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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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ARIEL
Help! Need creative ideas for a guest book.
ARIEL, on September 11, 2019 at 10:22 AM

I am having trouble deciding on a guest book for our wedding. I was planning on a large sign with our monogram and everyone sign it... but open to other creative suggestions. Thank you!

Jess, Sep 12, 2019 18 4,158
Kelsey
ikea Lantern Ceremony Decor
Kelsey, on September 9, 2019 at 3:48 PM

IKEA Lantern Ceremony Decor Spray painted two Ikea lanterns and a dollar store lantern gold, bought pillar and tea candles for cheap from Ikea as well. Hot glued some preserved seeded eucalyptus...

Clíodhna, Sep 10, 2019 8 262 1
TheBrodies
Creating etched wine glasses for guests gifts
TheBrodies, on December 28, 2017 at 10:33 AM

So my FH and I decided to go with our original plan of stemless wines glasses with Hershey's kisses inside of them. Custom glasses cost way to much to buy so I wanted to create the wording myself. I...

Joanne, Sep 7, 2019 21 484
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how many yarmulkes or kippot to provide?
Gwen, on June 10, 2012 at 9:10 PM

This issue has been puzzling me for a little while. We're getting married in a Reform Jewish synagogue, and many of our guests are not Jewish. However, we'd like to provide special kippot that guests...

Leaves232, Sep 4, 2019 2 216
Bella
Supplying own alcohol?
Bella, on September 3, 2019 at 2:46 PM

So a vendor suggested us buying our own alcohol from like sams or something and having a bartender serve it. I'm interested in doing this and wondering if anyone else ever has. We are doing beer...

Wendy, Sep 3, 2019 9 694 2
Jessica
Misspelled name in personalized gifts
Jessica, on September 1, 2019 at 1:21 PM

I dont Have a wedding party but chose to make diy gifts for the some key people. The gifts are personalized wine glasses with the persons name and my and my fiance's monogram. I screwed up the...

Jessica, Sep 1, 2019 13 801
Sabrina472
Vows too long?
Sabrina472, on March 2, 2016 at 8:34 PM

FH and I are writing our vows. That being said, I don't know how to do that from scratch. So a few months ago, I scoured the internet for examples of vows. I saved the ones that really spoke to me in...

Sabrina472, Aug 30, 2019 13 3,034
Crystal L.
wedding arches...need inspiration!!
Crystal L., on April 15, 2015 at 12:59 AM

A friend of mine is going to let me use her wedding arch after she gets married, but it's just going to be a plain, metal arch with nothing on it. If you'll be using one, how do you plan on decorating...

Jessica, Aug 28, 2019 26 1,800
Maria
Jute/burlap Wedding Welcome Bags
Maria, on December 31, 2018 at 12:00 AM

Hello I was at a hotel over the weekend and saw the cutest burlap handle welcome bags being given out. Has anyone in their research or travels found something like this at an inexpensive price point?...

Link, Aug 27, 2019 11 1,221
Rachel
Cans of drinks!
Rachel, on August 20, 2019 at 12:15 PM

Hey everyone! My venue allows us to bring in our own alcohol and we were thinking of buying cans so we can give out koozies for wedding favors. We are thinking of buying bud light, miller light, and...

Rachel, Aug 22, 2019 10 3,218
Jessica
diy Aisle Runner Rose Petal Border - Stage 1 complete
Jessica, on August 20, 2019 at 9:08 PM

Found this idea on pinterest today. Ive been racking my brain trying to figure out the aisle decor for the past 6 weeks or so. Had a few trials that I just didn't like. I already have a burlap aisle...

Jessica, Aug 21, 2019 21 1,702 5
Katie
Submersible silk flowers
Katie, on July 8, 2019 at 9:38 PM

Has anyone found silk flowers that they used submersed (like under a floating candle per say) that didn't bleed? I like the picture below and don't want to spend the money on real flowers. Any...

KitKat, Aug 19, 2019 7 241 1
Melissa
diy Acrylic name cards 😍
Melissa, on August 16, 2019 at 10:28 PM

I’m working on our name cards. We’ll have a large seating chart and these will be at each seat!

Brandi, Aug 19, 2019 12 1,120
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brunch Wedding- Food
han, on January 25, 2018 at 3:52 PM

We are looking to have a Sunday morning ceremony and then have a brunch reception but really only have breakfast food. There are no caterers who can do what we are looking for so I was just posting...

Lisa, Aug 17, 2019 33 3,182
Christina
Fake Plates!
Christina, on August 16, 2019 at 12:04 PM

Me and my man are on budget and we have everything down from some of the best pasta in Boston to open bar the whole night. Sadly renting real plates and dinnerware does not fit the budget. I don’t...

Rachel, Aug 16, 2019 13 820
K
How are you displaying your table assignments
KNL, on April 23, 2014 at 10:17 AM

I've decided I'm going to do table assignments, and I'm looking into ideas of how to display it in an easy to see way for guests. I won't be doing assigned seats so I won't be having any escort cards....

Maggie, Aug 15, 2019 31 3,990
Madalyn
First Kiss Bell Poem
Madalyn, on June 30, 2019 at 12:13 PM

I got a little bell crazy and ordered 100 thinking it’d be a cute favor... now I am thinking of a first kiss bell for when we share our first kiss as Mr and Mrs., has anyone done this? Any poem ideas...

Clíodhna, Aug 15, 2019 4 845 1
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diy aisle runner for gravel?
Molly, on August 9, 2019 at 3:34 AM

I'm having an outdoor ceremony and the location is mainly dirt and gravel since it's August. I really want to have a white aisle runner so give it a romantic look but I don't knk a what type of fabric...

Amber, Aug 14, 2019 4 1,454
futuremrswmh
byob and liability issues
futuremrswmh, on September 6, 2017 at 4:56 PM

I need the expertise of all of you! Our venue is BYOB...meaning we can bring in alcohol (liquor, beer, wine, etc) and don't have to go through a bartender or drink caterer. They even suggested we do...

Rachel, Aug 13, 2019 55 12,218
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Photographer alternatives
Danielle, on February 21, 2018 at 8:05 PM

Hello everyone, I have a question about photographers. They're crazy expensive and I have a pretty cheap venue (some would call it redneck), we aren't fancy people. I honestly haven't planned much of...

Jenny, Aug 12, 2019 29 8,250
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