Wedding Forum - Show off your DIY creations! (invites,...

I have no idea what a standard DL envelope is haha!!

I bought a invite that I loved and i'll be using that as the template so hopefully I wont get too lost lol!! Their square signiture pocket folds with the envelope measuring 15cm. the invite iself is 13.5 so have some wiggle room in there thank god!

Whats the best thing to use to score them - so it will bend nicely? I understand what you mean about the masking tape and I was going to use slim double sided sticky tape to secure the flaps that make the pocket at the end.

does that make any sense? lol xx

Hi all, what do you think, plain red card or pearlescent?

Have found both and the pearlescent is only an extra £10 for 500 sheets which I didn't thing was too bad really.. not sure what to go for?

Pearlescent sounds nice :) as long as the shine fits your theme go for it x

Go for it :) I need to order samples I think as I'm struggling with knowing what texture and thickness I want.

I have done my frames for the table plan and the table name frames could I ask that you lovely ladies look in my photoalbum (decorations) and tell me your honest opinions please x

Thanks Hun does help :) I was thinking 240/250 for the pocketfold and the inserts 180/200 as they come out so wNt them to feel like card and not paper. But not sure as haven't felt them! And don't no if to go for white or ivory as the lace needs to match the card colour!

Thanks Hun :) yer it's love it different languages as didn't want people getting funny about being on higher numbers than others ect and thought something different. I think I will start with lace as that will be tricky to get. Plus I need to see what navy blue looks like with white verse Ivory. Guess I need to order samples and go from there x

The table name ones are from £land but the table plan ones are form various places mainly second hand shops but one from m@t@1@n and one from the r@ng3. I or should I say oh haha sprayed them with primer as some were plastic then I coated with stain twice then dry painted brown on them x

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They are lovely Flossie! I love how you have different coloured buttonholes like you do BMs x

Lovely, well done Flossie :)

Key buttonholes are such a lovely idea. They look fab, well done!

I think they'll look great, such a clever idea to incorporate the 'secret' theme as well. I love an underlying theme, will be fun to see if anyone mentions it on the day :)

Our STDs
All made and ready to go :) Just need to print the addresses on the envelopes.

Emily they're lovely x

Paula, we are DIYing all of it but I made sure it was in our contract that the reception venue will set it all up for us. I just need to tell them exactly what we want

Thanks Emma :)

All of our stationary is coming to £60 for all STDs, invites, table plan, table numbers, place cards, childrens activity packs. Compare that to minimum £2 for the style invite we want - 50 invites = £100 excluding everything else

Our favours are approx. £15 for 70 people because I was given the boxes so just need decorations

Table centrepieces I have done a quick total of approx. £15 each for what I was initially thinking which to hire would be about the same but you would need to pay someone to set up. My thinking was that I can then sell them on after to regain some of the money. Now changed my mind on what I want (not sure what too but don't like my initial idea anymore) but still will be DIYing

For me the price difference is well worth it

Candles and lanterns - look at £ shops can sell them bulk after
Reception how about bunting. Easily made with either paper or material depending which you fancied (I prefer material personally)
centre pieces depends what you are after but shops like the R@nge and H0m3 B@rg@ins are a great help


If that's all you need, Centre pieces and lanterns I don't think its worth paying someone. Just find someone in your family/the church to put them out and pack them up before and after the wedding.
Table plans either venue to set up or family member morning of.

I'm getting a storage box with a handle and going to personalized it with gems and stuff x to put my wedding dress in x

Thought I would share this, been browsing for gifts and come across some hear chalk boards with string to hang up, thought someone might be interested in them for part of their DIY decor for their wedding. They are on Th3 W0rk$, you can get them single, packs of 11 (1 of them free) or 24. Not too bad priced either.

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You can buy the glasses and some flowers from the r@ng3 fir centrepieces

Just seen your thread about invites. I'm using double sided and chances are you will need a guillotine. X

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Just seen an article for a bride who DIYed her wedding. Thought it may give some ideas to some people so have put the link on my wall. She is bringing a book out too but could probably get the ideas then y0utub3 how to do it :)

MrsC2bee, i know time will fly by!! I have started the wine glass charms, but now I have seen some chair decorations which I love the look of, that I know i can make for less than the hire charge..... i think!! My mum and I went shopping a few days ago and found a pattern that we liked for the dress. Mum is going to make it up in different fabric to see how it looks and to have a practice run before using the real fabric. How exciting!!!

will you post a picture of the flower girl dresses?

thanks for the article emily, I will have read shortly!!

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