Category: DIY Wedding Blog

Christine of Pretty Pretty Paper shared a few images over the weekend from her recent wedding and I am amazed. I’m pretty sure her bolero is the most incredible piece of clothing I’ve ever laid eyes on..

[Images c/o Parker J]

The amazing images above have been in my inbox for over a week and
am so excited I finally get to share them with you. The seriously
talented Courtney of Flush Designs
is designing a wedding table for our Table Trends series during the
month of December. Not only does Courtney take beautiful photographs
and create stunning paper goods, but she is also has an incredible
talent when it comes to event design too. The invites and detail images
above are a sneak peek of what is to come for her kitschy winter table
on Once Wed and I cannot wait…

I hope everyone has a safe and happy Thanksgiving weekend! I’m taking off for the week, but will see you here Monday morning.

I don’t usually post a lot of beach weddings on Once Wed because I don’t come across many that really catch my eye, but Valery and Chauncey’s Jamaican wedding blew me away. Maybe it was because the bride and groom rock their wedding wear so well or the konk shell chandelier’s hanging above the dance floor. Regardless, the wedding below is amazing…

[Images c/o Kvetch Indiebride]

Laurie has been such a huge part of Once Wed since the beginning, so naturally when I launched this project she was one of the first bloggers I asked to create a table on a budget for our series. It shouldn’t come as a suprise that Laurie went all out with the handmade details and vintage color palette for her Table Trends feature today. Even though Laurie is a floral designer by day, she decided to incorporate paper flowers over fresh flowers because of its versatility and easiness on the budget. Stay tuned for her DIY project next week because it is all about sweets and packaging. Laurie, thank you so much for another amazing source of inspiration!

I do like the notion of the sweet-heart  table (a small table just
for the bride and groom) at a wedding reception.  It’s an intimate
place for the bride and groom to share their first married meal, gazing
at each other, surrounded by a sea of tables filled with all their
loved ones. When Emily asked me to contribute to the Table Trends
feature, I knew that was the kind of table I wanted to design.  I also
knew I wanted it to be filled with many details that might only be
noticed by a couple sitting close.  

The place mats are made of two layered papers stitched between two
layers of netting.  The blue "Cherry Blossom"  wrapping paper is from Midori  and the scalloped edge is made from Hambly’s "Grandma’s Wallpaper" scrap book paper.  (the same paper used on the votive cups).

The vintage purse came from Trash Can Annie’s, a vintage clothing store in my home town, Davenport, IA.   

I found the orange floral print fabric from the upholstery section of JoAnns.
 I used gold crocheted lace  to trim the edge of the fabric.    The
table runner is made of a heavy crepe paper and adorned with a
crocheted lace border and crepe paper medallions.    In the center of
the medallions, I stitched down  tatted lace circles (a rummage sale
find).

For the favors, I covered the boxes with decorative paper and trimmed
them with lace, paper leaves, and a crepe paper medallion with a shell
button center.   Inside the favor boxes is a pair of vintage salt and
pepper shakers.

Laurie was sweet enough to put together a table for our Table Trends series this week and some teaser images just landed in my inbox. You definitely don’t want to miss tomorrow…