Wedding Tip Wednesday

I spend most nights doing some sort of craft, since it's my favorite way to spend my alone time. My crafting kicks into high gear especially during the winter because I am not a fan of cold weather! Now that Pinterest has entered my life, I have no shortage of crafts to do. This tutorial popped up on my Pinterest home page about a month ago and I cannot wait to try it!

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I LOVE blue mason jars but the real ones always seem to have a higher price tag at the antique and thrift stores I shop at. I've seen them as low at $7 to as high as $12, and since you can buy brand new clear ones for as low as $1 a jar, this tutorial is perfect for making cute decor on a budget! Making my own pretty blue mason jars (or any other color, as you'll see in the tutorial) is my idea of a perfect craft night. I think that these would be a perfect option for lining a ceremony aisle. You could fill the jars with flowers or even with candles! Or maybe on your cocktail tables and bars or even line a path outside with candles inside. So many things you can do with these. I'll be sure to share my results when I finish them! Do you have any crafts- wedding related or not- planned? 

-Lisa

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Wedding Tip Wednesday

We stumbled across this great tutorial for burlap boutonnieres a few weeks ago! 

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I love this! The buttons and ribbon really tie off the whole look. Feathers are big right now and I think the best part about this boutonniere is that you wouldn't have to worry about a flower wilting in the summer heat! You can find this tutorial here.

Are you taking on any DIY projects for your wedding? We'd love to see them!!

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Wedding Tip Wednesday

Fall is officially upon us, so for today's Wedding Tip Wednesday, I thought I'd look for fall-like centerpieces. Below are pictures from Once Wed and I really like the rustic, fall feel to them. There is a tutorial here if you are interested in replicating them. Or you can just use these pictures for inspiration! I love that the cylinder vases are wrapped in ribbon and yarn. If you'd still like some sort of flower in the centerpiece and want some color added as well, you could add some lovely fall flowers. And even if you can't find a piece of wood to go underneath, I think you could just go without and it would still look amazing! Its easy to forget that you don't always need flowers for your centerpieces, dressed up candles and even regular candles can look just as stunning. 

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Wedding Tip Wednesday

This week’s wedding tip is some advice on how to choose your color scheme. There a few things that you should definitely take into consideration before choosing. Color schemes set the tone for your wedding, whether it is a black tie event with strictly black and white décor or a garden wedding with greens, blush pinks and white décor. Here is my list of how to narrow color schemes down to your perfect fit!

Definitely take your venue into consideration. An old historic mansion may not be the right fit for a modern color combination like lime green and aqua blue. Go with softer colors and if you want bold color, a deep purple or navy blue would look great. You can still make a statement with soft pinks and golds.

Pick your favorite color! Do you love pink? Or yellow? Run with it! You can always find a different shade of your favorite color to fit the time of year. Or go in the polar opposite direction. When picking the color scheme for my own wedding, I originally wanted orange and brown. But then I saw a green and purple wedding and fell in love. I had never liked the color purple (at all) until I was planning my wedding. Considering different colors definitely can’t hurt.

Certain colors, like blue, have limited amount of flowers that are actually blue, but you can always get them dyed to be your perfect color. Pinks, greens, whites on the other hand are in every flower category. All white flowers can look so fresh, modern and clean. It’s one of my favorite colors for centerpieces.

Take a note from nature. Autumn leaves come in so many different colors that create a gorgeous palette: reds, yellows, oranges and greens. These are popular in fall weddings but you could even bring yellows and oranges into a spring wedding. One of my favorite color schemes right now is the colors of a peacock feather; pull out the greens, blues, browns and golds and you have a really unique theme that will make a statement.

Whatever color scheme you decide on, it should reflect you as a couple. Have fun going through inspiration boards and googling every combination under the sun. It can definitely be one of the more fun things to decide! Just for giggles, I put a picture below of my favorite color combo right now that I found on Snippet & Ink. I need it in my life! So adorable!!!

-Lisa

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Wedding Tip Wednesday

This week's Wedding Tip is another tutorial and contains lots of pictures for inspiration! One of my favorite things popping up on blogs everywhere- Pinwheels made of paper! (Not to be confused with actual pinwheels-which are equally as adorable.)

(photo from http://www.ruffledblog.com/)

(photo from http://www.stylemepretty.com/)

(photo from http://www.thesweetestoccasion.com/)

(photo from http://www.oncewed.com/)

I pulled these photos from a few websites and the uses for them are almost never-ending! Use them on your sweetheart table seats, table numbers, you could hang them from trees for your outdoor ceremony or even use them as aisle markers for your ceremony. My favorite use would be for placecards and escort cards. This was used in Sarah and Chris' wedding we did this past May. Its a simple DIY touch that can be used all over without being overdone. Here's a tutorial from Style Me Pretty (our verymostfavoritewebsite).

-Lisa

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Wedding Tip Wednesday

Wedding tip Wednesday is another of our new blog topics each week. We'll talk about different types of tips such as, tutorials, inspiration, cost cutting ideas and share some advice with you. This week we'll be showing you a tutorial. Martha Stewart always has great tutorials but this one stuck out because we've never seen it at a wedding before!

They used cylinder glass vases and covered them in white lace. So simple and so gorgeous. We love any and all candle centerpieces and this one just has a different touch to it. You could make this your whole centerpiece or maybe just take small votive holders and do this but put them around your floral centerpieces. It adds a very romantic look to the table. You can find this tutorial right here. Check it out!

This is another tutorial from Martha, that has a bit more of a modern feel. She provides a template so you can print the lace design on vellum paper and place a candle (in a glass cylinder of course) inside! We think these would look great on a long reception table with varying heights of glass just like the picture on their website. So inexpensive but looks so chic! You can find this tutorial right here.

We hope you are liking our new blog and maybe they will spark some inspiration for your wedding! Happy Wednesday!

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