Ever since I got the official photos, I’ve been meaning to share a couple of wedding DIY projects that I did for my wedding. I already posted the boutonnieres, but I thought I’d also share what I did for the table centerpieces. It boggles my mind when people talk about spending hundreds (or thousands!) of […]
Dress Transformation
Several months before I got married I posted pictures of the $1 flea market dress I was planning to restyle and wear. After I started working on it I actually changed my design several times when I got partway through and realized I didn’t like the direction it was going. Sometimes it’s hard to tell […]
Crystal Boutonniere DIY
If you’ve been following my blog for more than a couple of months, you might remember that I got married in July. Ever since then I’ve been waiting to share the professional shots from the wedding. We still don’t have the high-res images (not really sure why…the photographer is not communicating), but I snagged some […]
Feathered Wedding Hairpiece
In my last post I mentioned the headpiece I made to go with my veil, and here’s the reveal. I knew I wanted to use a vintage rhinestone brooch, so I searched high and low for one I liked and finally found this one in a shop in Portland (3 Monkeys, which I didn’t even […]
DIY Tutorial: Simple Veil
I think it’s ridiculous when I see women dropping serious cash on wedding veils, because unless they’re heavily embellished or jewel-encrusted, they’re a really easy DIY project. Maybe I’m exaggerating, but even if you’ve never made anything before you can make this. The hardest part of making mine was finding the netting. Local fabric stores […]
My Favorite Wedding Blogs
If you’re planning a wedding, there are a ton of blogs out there with great ideas and advice. I flipped through a couple of bridal magazines, but with the exception of Martha Stewart Weddings, I found them all pretty boring and uninspiring. Most “traditional” wedding stuff just isn’t my taste, and I wanted to handmake […]
Sweets
Photo by Karla Z. We won’t have any of the official wedding photos for awhile, but I thought I’d share some of the ones taken by family and friends. I figured I’d start with the sweet stuff. As I’ve mentioned a few times, my sister Andrea made our cake. She spent several days in the […]
Catching my breath
It’s been a crazy week, but we got married on Sunday! For now we are trying to just relax and enjoy a few days together in Portland before we go back to the East coast, but I thought I’d share of few peaks from the wedding so no one dies of anticipation (kidding!) I’ll have […]
Wedding Invitations
Today we’re leaving for Portland to get married next weekend. I thought it would be a good time to share the wedding invitations that we sent our guests. Steven and I collaborated on them. I did an initial sketch, we went back and forth with the design a bit, then he inked, painted, and lettered […]