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7 DIY Ideas for a Meaningful Wedding

January 23, 2018 By Gloria B. Collins Leave a Comment

Brides, do you want your wedding to be beautiful and meaningful, and fit your budget?

If so, then you’re going to have to roll up your sleeves to do some of the work- simple as that. I have 7 DIY Ideas for a Meaningful Wedding to inspire you. 

Photos by Basia of DIY wedding boutonnieres

Photos by Basia

 

Don’t panic it can be fun!

To the DIY brides designing their flowers, I Applaud you.

DIY wedding decoration are meaningful in many ways. There are times when I come across a bride that wants to create a meaningful wedding by doing the flowers herself. Though I would  NEVER advise her to design and do the flowers for her bouquet or the venue because It’s exhausting work and too much pressure for it all to look just right on the day.

Photo by Basia of wedding bouquet created by Gloria B. Collins

Photos by Basia

I made this bouquet using flowers from my garden and farms.

 

7 DIY Ideas for a Meaningful Wedding

BOUTONNIERES

These little packages of love can be fun to make and are not too overly complicated.

Here is a link I recommend to get you started.

Photo by Basia of DIY wedding boutonniere on lapel

This Bride wanted to give her man something handmade by her.

So, together with her Maids, they enjoyed the process of making these lovely boutonnieres for all the Groomsmen.

Presenting something handmade to the one we love is true love.

 

DECORATE WITH PLANTS

Decorate walkways and tables with potted plants. I recommend seasonal and regional plants that you can take home and plant in your yard after the wedding. This will be a sustainable reminder of your special day.

Photo by Basia of potted plants used for wedding decoration

Photos by Basia

SHOW YOUR GUESTS THE WAY

Make signs to direct your guests. You can use a chalkboard sign to not only guide guests but to quickly share the ambiance of your special day.

photo of wedding chalkboard sign at Blooming Hill Farm

GET CREATIVE WITH PAPER!

Are you at a loss on how to decorate your tables? Make paper flowers! This is a fun rustic wedding idea that is both personal and less expensive.

Here is a link for these tissue paper flowers.

Photo by Elizabeth Fox of paper flowers used as a wedding decoration

Photo by Elizabeth Fox

FLORAL NAME CARDS

Name cards don’t have to be boring. Consider tying herbs together and adding names of your guests using ribbon and paper. A soothing scent like lavender will be a lovely way to greet your guests.

Photo by Basia of DIY lavender bunch name cards for wedding

Photos by Basia

GET CREATIVE WITH YOUR SEATING CARDS 

Make your seating card display something your guests will remember. Cut out hearts from the pretty paper you used to create the flowers for your table decoration and write your guests name and table number. When you display the seating cards on a clothesline with a clothespin, not only do you add a visual cue to your guests that this is where they find out where they sit, you can also leave them an opportunity, via pen an paper, to write the bride a groom a short note of congratulations to leave in their seating card’s place.

Photo by Elizabeth Fox of handmade wooden clothesline display for heart shaped seating cards

Photo by Elizabeth Fox

 

SEND SOMETHING HOME WITH YOUR GUESTS 

Fill pretty bottles with your favorite scented oils for guests to take home with them. Arranging the bottles on a table with some greenery and a sign offering them permission to accept the gift will give guests a clear sign that this gift is for them.

Photo by Elizabeth Fox of scented oil bottles for wedding guests

Phots by Elizabeth Fox

 

Now go off and tell your story your way.

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Filed Under: Family, Flowers, Uncategorized, Weddings Tagged With: Brides, cutting flowers, DIYWedding, eco events, eco weddings, Event flowers, flowers grown in a garden, flowers to grow for cutting, garden flowers for events, gardening for weddings, grow your own wedding flowers, hudson valley florist, hudson valley flower growers, hudson valley wedding gardener, local florists, sustainable weddings, the wedding gardener, wedding gardener

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