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How to make a romantic lace themed wedding

Get your romantic, vintage wedding by adding lots and lots of lace!  The pattern and the texture of lace gives so much richness to all your wedding decorations.  It also gives it a handmade feel without too much things to make.  You can’t really have too many laces!

how to Vintage Romantic lace wedding^ Veil Rebecca Ruby Chami

how to vintage romantic lace wedding weddingdress^ Wedding Dress – Vintage Wedding Dress Inspiration

how to vintage romantic lace wedding, lace bolero jacket^ Lace Bolero Jacket

Vintage Romantic lace wedding bolero jacket^ Short lace wedding bolero jacket

how to vintage romantic lace wedding table runner^ Lace Table Runner via A Whimsical Wedding at the Smog Shoppe in Los Angeles: Michelle + Ryan

how to vintage romantic lace wedding lace backdrop lace embroidery hoop^ Lace Altar via Inspired by Embroidery Hoops

how to vintage romantic lace wedding cake^ Lacey wedding Cake via Sugar Ruffles

how to vintage romantic lace wedding^ Lace Wrapped Wedding Invitations via Cards Inspired

how to vintage romantic lace wedding chandelier^ DIY Paper Doily Chandelier via Martha Stewart Weddings

how to vintage romantic lace wedding place setting^ Lace feather wedding reception place setting via Once wed

vintage romantic lace wedding lacey bridesmaids dress^ Adrianna Papell Strapless Lace Sheath Dress, Nordstrom via Audrey Hannah Photo

how to vintage romantic lace wedding aisle runner^ Lace Wedding Aisle Runner

vintage romantic lace wedding bunting^ Cream Lace Wedding Bunting via Luulla

vintage romantic lace wedding candle holder^ Wedding lace candle holder via TimDunCanEvents

 

vintage romantic lace wedding lace bouquet wrap^ Lace Bouquet Wrap via Aileen Tran

Lifelong Romance Heels^Lace Wedding Shoes




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Rustic Intimate Beach Weddings

I was raised from childhood through college near a beach, so naturally I imagined getting married on a beach.  When it was time though, it didn’t pan out as I hoped.  When I weighed my wants to have a intimate beach wedding vs having lots of people to come bless us, unfortunately the later argument won.  Plus, there were no beach around where I am now, so the flights, hotels, transportation would not have fit in my budget.  Nevertheless I love looking at beach wedding photos.  So much warmth and love, who doesn’t feel like celebrating at a beach?  I love how little you need to decorate a beach wedding.  The turquoise ocean contrasting with the bright diamond sand does pretty much everything.  I like it all white, or maybe a pop of coral color for great photos.  I would hand out flip flops to all the guests as the favor, have floor cushion seating so they can dig their toes in the sand, have kids build sand castles, have fabric wrapped altar that’s blowing in the wind, and maybe a mini wedding dress with birdcage veil.  Beach weddings.. definitely worth thinking about!

DIY Artsy Rustic Intimate Beach Wedding^ Intimate Weddings

DIY Artsy Rustic Intimate Beach Wedding

DIY Artsy Rustic Intimate Beach Wedding^ Rustic Beach Wedding Inspiration

DIY Artsy Rustic Intimate Beach Wedding^ Pops of Coral

DIY Artsy Rustic Intimate Beach Wedding^ Real DIY Beach Wedding

DIY Artsy Rustic Intimate Beach Wedding^ Beach Canopy Seating Arrangement

DIY Artsy Rustic Intimate Beach Wedding^ Beach Wedding Oahu Hawaii

DIY Artsy Rustic Intimate Beach Wedding^ Alternate Seating for Beach Ceremony

DIY Artsy Rustic Intimate Beach Wedding^ Beach wedding seating arrangements

DIY Artsy Rustic Intimate Beach Wedding^ Rustic Beach Wedding

DIY Artsy Rustic Intimate Beach Wedding^ Mexican Beach Wedding

DIY Artsy Rustic Intimate Beach Wedding^ Maui Wedding at Kihei Beach

 

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December Barn Wedding

Alina from My Yellow Umbrella has shared with us her beautiful barn wedding, with all of her DIY skills.    She made the wedding invitations, programs, sparkler tags, cupcake log stand, banners, photo props, ring bearer pillow, flower girl dress, craspedia bouquets/boutonnieres, comment cards, the I Do sign, twine globes, and a lot of thrifting for table decorations and the vintage suitcase.  She sure kept her goal of keeping it unique, affordable and mostly handmade!  Make sure to check out her blog for lots of DIY tutorials and her Etsy Shop where she sells a lot of her sewing products.  I especially love this sailor’s knot rope door stopper.  I’d love a nautical theme wedding bride to use this as one of the decorations.

Anyways back to Alina’s DIY wedding photos!

