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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!

papel picado frames 17 alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

“Papel Picado” kaleidoscope window décor

What if the view from your venue leaves something to be desired? You’re not exactly excited for your guests to see the passed-out transient in the alley. With some translucent window décor you can simultaneously have your gorgeous natural light and a pretty sight too.

lightsaber cake knife alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

How to make a lightsaber cake knife for your Star Wars wedding

Luke, of Muppet wedding fame, did all of us (plus the entire internets?) a favor by giving us a tutorial on how he made his amazing lightsaber cake cutter. Here is the four-step hack for turning a Crate & Barrel cake knife, into a lightsaber cake knife.

miniflags5 alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Mini flags tutorial: minimal amount of DIY, big amount cute

When I was looking for ways to add some cute DIY touches, I came across Oriental Trading’s mini canvas flags and the proverbial lightbulb clicked on. I decided to decorate these bad boys with some iron on transfers.

AB01 alternative wedding ideas from Offbeat Wed (formerly Offbeat Bride)

Check out the DIY activity book I made for the kids at my wedding

My future husband and I decided to invite all of the kids in our family to our wedding to help meet our caterer’s 150 guest minimum. We got kind of excited about it since we’re both big kids ourselves, and now we had an extra excuse to let that part shine through at our wedding — under the guise of entertaining our little guests! That said, I think I got kind of carried away in making this Activity Book to keep them entertained.