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Decor DIY

Here are some of our favorite unique wedding decor DIY projects and wedding DIY tutorials. We’ve also got wedding decor inspiration if you just want to get more crafty ideas.

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Kitschy DIY guestbook table with flower pen favors

This idea is perfect for a fun springtime wedding! Picture it: the table is covered in green grass, and guests can “pick” a flower pen, use it to sign your guestbook, and then keep the pen as a wedding favor!

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A budget-friendly, low-impact, wedding program-alternative

Tribe member Martha Kelly came up with a pretty cool program alternative, using carpenters paper, a Sharpie and old family photos.

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How to make a LEGO card box

Tribe member intlulu proposed making a card box of LEGO, but her fiance thought it would be too heavy, so they compromised and she made their card box look like one big LEGO brick. And you can too!

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How to make paper hearts on a string on the cheap and pretty

Amanda needed to decorate about a half acre of her woodland picnic area wedding venue on the cheap. So she came up with the idea of making these paper hearts on a string. They look awesome so it was no wonder that OBTers demanded a tutorial. And so she kindly obliged…

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How to make a DIY wedding photobooth – step-by-step tutorial

Our contributing editor, Becca (aka bmwbzz) and her new husband had a fantastic photo booth at their fantastic wedding. She’s been kind enough to give us all the low-down on their DIY photo booth.

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How to make funky frosted glass centerpieces

The sky is the limit with this idea… beakers, mason jars, intricate vases, dollar store vases etc. Minimal materials are involved, and they will create one helluva’n ambiance.