DIY Handmade Barn Wedding RingsDIY Handmade Barn Wedding Cowboy BootsDIY Handmade Barn Wedding Billy Ball BoutonieresDIY Handmade Barn Wedding InvitationsDIY Handmade Barn Wedding Dress Detail ShotDIY Handmade Barn Wedding Bride Getting REadyDIY Handmade Barn Wedding The VowsDIY Handmade Barn Wedding GroomsmentDIY Handmade Barn Wedding Bridesmaids^ I love bridesmaids in flats!
DIY Handmade Barn Wedding BouquetDIY Handmade Barn Wedding Bridal PartyDIY Handmade Barn Wedding IDO Directional SignsDIY Handmade Barn Wedding CupcakeDIY Handmade Barn Wedding CupcakeDIY Handmade Barn Wedding LemonadeDIY Handmade Barn Wedding Pomander Ball BouquetsDIY Handmade Barn Wedding Mr Mrs BannerDIY Handmade Barn Wedding Cake StandDIY Handmade Barn Wedding Dessert TableDIY Handmade Barn Wedding Striped Paper Straws^ I love paper straws
DIY Handmade Barn Wedding Sparklers
DIY Handmade Barn Wedding Aisle CandlesDIY Handmade Barn Wedding Here Comes the BrideDIY Handmade Barn Wedding Here Comes the BrideDIY Handmade Barn Wedding AltarDIY Handmade Barn Wedding MessagesDIY Handmade Barn Wedding Ring Pillow^ I can’t believe she made all these!DIY Handmade Barn Wedding Cards^ Great vintage suitcase find!DIY Handmade Barn Wedding The CoupleDIY Handmade Barn Wedding The CoupleDIY Handmade Barn Wedding The Couple Exit

Location| Fulton Valley Farms
Video | Craig and Mary Beebe of The Brickhouse Studios
Photography | Jackie and Casey Cooper of Jackie Cooper Photo
Hair | Kayla Bodley at House of Hair Salon
Wedding dress | The Savvy Bride
Bridesmaids dress | David’s Bridal (link to the dresses here)
Groom’s/groomsmen custom suits | MakeYourOwnJeans.com (custom suits for $100 each!)
Grant’s (ringbearer) suspenders and bowtie | The Baxter Boy (Etsy Shop)
Striped candy bags | Two Crazy Ladies (Etsy Shop)
Gray striped straws | Shop Sweet LuluCandy (75 pounds of it, folks) | Candy.com and CandyFavorites.com
Flowers | Dillon’s Floral Department
Ruffle fabric for flower girl dresses | RuffleFabric.com
Groomsmen, groom and usher’s ties | Cheap-Neckties.com
Sparklers | SuperiorFireworks.com
Bride’s Shoes | Off Broadway Shoes
Bridesmaid Shoes | Ebay.com
Cupcakes, drinks and cups/utensils | Sam’s Club
Yellow plates and napkins | The Dollar Tree
Mason jar drink dispensers, yellow parasol and yellow paper lanterns (hanging above the candy table) | World Market
Glassware on candy table | mostly thrifted,  HomeGoods and Target!
Pepsi crate on candy table | Bondie’s Old Town Antique Mall, a local antique shop

