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It’s time to flex those crafting muscles! Bust out the sewing machine, master the art of the glue gun, and show that cricut who’s boss - this section is all about getting creative and customizing your wedding day decor. Share your DIY tips and progress here!

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Cricut DIY help
Susan and Will, on December 11, 2015 at 1:41 PM

I recently got a cricut... does anyone know how to make straight cuts? I am trying to DIY my belly band for my invitations. Thanks so much! If you are familiar and can help, as detailed as possible...

Susan and Will, Dec 11, 2015 9 1,163
Nano
DIY Success! - Paper Roses (out of maps!)
Nano, on December 3, 2015 at 9:45 PM

I thought I'd share a successful DIY project we've undertaken for our centerpieces. Sometimes you see these tutorials & wonder if they'll actually work, right? In the tutorial she uses book pages, but...

x, Dec 7, 2015 29 211
Maricle2Be
Ivory vs. White
Maricle2Be, on December 4, 2015 at 2:28 PM

So I'm looking at linens since we are planning on just buying them online. Our colors are royal blue, white, and sunflower gold/yellow. I was planning on doing an ivory tablecloth with a royal blue...

Les and Wendy Kopas, Dec 6, 2015 16 8,018
Kemmie
Anyone know where to get cheap robes for getting ready on the big day?
Kemmie, on October 30, 2014 at 9:34 AM

I want to get those cute personalized robes for me and my girls while getting ready as a part of their BM gift and it makes for a cute photo op IMO. I just don't want to spend a lot I got them a...

Brittney, Dec 5, 2015 21 1,361
biancs_
thumbprint tree guestbook
biancs_, on March 12, 2014 at 9:45 AM

I am determined to make the guestbook tree I saw on pintrest. I stumbled upon this little number at michaels and with a 40% off coupon it was 4 bucks. (Insert 11x14 poster of tree for this exact...

Jolynn, Dec 4, 2015 16 466
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HELP! Typo in my wedding guestbook!!!!
Brittany, on December 3, 2015 at 7:35 PM

Hello Everyone, This is super embarrassing but I need some serious advice. I ordered my wedding guestbook off of shutterfly and its absolutely beautiful and perfect and wonderful....except: I put the...

Brittany, Dec 4, 2015 7 147
Jennifer
$10k budget. Is it really enough?
Jennifer, on November 13, 2015 at 10:57 AM

I'm trying to put my budget together. Realistically, I'm thinking we can pull off a $10k wedding in 10 months. Maybe I'm crazy! We're moving in with MIL to help save the money, but I'd like to...

Sqwiggy, Dec 2, 2015 55 1,642
Maria
Wedding Party Program Poster
Maria, on November 25, 2015 at 1:41 PM

Does anyone have any ideas where I can purchase a wedding party program poster for my ceremony? I have only seen them on Etsy, any others? I thought about diy.

SwoleMates2016, Dec 1, 2015 5 104
Shelley
Calla Lily Bouquets? Opinions please
Shelley, on May 15, 2012 at 4:48 PM

FH and I are not really "flower people", but we do want real flowers, and I happen to love calla lilies. I also did some research and I love the symbolic meaning associated with this species of...

Sergio, Nov 27, 2015 10 696
CareBear
Candy Table Sayings
CareBear, on November 25, 2015 at 10:08 AM

Im looking for a cute saying to put in a frame at my candy table. The candy table will be the favor so I wanted a sign to say have some treats and thank you. Does anyway have an adorable way of saying...

Bethyonce, Nov 25, 2015 5 170
MrsBest2B
Coffee-stained real touch flowers--holy crap this DIY idea worked!
MrsBest2B, on November 16, 2015 at 9:07 AM

I can't believe this worked. It was a test and it worked! I decided I was going to try and create my own flower hair comb using true touch flowers from Hobby Lobby (which were 50% off last week and...

CareBear, Nov 24, 2015 18 2,264
Sara
Organizing Escort/Place Cards
Sara, on November 24, 2015 at 1:27 PM

I’m curious what the WW opinion is on this one. I’m putting my escort cards together, and I’m including couples on one card. The cards need to be alphabetized, and I’m not sure how to handle unmarried...

Elyse, Nov 24, 2015 2 249
Kelly
Invitations with Dried Flowers?
Kelly, on November 22, 2015 at 7:07 PM

Has anyone sent or received an invitation with dried flowers inside? I'm considering adding dried lavender stems inside my invitations, but I'm concerned about whether they'll hold up in the shipping...

Nancy Taussig, Nov 23, 2015 11 3,452
Heather
DIY invitations vs premade
Heather, on November 11, 2015 at 1:57 PM

I am debating between making my own or buying some. Where did you get paper/card stock for making them? Where did you buy premade ones? Why did you decide to do what you did? Roughly how much should I...

2d Bride, Nov 22, 2015 17 1,181
Ashley
Wine bottle centerpieces?
Ashley, on November 18, 2015 at 9:55 AM

So I randomly scored 60 free empty wine bottles from a local wine tasting and was thinking of using them somehow for centerpieces...but have no idea what to do with them! They're all different colors...

Anastasiya, Nov 20, 2015 18 8,538
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Need help with Hobby Lobby templates for place cards please!
Marci, on November 19, 2015 at 6:54 PM

I purchased place cards from Hobby Lobby and have tried to use their template but it keeps asking for a windows product key. I enter it in and it says its invalid. If I don't enter in the product key...

Lynnie, Nov 20, 2015 3 1,664
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free wedding places?
shelby, on November 10, 2015 at 6:20 PM

Im a young bride and we want to get married on 6.10.16 I was thinking of a park or something like that. just not sure where. any help?

Ruth Sternberg, Nov 17, 2015 16 2,710
mimitrue
Flower delivery or pick up
mimitrue, on November 16, 2015 at 2:39 PM

So my FH just got let go from his job and we are 55 days away from getting married. Awesome timing. Luckily we have almost everything paid off except our florist. She didn't want to take final payment...

Jessi, Nov 16, 2015 8 1,051
Erin and Ralph
Program Fans......NEED HELP
Erin and Ralph, on July 21, 2014 at 1:10 PM

I want to do program fans does anybody know of any free templates for Microsoft works all the ones I have found are for newer programs/ computers. Another Thing I am stuck on is what to say or how to...

BRIDGET, Nov 16, 2015 22 203
Stacey
Photo Booth Sign Template
Stacey, on July 25, 2013 at 6:49 PM

This is courtesy of another forum user completely, but I thought I would share the template that he designed. We all love DIY, editable templates! This is done in photoshop: I hope this link will...

BRIDGET, Nov 16, 2015 3 191
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