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DIY

If you’re looking for free wedding printables and wedding DIY tutorials, it’s here. We’ve got everything from wedding decor DIY projects to fashion DIY, and of course DIY wedding favors. But for the love of god, mostly everyone wants wedding invitation DIY — we’ve got it all!

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Banksy-esque, street art-inspired, wedding centerpieces/table numbers

Our wedding had this sort of urban-eco theme going on. With street art. So we brought the streets to the wedding. In keeping with our invitations, guest book, and programs, this is what we came up with for the centerpieces.

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Create some retro fingerwaves with barrel pin curls

Holy gorgeous swirly retro curls, Batman! Tami Lee of My Moving Finger Writes knows how to rock out some retro waves that I know some era-inspired brides will totally be up for trying.

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Display your photo sharing info cards in a camera-shaped holder

Of course, we all want to see as many photos of our creations, friends, and family ASAP after the wedding. I love the idea of giving your guests cards that have a URL to share their photos. So I’ve slapped together a “some assembly required” template that, when assembled, will form a camera style “box” to hold business cards with your URL for sharing. Feel free to take the “idea” and run with it.

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How to make your own Medieval seating chart

Tribesmaid Sunspirit made her seating chart with a Medieval flair. It’s absolutely gorgeous, and full of details like knights, shields, mythical animals, and ye olde maps. If you wanna get your Medieval seating chart on, here’s a great tutorial.

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Bedazzled Penis Popsicles for your bachelorette party

Why are we teasing you with chocolate covered penis popsicles? Because we think it could make for a really fun bachelorette party activity. If you want to get your frozen delicious bedazzled penis pop on, watch this totally adorable and surprisingly safe-for-work video!

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Make your nails pop with a feather manicure

This feather nail tutorial from The Fab Fatale is really flexible in that you can craft pretty much any kind of look: white feathers for an angelic look, a black base coat for a goth wedding vibe, and of course, an Offbeat Bride favorite… peacock feathers!