We know with the scores of carefully selected Pinterest boards out there and the easy to follow blogs of skilled super-women who inspire your inner Martha Stewart, there’s a lot to be said for wedding DIY. It’s the newest and most enjoyable way to personalise and organise your wedding. Most brides love the concept of DIY projects, as it provides a productive and worthwhile channel for any pre-wedding stress, while contributing something they are proud of as an end product to decorate or use at their wedding. Not to mention eternal bragging rights when the photos come out. What’s not to love?
We previously gave you our top ten DIY wedding projects a few months ago, but we will admit it’s a little unrealistic to limit the endless opportunities that exist for creating your own wedding material to just ten. That’s why we’ve decided to go back out there, roll up our sleeves and found ten more of the best wedding DIY projects a bride can do. These range from the perfect bouncy tulle pom poms to glittering Gatsby-esque cocktail trays. We’re in no way going to deny our absolute love for all the inspiring and admirable wedding DIY projects available. They can be either a personal challenge for you to take on and complete for the big day whenever you need to take your mind off other bridal related duties and want to distress. Or, they can be made into fun and messy Sunday afternoon meetings with friends and family, because what goes better with a DIY project than some company and cocktails? Take a look at our new, favourite top ten DIY ideas for your wedding here, and see which ones suit your tastes and skillset.
Wanderlust globe:
Perfect for the couple who loved to travel, and particularly romantic for the couple who have an overseas love story, one filled with adventure and foreign lands. This is an adorably cute and picturesque idea to include an otherworldly, transnational feel to your wedding party. You can decorate, paint and style it however you want. You can use it as creatively as possible, either as a guest book to sign at your reception entryway or as a table centrepiece for each guest group, tailored specifically for their favourite or most travelled countries. See how to decorate and personalise your very own globe here, on Style Me Pretty.
Tulle pom poms:
We have to admit, we’re suckers for anything tulle. From bridesmaid dresses to headbands and all that lies in between, we just can’t get enough of tulle at a wedding. The fabric alone is composed to be bouncy and full of mesh volume in light dusty colours, making it the girly and perfect material for a wedding. You can easily fashion and create perfectly round, cushioned tulle pom poms to fill every nook and cranny of your wedding party. Hang them from the ceiling, drape them off the tablecloth or scatter them around the cake. Tulle pom poms will add a whimsical, girly vibe to your day – and both adults and kids alike will love picking them up and throwing them about by the end of the night. Find out just how easy and fun they are to make here on Regans Originals.
Vintage cake stand:
This will probably be one of the more practical and fulfilling wedding DIY projects you can take on for the big day. Of course, every wedding will have a cake or some variation of desert-based centrepiece to impress guests and have them full by the end of the meal. It’s almost become a tradition for guests to pass or stand around the wedding cake full of admiration, then clap and smile adorably as the couple cut it together. What better way to spur on that admiration and make that moment more memorable as a couple than by making your very own cake stand? You can use as many different patterned vintage plates and dishes as you want, perhaps even gather a few from family members or use a grandparents for that extra sentimental touch. You can even fashion the edging from beading and lace to suit your theme. Depending on how much more of that precious wedding energy you have to spare, you can also create more of them to go around the table as cupcake favours or platter decorations. See how to create your very own cake stand here on Wedding Chicks.
Milk carton favour boxes:
This is a more light-hearted and fun wedding décor that you can easily fashion yourself to give your guests a giggle. If you consider yourself to be an old-school style couple, with a love for all things retro and illustrated, then these would be perfect for your wedding. Include sweets or jellies that were hugely popular from your school days to give all the concerned adults a good chuckle, or fill them with cookies for the perfect milk and cookie combo. These favour boxes are extremely easy to make, find out how here on Eat Drink Chic, and download your free template.
Gold sequin cocktail tray:
What better way to add a bit of that roaring 30s inspired glitz and glamour than with a sequin scattered cocktail serving tray. You can design and fashion whatever pattern you want along these, making them both cool and symmetrical or giving a nod to the intricate lines and glamour of art deco. For the utmost in chic sophisticated partying, have your after dinner cocktails served to your guests on these shimmering trays or lined up along the tables waiting to be plucked. See how to create these glamorous party pieces here on Wedding Chicks.
Wine bottle candlelight:
Why not put something truly vintage and impressive in the middle of your guests' tables, like these handmade marble decorated wine bottle candlelights? They can come in as many different and diverse colours as you want, and you can fill them with whatever will fit your wedding décor, from coloured sand to glass marbles. With a vintage, antique feel, these stunning centrepieces will set the tone for your romantic and relaxing after party. Not as difficult as you may think to create, considering it involves glass, you can follow these straightforward steps to making the perfect, antique centrepieces here on Hello Natural.
Balloon place names:
Put an airy, whimsical touch to your wedding party with the use of floating balloons for guests as a way to recognise their place setting. This is a very simple yet genius little wedding project, where you can tie helium filled balloons onto each guests place card, and even attach a small gift or surprise for them underneath, inside a cute token bag. Guests can choose to hang onto them for the remainder of the night, tie them onto the back of their chairs or have fun popping them in applause at the end of the night. Check out how to fashion these perfectly here, on Project Wedding.
Spiralling pinwheels:
One of the perkiest and brightest wedding decors around, a pinwheel is a great little token for adding drama and emphasis. They can be made from any combination of colours you want, and they go great on the backdrop of a table or around the walls of your reception. With a vibrant party feel to them, they remind guests to have a good time. You can make these festival-like decors in under five minutes with the right materials, see Project Wedding for the details.
Moss table décor:
We have to admit, it can be a little eyebrow raising when you hear the word moss and the word table go hand in hand, especially for a wedding. But moss is the next big thing to the hit the wedding scene since the invasion of tulle – and you know how much we love tulle. A bed of moss scattered around party tables in amongst favours can create a sense of the outdoors, which brings on a feeling of freshness and adventure, the perfect scene to begin a new life. It’s perfect for a summer or Easter-themed wedding, and goes great with flowers to really incorporate that feeling of nature and newness. It’s actually quite easy to attempt fashioning your very own moss bed for your wedding party, check out Once Wed for the details.
Antique frame table numbers:
This is another firm favourite here at S&P Weddings. Antique styled frame table numbers pretty much kick off everything on our great wedding décor list. They’re unique, individual, glamorous, highly decorative and best of all, they’re easy to make yourself. You can use whichever size or style of frame you want, from baroque roman plastering to mirrored gold glass. You can then work on each individual backdrop for your frame, make them mix or match and use whatever pattern or style wallpaper you want. The options for these table numbers are endless, and you can easily incorporate them into your wedding theme to create a sense of quirk and elegance. See how you can make these yourself, with little or no fuss over at Project Wedding.
- Roisin Curran
Image Credits: Couple in Streamers: Popsugar | Bride doing DIY: HGTV