After last weeks post where I talked about budgets, plenty of you were on hand to give me some much needed tips! I have been talking to Steve about some of the tips I have received these past few weeks and we will definitely be taking some of them on board when it comes to the time. Anything that can be handmade by us will be and of course, it isn’t what you know, its who you know – we will be utilising our friends and families skills for our big day.
Although we are still no closer to setting a date, I am excited to see a bunch of wedding fairs coming up in the next month or so in my local area.These are great for getting an idea of the things that you would like – I went to one with a friend of mine a couple of years back during her planning and although she didn’t actually use any of the companies we saw that day, she definitely left with plenty more ideas than when she first walked through their doors.
I’m excited to visit these fairs and see some of the creative ideas people can come up with – and perhaps use similar ideas myself but for a lot cheaper? I have been scouring the internet for some low priced gems that I could possibly put to use on the day.
Although I haven’t come up with a colour scheme yet, it does seem like I am leaning towards a very white wedding. I couldn’t resist adding the ‘Wedding This Way sign’ (£5.95) to this inspiration board and hopefully will be able to rustle up something similar once preparations truly get underway. The bird cage lantern is a snip at just £3.32 at the moment and I actually saw something similar at work the other week which was much more expensive. I was going to pick one up but we sold out of them so quickly – they were that popular!! I want something similar to this for our table at the reception – would it be silly to buy it now? I can’t guarantee it will stay at that price forever!
The plan is to have some lightly scented tea lights on each table so the Cherub Hanging Tea Light Holder (£8.95) would be perfect, although I will definitely be looking for something a little more cost effective come the time. Of course, what is a wedding without wedding favours?
The last thing I added to this little mood board was the hanging decoration from Party Pieces which is only £2.99. I’m definitely going to be letting the DIY side of me out a little more often to see if I can recreate something similar.
Would wedding DIY posts be something you’d like to see on the blog? Let me know! Next week, I will be sharing some of my favourite wedding blogs. Have you got a favourite? Leave it in the comments below!
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I love all the things, especially the sign it's lovely, I like pink and thought of pink as a colour scheme but I like coral too, and we thought maybe a spring wedding but after the weather we've had we won't be doing that now ha ha good luck with it all, we could always have a double blogger wedding 😉 xxxxxx
Our colour scheme has gone from Burgundy and cream to burgundy, cream, blush and coffee…
Florists are definitely the best people to get a colour scheme from because you get an idea of what goes with what! also its a good idea to find bridesmaids dresses BEFORE trying to stick to a scheme… I have found it impossible to find dresses I like in the colour I want so that may be all change at some point….
My sister used pink netting fabric to hold her favours – tied with a ribbon. It looked very nice, and I imagine getting the fabric would have been cost effective – I think ill be using a similar idea! And instead of sugared almonds for the kids, she used jelly babies (which I also insisted in getting! Haha). It was a fun night making them! I also helped my aunt make her favours – she'd bought bubbles and made custom labels on her computer, which we stuck on then tied ribbon around. I LOVE the tea light idea, they would look so pretty on the tables! Xo
I love all the things, especially the sign it's lovely, I like pink and thought of pink as a colour scheme but I like coral too, and we thought maybe a spring wedding but after the weather we've had we won't be doing that now ha ha good luck with it all, we could always have a double blogger wedding 😉 xxxxxx
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A double blogger wedding sounds AMAZING!x
Our colour scheme has gone from Burgundy and cream to burgundy, cream, blush and coffee…
Florists are definitely the best people to get a colour scheme from because you get an idea of what goes with what! also its a good idea to find bridesmaids dresses BEFORE trying to stick to a scheme… I have found it impossible to find dresses I like in the colour I want so that may be all change at some point….
Definitely thinking about getting dresses first!xo
My sister used pink netting fabric to hold her favours – tied with a ribbon. It looked very nice, and I imagine getting the fabric would have been cost effective – I think ill be using a similar idea! And instead of sugared almonds for the kids, she used jelly babies (which I also insisted in getting! Haha). It was a fun night making them! I also helped my aunt make her favours – she'd bought bubbles and made custom labels on her computer, which we stuck on then tied ribbon around. I LOVE the tea light idea, they would look so pretty on the tables! Xo
Yep, I'm sticking by the fact that I want tea lights! Custom labels made at home is a fab idea, thanks hun!xo
excited for you. i love to plan wedding. look at pinterest for more ideas. they have fab photos there.
I will definitely spend more time on Pinterest in the future x
The sign is adorable … wedding planning is so much fun and utilizing your friends is the best thing ever!
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We did a lot of our wedding stuff, we made our centerpieces and seating chart and a whole bunch of other things. I loved all of our personal touches.
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