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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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Kelley
Dried flowers, wildflowers, and homemade arrangements?
Kelley, on October 24, 2020 at 10:06 PM

Hello all, My fiance and I are having a simple backyard wedding, and trying to save on costs wherever we can. I definitely don't want to spend a lot on flowers. I've seen a lot of wildflower bouquets...

Molly, Nov 2, 2020 4 875
Darnell
Our digital wedding invitation
Darnell, on October 19, 2020 at 1:27 PM

I made this myself

Molly, Nov 2, 2020 7 347 1
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Some advice for diy backyard brides!!
Aubrey, on October 27, 2020 at 10:21 PM

My backyard wedding was Saturday and it was perfect! We decided to have the wedding 3 weeks before. Literally had 3 weeks to pull off an entire wedding, and even though it was only 30 people it wasn’t...

Molly, Nov 2, 2020 9 791 2
Ashley
Bridesmaid Proposal Boxes- how did you mail them?!
Ashley, on September 18, 2017 at 3:04 PM

Hi everyone! I have everything I need for my bridesmaid proposal boxes. Any thoughts on how I should box them up? Should I just buy boxes from the post office and then put the items inside with the...

Becca, Nov 1, 2020 21 25,880 1
Molly
How do you dry your bouquet?
Molly, on October 27, 2020 at 4:57 PM

I love my flowers from my wedding and want to keep them. I want to dry them but don't know how without messing it up.

Samantha, Oct 29, 2020 11 537 1
Deaundrice
Ideas For a Rustic diy Wedding
Deaundrice, on October 7, 2020 at 1:26 PM

If you were attending (or have attended) a rustic fall wedding what kind of favors and decor would you like to see and/or receive

Marisa, Oct 28, 2020 7 135 1
Melanie
diy invitation printing help
Melanie, on October 23, 2020 at 11:11 AM

Hey guys! So I purchased an invite suite off Etsy, got it edited and now I’m ready to print it. What is the best printing option? Debating on printing at home on my printer but wondered if staples or...

Marisa, Oct 28, 2020 12 728 1
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diy photo booth
Traci, on September 28, 2020 at 3:49 PM

We are planning to do our own photo booth with an app, ring light and iPad. My question is do you think guests would prefer the ability to print out their pictures (like a photo booth strip) or just...

Betsy, Oct 28, 2020 9 2,122 2
Ronika
Diy centerpieces
Ronika, on October 23, 2020 at 3:42 PM

So I was bored today and decided to play around with centerpieces with the fake flowers I had in my craft totes...I made the pedestal flower holder from items at dollar tree along with the gold...

Peachykeen45, Oct 28, 2020 15 904 3
Elaina
Centerpiece help
Elaina, on October 21, 2020 at 5:17 PM

In 24 days out til our wedding. Freaking out about centerpieces, our table count has gone down drastically due to COVID but I still need to figure out centerpieces. I originally was going with a...

Maureen, Oct 27, 2020 16 749
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diy for cheaper or buy?
Lindsey, on October 25, 2020 at 8:59 AM

I found this on Amazon and it’s exactly the look I was wanting for my Arbor decor. I was going to DIY with artificial florals anyway, and from my research I was thinking it would be about the same...

Richard, Oct 26, 2020 9 527
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Bottles decorations
Megan, on October 4, 2020 at 5:13 PM

I was going to do full on diy projects for centerpieces and invitations. The centerpiece would be simple and used from wine bottles that I drank from the last two years. I also saved up dressing...

Megan, Oct 22, 2020 9 147 1
Kimberly
Last diy Before Wedding Friday!!!
Kimberly, on October 20, 2020 at 8:50 AM

Last DIY before the wedding this Friday! My fiancé and I got these cute little infused olive oils from our favorite local shop in the area our wedding is being held. We got Groom’s Favorite and...

Adrienne, Oct 21, 2020 13 707
Leah
Wood burning kit
Leah, on September 19, 2020 at 2:05 AM

Does anyone a good wood burning kit to use for wood slabs for our center pieces ?

LeroyJonson, Oct 21, 2020 5 105
Kia
Diying my life away
Kia, on October 3, 2020 at 12:01 PM

Went over to Michaels a few days ago to pick up some final flowers so I could finally start my own bouquet after doing the bouquets for my ladies. I’m in loveeeee! I can’t stop looking at it 🥰 idk if...

Katlyn, Oct 17, 2020 45 748 3
Maggie
Wedding Scrapbook
Maggie, on October 17, 2020 at 8:22 AM

Has anyone made a scrapbook of the wedding planning process? I was thinking it would be fun to document things like the proposal, wedding dress shopping, fabric swatches, snippets of contracts...

Ashley, Oct 17, 2020 5 795 1
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The send off
Brenda, on October 14, 2020 at 8:39 PM

Need ideas for a send off. Originally it was going to be sparklers. That was scratched due to no flames allowed on the farm. Plus anything we use must be biodegradable, and it will be late/ dark so...

Keah, Oct 17, 2020 11 721
Christine
Wedding Flowers From Walmart or The Grocery Store?
Christine, on September 18, 2013 at 8:46 PM

Has anyone bought their flowers from Walmart or the grocery store? I mean, Walmart sells flower for cheap, and I don't see why people don't harvest those flowers up, and put them in vases or put some...

Michele, Oct 14, 2020 21 10,277 2
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diy arbor decor?
Lindsey, on October 13, 2020 at 2:46 PM

Has anyone here DIY’d (or attempted at failed) their wedding arbor decor? I’m not sure how you would even accomplish something like this, I’m not crafty but thankful my future mother in law is.. I’ll...

Jessica, Oct 13, 2020 5 907
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Video Game Wedding???
L&D. Duff, on March 1, 2016 at 11:31 AM

My FH and I meet by playing and chatting about online Video Game, so we thought it would be a great theme for our wedding. Our familys are all for the idea and are in love with it but i want to know...

Mark, Oct 13, 2020 25 3,330
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