This balloon-filled Up wedding theme decor makes us talking dog happy
Selena and Stephen had a most magical Disney•Pixar’s Up wedding theme for their Reno, Nevada wedding. We’re talking hot air balloon glowing centerpieces, rainbow balloon cake, grape soda boutonnieres, Carl and Ellie-style mailbox card box, balloon thumbprint guest book print, and balloon shots galore. It’s like their love exploded in color form and we got drenched in the magic. Let’s take a peek at all the Up-themed wedding decor.
DIY Mirror garland brings the pretty shinies to your ceremony
An eagle-eyed reader spotted the mirror garland hanging in the trees behind Matt and Jescia’s outdoor ceremony and demanded to know (okay, truth: politely and graciously asked) if the couple could share their DIY secret. Here’s what Jescia had to say.
Indeed it IS a handcrafted Stargate altar for a sci-fi wedding
Stargate fans, we’ve got your dream ceremony backdrop. We spied this masterfully crafted Stargate altar built by groom Ian Milward for his sci-fi wedding. The ring itself is 12 feet in diameter and looks even more rad lit up with LEDs. The Stargate ceremony backdrop was made by Ian and his partner who met at a hardware store and bonded over their love of sci-fi.
24-carat style: this gold wedding decor is the real deal
If there’s one trend in home decor AND in weddings that I’m seriously digging, it’s gold details. I just… love gooooold. What, I can’t pull out a 14-year-old reference. Oh fine. At least we can all agree that Missy and Ryan’s gold and pink decor is seriously lovely and worthy of ogling while bathing in gold leaf. Or, you know, while just avoiding work at your desk. Let’s peek at their 24-carat-themed gold wedding decor.
Ditch centerpieces and let dinner be your wedding reception table decor
To decorate or not to decorate? That is the question. We’ve got people who keep their reception table decor minimal, we’ve got people who go all out, and we’ve got people who would like things to look nice but please-god-don’t-make-me-DIY-for-hours. No matter where you fall on the table decor spectrum, you really should check out Carmen and Grant‘s idea…
How to DIY a floral wedding arch in one afternoon using fake flowers for wedding fabulosity
We decided to use my parents backyard for our venue and ended up DIYing almost every aspect of the wedding. One of our best projects was the floral wedding arch we made for the ceremony. It was very inexpensive and can be completed in one afternoon. There are a ton of different ways you could customize the arch depending your wedding…