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Kelsey
Kelsey

"That mountain/forest wedding girl." DIY decor bride who loves wedding planning a little too much.

Happily married 🎉

September 17, 2017

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I'm the moh for my sil and hosting her shower, need to know how to handle small parking fee for guests
Kelsey in Etiquette and Advice, on April 28, 2021 at 8:56 PM

Hey guys! Been a while since I posted - I got married in 2017 and was super active here for 2 years leading up to that. So much so I was a mod at some point haha. I always loved how this forum, unlike...

Melle, Apr 29, 2021 12 362
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Kelsey's Mountains & Forest Pro bam - September 17, 2017
Kelsey in Do It Yourself, on January 5, 2018 at 11:35 PM

On September 17th, 2017, Jay and I got married in the White Mountains of New Hampshire and Maine. It took nearly two years to plan, with the decor and a lot of other aspects of the wedding done...

Raquel, Nov 26, 2018 64 1,396
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Made something to display all my wedding cards!
Kelsey in Do It Yourself, on April 10, 2018 at 10:49 PM

My wedding was back in September, it was a forest/mountain wedding in NH/ME and so incredible. For months I've had our wedding cards in a basket collecting dust, but couldn't work up the courage to...

Heather, Apr 15, 2018 56 886 2
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Best scenic ceremony locations?
Kelsey in New Hampshire Planning, on April 5, 2018 at 9:47 AM

Hello fellow NH brides/grooms! NH is a gorgeous state with plenty of scenic places to get married. What are some of your favorite scenic ceremony locations? This was mine! Cathedral Ledge in Bartlett...

Morgan, Apr 12, 2018 6 147
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Still not a BAM....but our teaser trailer video!
Kelsey in Married Life, on September 24, 2017 at 5:55 PM

My cousin gifted me his amazing videography services for our wedding and just shared the teaser trailer for our video. It's so amazing that I can't believe this isn't the whole thing. A little sneak...

Sasha, Sep 25, 2017 40 70
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Made Boutonnieres for our groomsmen!
Kelsey in Do It Yourself, on September 14, 2017 at 6:54 PM

Been waiting to do these so they wouldn't die on me! Better pics: www.imgur.com/a/Jnaxt The last picture in the Imgur link is of the mock bouquet I made for my bridesmaids months ago (greenery is now...

FutureMrsHanczewski, Sep 23, 2017 51 70
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Not a BAM, but a sneak peek!
Kelsey in Planning, on September 18, 2017 at 9:05 PM

Got married yesterday and it was amazing. I'll save all the stories and vendor reviews for my BAM when I get more pictures back, but our photographers sent us a photo last night from our ceremony and...

cantwait4thedate, Sep 19, 2017 55 65
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Made a guestbook canvas easel from an old ladder!
Kelsey in Do It Yourself, on September 8, 2017 at 4:58 PM

For anyone who did a guestbook canvas and is looking for a way to display them - use an old ladder and turn it into an easel! I originally purchased a $10 easel at Michael's and spray painted...

Mrs.hays, Sep 10, 2017 25 39
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Table numbers, check!
Kelsey in Planning, on September 4, 2017 at 7:14 PM

Sorry if I spam my projects these last two weeks before the wedding, I took all next week off work to work on a lot of them hahaha Finished table numbers today though with the giant pinecones (I sadly...

Rachael, Sep 5, 2017 45 73
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Had a lot of indecisiveness from guests during the RSVP process, so I was feeling a bit sassy
Kelsey in Do It Yourself, on September 1, 2017 at 3:22 PM

Been working on my name cards haha

kbrands, Sep 4, 2017 55 47
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Back from my AMAZING bachelorette weekend in the woods in a yurt!
Kelsey in Community Conversations, on August 27, 2017 at 6:54 PM

My maid of honor, bridesmaids and mom/future inlaws threw me the best bachelorette party weekend in the woods! I got to do all of my favorite things with all of my favorite people and I'm so thankful...

CBD to Be, Aug 28, 2017 9 97
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I had custom cufflinks made for the boys, based off of the icons I designed for our wedding
Kelsey in Do It Yourself, on August 21, 2017 at 6:57 PM

And I can't stop screeching over them. After realizing one day we had 5 boys and 5 icons that I had designed for the wedding, I decided I wanted cufflinks based off of them. THEY'RE HERE! These were...

Kelsey, Aug 22, 2017 28 40
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Guestbook canvas sharpie holder DIY
Kelsey in Do It Yourself, on August 8, 2017 at 9:14 PM

When you're fiance is a talented carpenter, he makes you awesome wedding things. Decided I NEEDED a sharpie holder that wasn't just ANY holder and had to be made from a tree. He cut and drilled and I...

Kelsey, Aug 9, 2017 37 67
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Made a memorial lantern to honor the family members fiance and I have lost
Kelsey in Do It Yourself, on July 30, 2017 at 5:59 PM

My fiance and I have each lost 2 people in our families close to us, and I wanted a simple way to honor them for our wedding this September (that they would have attended). My mom showed me this...

Rachel, Jul 31, 2017 19 9
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Found out bridesmaids aren't paying back my MOH for bachelorette related things, need advice
Kelsey in Etiquette and Advice, on July 7, 2017 at 4:55 PM

Before anyone loses their shit, I don't expect my 2 bridesmaids or my MOH to do anything for my wedding. I've bought all of their attire aside from their $32 dress (which actually only my MOH...

Nancy, Jul 8, 2017 11 813
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Just added this to my dad's tie
Kelsey in Do It Yourself, on June 10, 2017 at 4:33 PM

Made a little mountain/message "patch" for my dad's tie for my mountain/forest wedding. We're both going to be a blubbering mess haha

Dina, Jun 11, 2017 30 87
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Our wedding bands are finally here, made from a birch tree on the 6 acres we're building our life together on
Kelsey in Wedding Attire, on June 5, 2017 at 3:48 PM

The link is an Imgur album with better quality/more pictures. Thanks to Staghead Designs for making my vision come to life. www.imgur.com/a/nJGLK

Dom, Jun 5, 2017 21 19
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What color father of the bride should wear!
Kelsey in Wedding Attire, on May 21, 2017 at 12:46 PM

Okay, so I finally put together attire "boards" of what my wedding party is wearing. Some of them consist of photos that are actually mine and stuff I already made/bought. I am now trying to figure...

Nancy, May 21, 2017 15 5,515
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Almost time to send them to print - need spell/grammar/etc check!
Kelsey in Do It Yourself, on March 21, 2017 at 12:18 PM

So, many of you have seen the print proof of my invitations floating around that I designed. I thought it may have looked better in my head than it would have in real life, so I ordered a proof of...

FinallyMrsFlax, Apr 30, 2017 33 22
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Finished a mock of what will be my bridesmaids bouquets - super happy!
Kelsey in Do It Yourself, on April 28, 2017 at 1:38 PM

I'm no florist and this took way longer than expected, but I'm pretty happy with the final result of my bridesmaids bouquets (well, one of three at least)! I almost wish it was mine instead LOL....

OGA, Apr 29, 2017 41 32
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