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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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Rockin’ music-inspired wedding favors from Little Things Favors

Remember when we told you that Little Things Favors was going to be checking now and then with their favorite offbeat favors? Well, we’ve already featured their favorite eco-friendly wedding favors and, as promised, they are back with their favorite music-themed wedding favors! For music-inspired favors, here are some originals…

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Om nom nom. More wedding cards plz!

When OBT member Caitlin first introduced us to her wedding card nomming monster he (yes, it’s a he) looked like this… Caitlin explains, “We were contemplating an interesting wedding card recepticle. My first idea was a decorated mailbox so people could leave us ‘mail’ in the form of wedding cards. I was pretty pleased with […]

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I made my own DIY driftwood arch

Nula constructed her own arch made of driftwood that she collected and then put together like one bad-ass woman. Come see how it’s done…

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Destination wedding decorations that are easy to pack

What do you do for decorations when you’re throwing a destination wedding? The following decor ideas won’t take up a buttload of time, money, OR space because they’re all easily packable, easy to make and easy on your wallet. I should know, because it’s exactly what I used myself!

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12 creative wedding card boxes

Card boxes are a really good idea to have at a wedding. I had no idea these things were even… things, so at our wedding we were handed a few cards by family members and in the hustle and bustle we totally misplaced them. (Major party foul.) To make sure you don’t embarrass yourselves the way that we did, think about setting up a card box at your wedding.