DIY Wedding Tips

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The DIY (Do-it-Yourself) approach is gaining popularity nationwide as crafty brides and grooms personalize their weddings. DIY weddings can be affordable and unique, but you'll be shouldering a lot of responsibility if you choose this approach. If you're considering making your own decorations, invitations, bouquets, dresses, or even cakes, these DIY wedding tips will make your job easier.

What's a treat that's pretty enough to decorate your banquet table and yummy enough to send home as a wedding favor? Edible baskets, woven from strips of dough, work well as a crafty DIY project (or, for the less…

Who doesn't love a dollop of fresh cream to top off a ripe strawberry, a mug of hot cocoa, or a tart key lime pie? As far as DIY projects go, making your own whipped cream couldn't be easier. Even if you’re a…

While natural flowers wilt with age, button flowers stay as fresh and perky as the day they were crafted. Whether you’re a bride with allergies, you’re an eco-minded couple looking for sustainable décor…

From just a few feathers accenting your flower arrangements to dresses covered in them, feathers can transform ordinary wedding additions into bold and beautiful statement pieces. If you’re looking for a way to add…

When the DJ starts the music, how will you get your guests dancing? Will it be the Limbo, the Electric Slide, or that old standby, the Conga Line? Do you want to treat your party to something a little more special? Hula…

Feathers can be a fun and fanciful way to add visual interest to virtually every aspect of your wedding decor. From gorgeous accents for your centerpieces to unexpected feathery additions to your bouquet, no matter where…

Against all advice, you've decided to hire Uncle Tommy to record your big day. While free wedding photography sounds tempting, using unprofessional photographers can be a roll of the dice. There are, however, a few tricks…

Everyone knows that the best gift to give is one that you yourself would enjoy receiving. While you surely wouldn’t mind receiving a new car or European vacation, it's hardly realistic to expect that you could give…

It's an unfortunate fact: you don’t have the time to cater your own wedding. DIY wedding catering requires a massive amount of kitchen space, large-scale cooking supplies, and attention that most brides and grooms…

If you're going all-out princess for the day, don't forget the royal cake! It's easy to decorate your wedding dessert with sparkling gems and diamonds befitting the most elegant royal couple. You can match the gemstones…

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