DIY Cork Wedding Decorations

Cork Detail Edited
Looking for a fun little DIY wedding project to spruce up your reception venue? Well this cork installation might just be the thing for you. Kelli made this DIY wedding project for us simply using old wine corks, fishing wire, and a tree branch. This cork installation would look great over the bar at your reception, or on a larger scale for a more dramatic effect over your reception tables … maybe even as a ceremony backdrop! The possibilities are endless.

Kelli gives us directions below:

1. Start by punching holes into the top of each wine cork with a nail or something similar.
2. Measure the length you want the backdrop to be and cut several strings of fishing line and tie to the found piece of tree branch. It can be 40-100 or more depending on how big you want the installation to be.
3. Thread the fishing line through the cork holes and tie a small knot to keep each cork in place.
4. Keep doing that with the corks, while eyeing the balance to get a cascade/ombre effect.
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Photography + Styling: Kelli Lyn Photography

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09.18.12 / DIY, Featured

DIY Wire Reception Table Numbers

Diy Table Number Wedding Ideas
 Table numbers always seem to be one of the hardest reception table details to brainstorm when we’re planning a shoot or helping with a real wedding. There are only so many unique ways to display numbers on a table, but Joy Thigpen recently came up with this great little diy wedding idea created with simple wire we sourced at home depot. Obviously, some numbers will be more difficult to create than others, but overall we were really pleased how cheap and chic this idea turned out to be.

Photography by Ali Harper // Styling by Joy Thigpen

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09.18.12 / DIY, Featured

DIY Wire Rock Place Cards

Rock Table Setting

Taking the same wire we used for this reception table diy, we wrapped it around some lovely river rocks and attached a place card on top. Voila!

Photography: Rylee Hitchner // Styling: Joy Thigpen // Calligraphy: Neithersnow 

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09.18.12 / DIY, Featured

Win a Wedding Ring from Catbird!

Catbird

We have an exciting giveaway to announce to all of our amazing readers. Today, you can win $200 toward a wedding ring from Catbird. All you have to do is click the link above to enter, it’s that easy, no purchase necessary! Catbird is a jewelry (and much, much more) shop located in NYC. Their emphasis is on jewelry but they also love glassware, terrariums, candlesticks, cards, water bottles, tooth fairy boxes, candles, art, boxes and trays, compasses, old fashioned toys, fancy things to put in your hair, you name it! If you live in NYC, you should really stop by, but if not, be sure to check out their website and browse all of their lovely treasures. We are thrilled to partner with Catbird to offer our faithful Once Wed readers the chance to win money toward their dream wedding ring. This contest ends next Tuesday– good luck!

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09.18.12 / Featured, News Blog