Category: DIY Wedding Blog
I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! I wanted to kick off today with one of the sweetest weddings I have ever come across. I don’t know too many details about this beautiful celebration, but I know it took place by the sea in Sweden and the bride wore Saja Bridal. Another reason to love intimate and small weddings…
Photography by Mikael Olsson
Back in July, Once Wed featured the Free Wedding and a lot of people left comments asking how to recreate the fabric flower garland. So, I thought I would put together a miniature version of it for everyone. It’s easy to make and can be used in so many ways… hung from the ceiling, attached to the back of chairs, aisle “rope” or laid on the table for an added element.
-Ashley of Dolci Odille
Supplies: Scissors, needle and thread, fabric, and a pencil.
Step 1: Fold your fabric and use the spool of thread to trace a circle. Then cut the circles out.
Step 2: Take one circle and fold it in half.
Step 3: Take the half circle and fold it in half again.
Step 4: Then take your circle and stitch through the bottom. Continue this step, adding at least 6 circles on top of the first.
Step 5: Once you have sewn all 6 circles, connect the petals together by stitching through each one at the corners and then tying off the tread with a double knot.
Step 6: Next, cut 3 yards of thread and add on the flowers one by one.
Project created by Dolci Odille
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The wedding of Karen and Vaughn reminds me so much of why I love talking about and highlighting weddings every day on Once Wed. From their handmade invitation to their wedding weekend camping with family and friends, every detail was a true reflection and celebration of Karen and Vaughn’s new life together…
We got married at a campground in between Ventura and Ojai, three days of celebrating love, and put the wedding together with the help of family and friends. All the decoration and details, from the food to music, was the outcome of everyone bringing their help and creativity to make it happen. We had people bring truckloads of hay stacks, firewood, and pumpkins. Aunts arranged flowers and brought homemade desserts. Friends made appetizers and homemade cocktails. They even helped us clean up…
Beautiful photography by Nancy Neil
I am such a sucker for a beautiful DIY wedding and the lovely wedding of Kim and Zac from Brooke Schwab Photography is no exception to this rule. The bride, Kim, was an avid reader of Once Wed while planning her wedding, so I was thrilled when she sent over some details for me to share with everyone…
The spirit behind our wedding could be summed up in one word: FUN! We both really wanted a wedding that felt “like us,” which in our case meant lots of personal touches and a joyous, light-hearted, not-too-formal vibe. Some of the elements convey “fun” to me because they set a totally classic party vibe, like balloons, tissue paper pom poms, and cupcakes. And a few other elements, like the photobooth, fun old-time typography, and the popcorn machine, were a bit reminiscent of a carnival or midway. And the birds? Well, I just think birds are fun! The idea of “fun” helped us just as much with figuring out what we didn’t want in the wedding as what we did–if it didn’t seem like it would be fun, we didn’t do it. The day was awesome! And it was captured to perfection by my awesome photographer Brooke Schwab.
Visually, the invitations were the springboard and inspiration for the rest of the wedding. One of my best friends and bridesmaids, Naomi, is a very talented graphic designer. She offered to design the invitations and other paper elements for the wedding and I knew they’d be fabulous. I knew that I wanted something fun in red and aqua, and I was hoping to incorporate birds in the design. Naomi came up with a few ideas and I love the one we chose. Zak and I printed the invitations ourselves on my Gocco.
Thank you again to Brooke for sending in this lovely wedding. And to Kim and Zac for letting us share in your whimsical celebration! It always so fun to see how people take ideas and inspiration found in the blog world and make them their own.
Vendor List:
Invitation/Programs: Eleventy
Flowers: The Blooming Bride
Shoe Embellishments: Oh My Deer
Bridesmaid Dresses: Unique Vintage
Venue: Space Studio
Caterer: A Fiore Catering
Photography: Brooke Schwab Photography
