After months and months and months of stalking wedding blogs, my DIY list of decorations is ever growing! There are a lot of ideas I want to incorporate on the big day but some of them just won't make the cut. There are various reasons why I won't be using the following ideas. Some didn't make the cut because they would just seem so out of place, others are being left out because I won't have the time (or money) to do them. But who knows, maybe someone out there will see this post and want to incorporate them in their big day.
The Photo Booth
From day one, I was dead set on having a photo booth. It's so fun and a great way to get candid pictures. There are various DIY photo booths out there that seem fairly simple to make. However, I don't think we'll get around to building our own and we most certainly do not have the money in the budget for one. Sigh. I suppose we'll just be missing out on great moments like these:
Moss Letters
Up until recently, I was very set on making a pair of these. Not only are they cute, but I think they bring a vintage/rustic feel. While browsing my favorite wedding website (http://www.weddingbee.com/) I found a way to incorporate our letters in an even cuter way. Don't worry, you'll get to see my new idea in an upcoming post! But for now, I leave you with these inspiration ideas:
String Lanterns
I thought that these would be fairly simple to make. I even tried using a tutorial but I failed miserably. They were a lot harder to make than I thought they were going to be. I didn't even get one whole one finished. One day the balloon just decided to shrivel up and took the string down with it. I ended up with a ball of string and glue....oh and 4 days of my life I can't get back haha!
Tissue Paper Pom Poms
Aren't they lovely?! After making a trial pom pom, I decided that I could buy paper lanterns for cheaper. Since these take 8 pieces of tissue paper (per side), they cost about $2 each. I recently bought paper lanterns from asianideas.com. I got about 50 lanterns for under $50. Plus I was able to get various sizes.
Straws & Hearts
I also attempted to make these, but have decided that there might not be enough room between the heart and the liquid in the glass. While they are cute, I don't think I'll make them. I did however order the striped paper straws to use for drinks. Since they are in our colors, I think they will still look good without the hearts.
xoxo
Megs
