I live in Erie! Near the mall!!

Me too! Hi!

I love to periodically re-read this entire thread in its entirety. Thank you ladies for sharing little bits of your wedding day with us (:

Has anyone painted upholstered furniture before? Did it turn out well?

I've stenciled several articles of clothing with acrylic paint with fabric medium and loved the results (especially after washing several times, just as soft as originally.) I'm thinking of trying this on my big nasty ugly couch I hate.

So if you've tried this, any tips or suggestions?
Or, warnings against doing this?

There will always be a soft spot in my heart for Pennsylvania Dutch art and your little guy translated so well into an invitation (: Its gorgeous.

it turned out wonderfully! well done!!

Honestly breathtaking.

Very pretty, the colors are just gorgeous!

Here are some realistic-ish fabric flower tutorials that I love:
Martha Stewart flowers with thicker fabric

Ribbon peonies

Delicate flowers made with a candle

barbolot's candle flowers are awesome too

Your dress turned out absolutely gorgeous despite all of the stress it took to get you there.
I love that you're planning a wedding on a budget that is a fraction of the size of what is considered average these days. I feel like yours is the kind of wedding that will turn out so much more personal and creative than most weddings. I hope you'll post plenty of pictures of that incredible dress from the big day!!

Oh and the silhouette turned out so great I wouldn't mind wearing the bedsheet version (:

I'm interested (: What kind of time frame were you thinking?

I'm still around (: