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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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Maggie N
Postage for STD Magnets?
Maggie N, on February 2, 2013 at 11:33 AM

Ok ladies, our STDs are a vistaprint business card size magnet and a piece of paper. Do I need extra postage for these?

Jessica, Oct 16, 2022 9 3,085
Jennifer
Escort Keys
Jennifer, on September 19, 2022 at 1:17 AM

Finally have the final guest list! Finished the seating chart this weekend and just finished the Escort Keys. I actually liked the way the keys looked with the tags behind but it was completely...

Rosebud, Oct 12, 2022 8 663 1
L
Sam’s Club Bulk Flowers
Lav, on August 30, 2022 at 10:18 PM

I am trying to buy some flowers for my upcoming wedding but I am not a member of Sams club. Does anyone was not a member and was able to buy through Sam’s club? If yes, how did you do? They are...

Lav, Oct 12, 2022 4 771
Flowerchild
Flower center pieces
Flowerchild, on August 26, 2022 at 12:19 AM

I have decided to save a bit of money and make my own center pieces. My wedding ceremony and reception will be inside so I hope I could ask for some ideas?

Monique, Oct 10, 2022 24 1,175 2
Carol
Sola Flowers
Carol, on August 29, 2022 at 11:52 PM

Does anyone here have experience with Sola wood flowers? They look really nice. I asked a friend if she knew about them and she said that one of her friends actually used wood flowers from them and...

Regan, Oct 5, 2022 11 1,064 1
Heather
Short engagement.
Heather, on September 26, 2022 at 5:03 PM

We are having a VERY short engagement, I'm talking we are engaged and married in under 4 months. We have 68 days left. Advice? We are also DIYing basically the entire thing.

Heather, Sep 28, 2022 13 788
C
Etsy templates - do they work?
Cecilie, on September 19, 2022 at 6:34 AM

Hi everyone, I am brand new to this and I have a question. Have any of you tried these wedding templates that exist on platforms like Etsy? I will have a winter wedding next year (yes I know,...

Cecilie, Sep 22, 2022 11 772 1
Melissa
diy floral
Melissa, on August 23, 2022 at 1:06 PM

I made this with mostly dollar store flowers. My mom asked me if I'm going to be upgrading the flowers down the road so now I'm second guessing it 😅 I thought it looked good. Do you think it came out...

Stephanie, Sep 20, 2022 17 979 1
Sarah
Do these signs look ok ?
Sarah, on September 4, 2022 at 12:04 AM

My wedding is on the 17th of this month and I’m finishing up last minute things .. do these look ok ? I ran out of paint so I still need to do like 1-2 more layers of gold paint but do you think it...

Michelle, Sep 17, 2022 13 269
K
When you diy how do you make sure it is cleaned up afterwards?
Kristen, on September 11, 2022 at 9:04 PM

Hi ladies, I have been at a loss for direction when going the DIY path. I have a florist and an event decorator but the small in between details I would love to do myself... because who wants to pay...

ti, Sep 15, 2022 8 419 1
Sarah
Favors
Sarah, on September 14, 2022 at 9:58 AM

We were going to go with little boxes with Hershey kisses inside but I hated that idea so I decided to pull out my cricut and make the favors … all I need to add are the buttermints … what do y’all...

Imani, Sep 15, 2022 4 572
R
Wedding Welcome Bags / What did you put in them? How much did you spend? Where did you get them from??
Ruby, on September 13, 2022 at 8:18 AM

Hi ladies, We got married in the UK recently and I wanted to do welcome bags as all guests were coming from the US (including us, the B&G). This turned out to be a tremendous undertaking with so...

Ruby, Sep 13, 2022 8 2,824 3
E
Gothic diy Ideas?
Elijah, on September 2, 2022 at 9:46 PM

I saw this online and absolutely loved it. Thinking about doing something similar and would love some other ideas of DIY Gothic Halloween decorations. Pictures are appreciated!

Nichole, Sep 10, 2022 12 1,416 1
E&Jh
Using ground beef for reception dinner
E&Jh, on January 30, 2022 at 7:43 PM

We are planning a reception for up to 300 people of all ages at a barn venue and our family and friends are going to be helping make the food. A family member wants to donate meat from a steer he...

Michele, Sep 10, 2022 33 2,747 3
Sarah
On or off?
Sarah, on September 6, 2022 at 9:10 PM

So these lanterns are apart of our centerpieces.. They will be on top of a circle wood piece. We will also the a rust color cheese cloth underneath, baby’s breath and eucalyptus to go around it then...

Jurene, Sep 7, 2022 6 405
Kyra
Baking brides
Kyra, on July 23, 2022 at 7:59 AM

Has any brides that bake decided to make their own sweets for their weddings?? If you so how did it work out?

Gillian, Sep 5, 2022 8 289 1
S
Diy wedding ceremony music
Smarie1993, on September 2, 2022 at 11:56 PM

I need ideas on something I can use (NOT youtube or Spotify please) to add the 3 ceremony/post ceremony songs we want to use and adjust them to very specific times for someone to play from a phone. We...

Mrs.evans, Sep 5, 2022 5 688 1
Mrs. C
DIY Invitations...Are you Printing, or Having Them Printed?
Mrs. C, on April 2, 2012 at 8:58 PM

Hello! I planned on buying the invitations kit, and printing them on my printer until someone mentioned that she printed one and took them to Kinko's to have them printed. The obvious advantage to...

Emily, Sep 4, 2022 22 611
Summer
Tulle, Tobacco Cloth or ??
Summer, on August 21, 2022 at 9:16 PM

I need to buy several yards of fabric to make this building match my daughter's vision. She wants to have it draped throughout, exposing/accentuating the joists/rafters. I can't seem to find any place...

Mary, Aug 31, 2022 7 577
Sarah
Does it look ok?
Sarah, on August 16, 2022 at 9:33 AM

I found these crates for 3.99 a piece and stained them … then I found the letters at Michaels… the flowers I put in there are fake but I’m going to have a mason jar with baby’s breath in there for...

Laura, Aug 30, 2022 13 180 2
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