All professional photos by Betsy Limbaugh Photography.
My Wedding DIY Projects
Read more about my DIY invitations here.
Somehow, I don't think one decent professional picture of the centerpieces got taken.
You can sort of see them here:
You can read some fairly vague and secretive post about these here. They were basically comprised of oil lamps that we picked up for about $7 a piece at K-Mart, artificial orange holly branches from Michael's in vinegar bottles from World Market; orange, yellow, and blue yarn pom-poms in salt shakers from World Market; and tea lights all atop home-sewn fabric chargers made from Anna Maria Horner fabrics.
Signs
I never specifically posted about my signs, but I made a variety of signs using the same font that I used for all of my stationary (Budmo Jiggler, free from Dafont.com). For the bigger ones, I cut foam board to size, wrapped it in scrap fabric leftover from the centerpiece and garland projects, and hot glued on my home-printed signs.
Family Photo Display
I painted frames that I picked up over a few months (from Home Goods, Goodwill, Ross, Marshall's, etc.), labeled the pictures, and whipped up the M and P to match the font on all my wedding stationary. To make these, I picked up a couple of paper mache letters from JoAnn, painted them blue, and glued on little circles of sparkly white scrapbooking paper.
I painted frames that I picked up over a few months (from Home Goods, Goodwill, Ross, Marshall's, etc.), labeled the pictures, and whipped up the M and P to match the font on all my wedding stationary. To make these, I picked up a couple of paper mache letters from JoAnn, painted them blue, and glued on little circles of sparkly white scrapbooking paper.
Mandy/Michael Photo Display
...Because everybody loves baby photos.
This little guy I made in Word in much the same way as the save the dates, invitations, and programs. Then I got it printed off as a poster using Zazzle.com. Now, it has a home on our wall at home.
Fabric Garland
Lurking in the background there...
Again, I used my Anna Maria Horner fabrics, which were the inspiration for all the decor, and this tutorial from Sew Mama Sew.
Lurking in the background there...
Again, I used my Anna Maria Horner fabrics, which were the inspiration for all the decor, and this tutorial from Sew Mama Sew.
Read more about this project here.
Aisle Streamers
These must not have made much of an impact, because I don't think you can see them in one picture of the ceremony. Squint and maybe you can see them? These were basically strips of fabric ribbon attached to the end of wooden dowels that I painted blue.
Read more about this project here.
Bow Ties / Necktie
Read more about making neckties here. As for the bow ties, I used my trusty Anna Maria Horner fabrics and this tutorial. If you can sew even a little bit, making bow ties is super duper easy!
Read more about this project here.
Bridesmaids' Clutch Purses
Read more about this project here, or buy your own in my Etsy shop!
Groomsmen's Cocktail Kits
Read more about this project here.
You can read some of my thought process about there here and here. I made the boutonnières, but everything got so hectic on the day of the wedding that I ran out of time for the bouquets. Thankfully, my bridesmaid Rebecca's awesomely creative sister Charlotte stepped in and made the most adorable bouquets.
The hair comb was just a ridiculously cheap brooch from Forever 21 with a hair comb strategically attached. For the veil, I didn't follow any one particular tutorial to a tee, but for the most part, I did follow this one. My veil only had one comb. At the comb, I also added a little poof of extra netting for some more volume.
Dress Alterations
I took my ceremony dress up in the bodice and hemmed it. I also took the straps up in my reception dress. I added a "modesty panel" to my mom's dress (left) and hemmed Michael's mom's dress (right). NBD.
Garter
Read more about that project here.