These papier-mâché animal bouquets will make you weep with beastly joy
Narwhals, unicorns, lemurs, elephants, and woozles, oh my! These papier-mâché animal bouquets were made by artist and bride Mercedes from an upcoming wedding for which you’re going to go wild. Mercedes and her groom Justin had an “Embrace your inner creature” theme which spawned a whole lot of bestial, natural, and super gorgeous DIY decor. That includes these kick-ass animal bouquets of real and imaginary creatures.
Offer wedding hankies for crybaby guests
Danni and Zach’s wedding was full of cute lil DIY bits, but I rrrreeeeaaaaalllyy loved the dish they set out with wedding hankies for their teary-eyed guests. Is it the blue glass jar? The handwritten tag with lacy edge? The promise of actual cloth hankies inside, of which I am a very huge fan? I DON’T KNOW, but I love the whole damn thing.
Mini birdcages as bouquets? Yep, put a bird right on that
Remember the steampunk-y goodness that was Greta and Erty’s Victorian-styled wedding weekend? Greta’s bridesmaids carried some bird-iful alternative bouquets — birdcages, natch!
Let’s take a peek at the mini cages this bridal party wove into their outfits.
Use favors to help guests find their seat at your small ceremony
Planning a small wedding? Need to make the best use of limited seating at your ceremony? Take a page out of Jeremy and Eric’s book. These grooms placed their wedding favors with name tags on guests’ chairs for their small backyard ceremony. Ta-da! No hunting for a seat and no empty chairs.
Use bookmarks as your escort cards and have them double as favors
Emily and Phil’s book-loving wedding had a pretty sweet book tie-in: bookmark escort cards! Take your card, find your seat, and have a little keepsake to remind you of a kick-ass wedding while you’re reading. Plus, most printing venues offer this size, so DIYing it would be pretty easy, if you were game.
Wrap your winter wedding menus with rosemary for a sweet-smelling reception
I am huge into herbs, so I gasped out loud when I saw that Jeff and Brandon tucked sprigs of rosemary into the menus at their wedding. My favorite! If you’re not familiar, think of the warm comfort foods of winter — turkey, stuffing, sweet potatoes, and so on. You’ve probably eaten them flavored with rosemary!
This herb’s smell is savory, refreshing, and oh so appetizing. That makes it the perfect complement to a menu at a winter wedding! The aroma is subtle enough that it’s not going to knock anyone off their feet, but with a sprig at each plate, rosemary will definitely lend a delightful aroma to your reception area.