I'm really trying to add some personalized touches to the wedding with hand-made favors and other thoughtful details. Let me know what you think!
FAVORS
As favors for our guests, John and I put 2 daffodil bulbs in burlap sacks and attached thank you tags and ribbon to decorate. Daffodils are our favorite flowers, and since you can't have those at a fall wedding, we had to incorporate them like this!
As favors for our guests, John and I put 2 daffodil bulbs in burlap sacks and attached thank you tags and ribbon to decorate. Daffodils are our favorite flowers, and since you can't have those at a fall wedding, we had to incorporate them like this!
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Fun favor-making time! This is a funny picture of me.
They're done - hooray!
They're done - hooray!
CHAMPAGNE GLASSES
I painted some champagne glasses that I got on sale at Crate and Barrel. I think they look like little flowers! There's one for each bridesmaid and the two moms so that we can drink our champagne from glass flowers in the garden.
BRIDAL QUILT
This is my big DIY project. I am going to make a signature quilt. I'll have quilting squares and fabric pens at my showers so that all of the ladies in my life can sign a square for me. Then, I've made blocks out of some fabric that my mom had left over from smocking my Easter dress when I was a little girl. I'm going to sew the blocks together into a quilt and then hopefully commission a real quilter to put the batting and the backing and the stitching on it for me. I'm so excited about this project! If you have any advice or tips, please let me know!
LAST NAME FRAME
My wonderful Knottie friend CackiCandy made this last name frame for us! We are going to put it on the guest book table. I love it! Check out her blog at http://lolaludesigns.blogspot.com/ if you are interested in her work.
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OUT OF TOWN WELCOME BAGS
Our OOT bags are going to be really, really full. They are ivory with big brown satin bows made of personlized ribbon.
Here is what we've got to put inside them so far:
** Welcome Letter and invitation to farewell brunch
** Maps and brochures for everything you can think of in Athens
** 2 bottles of Dasani (genuine Atlanta water!
** 2 glass bottles of Coke
** A Moon Pie
** 2 Stuckey's Pecan Rolls
**A bag of roasted salted peanuts in the shell
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BRIDESMAID SURVIVAL BAGS
I'm making really cute bags for my girls, and I will post pics soon. I got denim totes and put rhinestone iron-on transfers on each one, then glued some ribbon and a bow around the top of each one. They are turning out super-cute!
Here's what's going inside:
** everything in the OOT bags PLUS
** Lavender and Chamomile blotting paper
** Hollywood fabric tape
** Mini scope
** Mini secret deoderant
** chocolate brown flip flops
** personalized hand-painted champagne glasses that I am making
** Advil
** Altoids
** Mini sewing kit
** Sugar lip balm
** Hotel room candle
** some awesome makeup samples
** more to come!
