addition for an outdoor wedding!
