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monogrammed napkins

Monogrammed wedding napkins as couple re-branding

Largely because I grew up in the south, I feel almost as much like it’s as expected of me to have monogrammed, or personalized napkins as it is for me to change my names. I’m doing neither. Besides, what’s the deal with monogrammed stuff and newlywed folks, anyway? Then I realized… it’s all re-branding!

light up lotus bouquet

How to make your own light-up, leather lotus flowers

For my wedding, I decided I needed to have the most powerful flower in Magic in my bouquets and decorations, because I am obviously a powerful wizard. But even without the Magical connotations, it’s still super neat looking, so I thought maybe some folks here might be interested in making some of their own light-up lotus out of leather.

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DIY ribbon flowers for your bouquets, boutonnieres, decor, and more

I never counted how many ribbon roses I made before the wedding. Let’s just say the number is probably somewhere in the mid-to high-hundreds, and I can now do them in my sleep! They started as something cool I wanted to have in my bouquet, and ended up being visible almost everywhere in the wedding. Here are all the different ways I used ribbon roses to decorate my wedding…

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DIY disc bunting: It’s different because it’s circles!

Circle card stock bunting: the good news is it’s fast, super-cheap, and super-easy! It’s so easy that I got other people to help make them too. And here’s how you can easily make your own…