Alina’s Top Ten DIY Tips

1. Think about getting married in the off-season; by having a December wedding, we got our location for half-price, simply because it was their off-season.
2. To second my note above, stay away from anything labeled “wedding” just for the sake of being labeled. I saw so many prices doubled just because they had “wedding” in the name!
3. Think ordinary; our cupcakes were bought in bulk from Sam’s. We heard (I didn’t have time to stop and eat one!) that they were awesome. They also looked pretty because my mom insisted that we cut out cupcake wrappers and top them with a monogram.
4. Do it yourself; you can see for yourself the list of items we made ourselves above. By simply spending the time creating the things we wanted, we cut out all of the expenses we would have incurred in paying someone. For the items we didn’t have time to make, we tried to use local businesses and Etsy shops. What you’ll end up with is something totally unique and completely personalized.
5. Cut down on fresh flowers; the only fresh flowers we bought were babies breath, ranunculus and a couple of bouquets of simple white flowers they already had in the store. If I could do it over again, I wouldn’t even special-order the ranunculus. They were beautiful, but accounted for over half of our total flower cost ($120 total, if you’re wondering), and they had so many beautiful white flowers I could have also used (which I did end up doing since the ranunculus were so small). I’ll do a post on flowers later, but these are my initial thoughts!
6. Do your research; we were able to buy $100 custom suits and all of the ties were under $15 (some were even $5!). That’s less than renting a tux for each guy AND they all came out of the deal with a custom suits, folks! By doing your research to find the best price, you can feel confident in what you are buying.
7. Shop on clearance and thrift your heart out; my shoes were bought on clearance, my dress came from a consignment shop, our mason jars came from thrift shops/Craiglist/friends, everthing (except the mason jar drinks dispensers) from World Market was on clearance, most of the glassware was thrifted…rarely did we buy something for full price, but if we did, we did our research first (see #6).
8. Decide what’s important and spend your money there; I’ve always said that pictures would be the most important for me. My feelings are that your big day are gone in such a flash that all you’re left with is photos, memories and maybe even a video. So, photography took the biggest chunk of our budget, which was 1000% OK since we planned for it. From there, we were able to allocate the remaining money to everything else. It helped us to pare down and sort through the list of possible items to include. For example, we didn’t have a DJ, so we set up a Spotify playlist on my Mac and had a friend in charge of making sure everything ran smoothly. F-R-E-E! (Thanks, Ben!)
9. Let people help you; this one was hardest for me. Not because I wanted to control it, but because there were so many little things I was picturing, I had a hard time communicating and delegating it all. Probably the biggest help to me was when my mom came down for the weekend and sat me down to research and order things we needed (like the candy). I needed someone to make me focus on getting it done, rather than spending my time stressing about it. (Thanks, Mom!) We also made our twine lanterns (interrupted in the middle by an earthquake!) and I finished the flower girl dresses that weekend. Oh, and my Nana came up a day earlier and we took care of buying all of the paper goods. Not only was it a huge help to me having them there, but we also created some fun memories. So, have a girl’s night with your friends or get together with your family and knock those projects out!
10. Finally, know that your big day is going to go fast. By preparing myself for that, I remembered to stop at different times during the day and try to freeze that moment in my memory. I missed things, yes…I didn’t get anything to eat or drink and I didn’t see the kids eating candy or people enjoying the fires outside, but I do remember what my thoughts were when I woke up, I remember seeing my friend Krissy on the couch as I was leaving for my hair appointment, I remember the quiet time spent with my mom, Jackie and Kayla as I was getting my hair done, I remember the looks on the groomsmen faces during the ceremony, I remember the things my daddy whispered to me when we were dancing (he made me cry big time), I remember the hugs we got right after the ceremony, I remember seeing precious friends that live far away, I remember the moment we decided it was time to leave and I remember being on cloud 9 as we drove away. That day was truly the best day of my life and I’m still so elated as I sit here remembering.

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Chandler + John Vineyard Wedding

Scott & Cristen from W. Scott Chester Photography has shared with us a valley ranch vineyard wedding from Napa Valley, CA for Chandler + John’s rustic wedding. W. Scott Chester Photography is a husband & wife wedding photographer team, and you can get the gist of their personality through their About page of their main site. In this wedding I love all the minimalist decorations they used, just focusing on the pure beauty of their venue. The ruffled curtain backdrop, black and white striped bride entrance curtain, the simple hanging light bulb decoration, the building wall as the projection screen, pool lounge cocktail hour, love it all!

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Cutest Big Bow Weddings

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Handmade Paper Origami Weddings

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Rustic Farm Sunflower Weddings

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Rustic Enchanted Fairytale Forest Wedding

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Nautical Wedding Theme

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Etsy Finds: Circus Carnival Wedding Theme

I LOVE circus carnival theme weddings!  I wasn’t the biggest fan of circus since I kind of have a phobia for clowns, but circus weddings I’d go any day!  I found all these etsy circus goodies via different artists.  Just to start you off with what you would need to create a circus wedding.  Wedding invitations and stationery will do a big part, since you can put in so many colors into such a small space.  I love the popping red against the cyan blues, so keeping those theme colors will help you create a big visual.  Of course you can keep it neutral or pastel colors with just a hint of redness here and there to keep it muted down, vintage circus wedding.

Artsy Vintage Wedding Theme Circus Wedding Theme

Engagement Party Invitations – Circus Theme by PlatypodeAlamode

Artsy Vintage Wedding Theme Circus Wedding Theme

Party Personalized Carnival Popcorn Boxes by 6elmdesigns

Artsy Vintage Wedding Theme Circus Carnival Wedding Theme

Photo Booth Prop Signs Vintage by akapertyfultings

Artsy Vintage Wedding Theme Circus Carnival Wedding Theme

Circus Poodle Candy Bags by PaperFever

Artsy Vintage Wedding Theme Circus Carnival Wedding Theme

Mini Top Hat Bride Garden Wedding  by HikariDesign

Artsy Vintage Wedding Theme Circus Carnival Wedding Theme

Circus marquee metal letters 18″ lighted custom finish included by WestVintageTradingCo

Artsy Vintage Wedding Theme Circus Carnival Wedding Theme

Circus/Carnival Party Favor Box PRINTABLE/DIY Decorations by lavenderlimedesigns

Artsy Vintage Wedding Theme Circus Carnival Wedding Theme

Candy Colored Circus Fabric Bunting by AFeteBeckons

For inspiration checkout these blogs

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