After I solidified my wedding vision, I began searching for the decor I needed. Shepherd’s hooks were first up. These bad boys are not cheap. 36″ hooks would be the best bet for us, and the cheapest I found them was around $7-8 plus shipping. We needed twenty; our decor budget skyrocketed without buying any real…
Early on in my wedding magazine reading, I noticed that weddings these days need to have a theme or unifying vision. Personally, I think that marriage is a good wedding theme. Working off of my desire to have a Hokie-colored wedding and a June wedding date, I headed over to every bride’s (or wannabe bride’s)…
Once upon a time, I said I would never make pocketfold envelopes. Screen cap from Weddingbee Please notice that was August of last year, mere days from when I placed our invitation order. A few weeks later, they arrived. The white mailing envelopes were not overly sturdy, and I was a bit concerned that our…
Since our wedding was three weeks ago, I figure it’s safe to post our invite suite. We opted for a customized version of Spice Grace from Invitation Consultants. Once the invites arrived, I noticed that the mailing envelope was rather dainty. Given the abuse that our save the dates took getting mailed to our roommates, I…
As I mentioned, I have a few post wedding crafts. My first was to convert our cake toppers to art. We purchase Lillian Rose cake toppers from AC Moore. I purchased them with either 55% off or 60% off coupons. Sadly, the “M” broke as our wedding planner was cleaning up. She began apologizing profusely…
Or, gifting my gals. One Southern tradition I wanted to keep alive in my bridal party was the overuse of monograms. Monogram all the things! In another round of six degrees of Lisa, my freshman roomie’s BFF (she lived down the hall from us) pinned a cute tote from Tiny Tulip. My eagle eyes spotted the…