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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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How to make your own “Lady Gaga” mini veil

Hey guys! I am here to post my tutorial on the “mini veil” that I wore on my wedding day (you may know it as Breana and Caleb’s Elvis-officiated vintage-inspired wedding). I like to call it my Lady Gaga veil, and this is how you can make one for yourself.

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How to make chopstick sleeve place cards

We made chopstick sleeves using some leftover travel-themed wrapping paper from our envelope liners. We then printed out each adult guest’s name onto extra linen card stock and ended up with functional chopstick sleeve place cards that we made like this…

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Non-naked arches, gazebos, and chuppahs — an archway bling roundup

Looking for some ceremony archway inspiration? We have seen some awesome arches, gazebo decorations, and chuppahs. Folks are spiffing up their ceremony space with all kinds of things like paper pom-poms, signs, fans, light sabers, ribbons, and some are even making their own arches. Check out some of our faves and put some bling on that archway.

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How to make your own succulent terrarium centerpieces

I have a total hard-on for succulents, seriously you should see my balcony it’s crazy out there. Anyway Dragon Lady once showed us her monster movie wedding invitations and now she’s showing us how she made her succulent terrarium centerpieces.