DIY

{Inspiration} Will You Be My Bridesmaid?

by Cheryl on 01.31.2012

You’ve landed the guy of your dreams, got the bling, and you’re getting married! What more could a gal need? Her bridesmaids of course! While your friends are likely to eagerly accept your request to be bridemaids, here are few fun and creative ideas to help them get even more excited about their important role [...]

DIY “Tears of Joy” Tissue Packets

by Nicole on 02.28.2011

It’s inevitable: people are going to cry at your wedding. You might even cry at your wedding, so you might as well be prepared by providing tissues for your guests. Of course, you could just put out tissue boxes, OR you could get creative and make these adorable “tears of joy” tissue packets! They’re easy [...]

The Wine & Love Letter Box

by Nicole on 02.23.2011

We got a lot of great feedback about our wedding day, but one little detail of our ceremony that got quite a few really positive reactions was the wine and love letter box ritual. This was one ritual I had never heard of before our officiant mentioned it. However, as soon as she explained it [...]

A Non-traditional (and Cheap!) Guest Book DIY

by Nicole on 01.20.2011

Long before the wedding, I had already decided I wanted to find an alternative to the traditional guest book. But while I had a ton of ideas, when it came down to it and we began to run out of wedding budget, I really just needed to do something cheap. That’s when I decided on [...]

DIY Picture Frame Escort Card Display

by Nicole on 01.11.2011

Ok, so this post originally appeared on the blog the month prior to my wedding, but now that wedding photos are back, I’ve decided to re-vamp this post to show the complete project, as my initial post just showed the frame — not the full escort card display. Enjoy! One thing I knew all along [...]

DIY Cake Stands

by Nicole on 10.19.2010

And the DIY continues… This weekend, I finished up one of the projects I was really excited about — my DIY cake stands! I originally saw this idea mentioned on Pizzazzerie and have been pretty smitten with the idea ever since. After all, I’ve swooned over Rosanna cake stands, but I really just couldn’t bring [...]

DIY Banners

by Nicole on 10.12.2010

As I mentioned in yesterday’s post, I spent this past weekend working on as many DIY projects as I possibly could. Today, I’d like to share a very fun and easy project that I think will really add some oomph to my reception decor and to Michael’s & my getaway car – these cute DIY [...]

My DIY Invitations

by Nicole on 08.10.2010

As I write this, it’s 9pm on Monday night, and I’m having a celebratory drink. Why? Because my wedding invitations are finally in the mail! After about 4 consecutive weekends of assembling these guys, this DIY project is finally complete! (And that doesn’t include all the design time I spent a few months ago). But [...]