My hubby and I were married June 11, 2011 and I did as much DIY as possible to keep within our budget. Our themes were "eco-friendly" and sea glass, with the color being "malibu" from david's bridal. I tried not to go TOO picture crazy...enjoy
The only flowers used were for the bouquets/boutonnieres, so we went for sea glass and candles on the centerpiece:
For the favors, we made heart-shaped birdseed hangers, and made nametags on plantable seeded paper:
For programs, we got plantable seed-embedded paper, printed, folded in have and attached to giant popsicle stick with double-sided tape, and then used a corner punch to decorate the corners:
A close friend of the family made me a label as one of my "something blue"s, so I sewed it into the dress hem "per tradition":
We did not have a flower girl, but instead had 2 ring bearers, so i made their pillows:
For the cake, we made mint-flavored sea-glass candy and made a "mosaic" around the base of each tier:
My cousin made the topper for us. The glass heart was a votive with our silhouette inside, which was light from behind with an LED light. She used sea-glass pebbles to cover the outside:
For accessories, my mom found an antique brooch at a local vintage store, which I converted into my hair fascinator. It is hard to see, but the stones were blue and matched the shape of the embellishment on my dress:
Finally, my sister (and M.O.H.) had a great idea for us to wear 80's wayfarers. I ordered from Amazon, and when hers arrived, they were NOT the right color blue (they were straight up NAVY!). 2 days before the wedding, I did not have enough time to exchange for another pair, so I got a paint pen and 3 layers later, they finally matched her dress
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WHEW! I have to say that I have SO much respect for wedding planners after going through the process on my own. Luckily, it was worth all the effort, and despite a crazy thunderstorm, we all had a fabulous time
Hope you enjoyed looking!
