Photo Source: World Label

Yes, I’m a roll with the free printables. As long as you can read PDF files, you can use these templates from World Label. Each set of templates has these files:

• WL-OL1200 – CD labels
• WL-OL775 – Favor Box Label
• WL-OL325 – Monogram Sticker
• WL-OL125 – Mailing Address Label
• WL-OL475 – Wine Label and/or Invitation
• WL-OL150 – Thank You Card

I think the most helpful from this list would be the favor box label, mailing address label, and thank you card. If you need to purchase any of the paper, you can go to their site to purchase.

Tipped off by: DIY Bride

Photo Source: e.m. papers

On the same theme as the free printable wedding favor boxes, there’s also free wedding invitations from e.m. papers. They have several for sale, but this black and white option is free and you can print from your own printer! It takes me back to those days when I was a little kid and I would print out birthday cards on that paper that had those holes on the side to hold the printer paper. Do you know what I’m talking about? Anyways, this looks like a fun (and free!) DIY project.

personalized water bottle

My husband and I have been helping out with my brother-in-law’s wedding lately. This is our latest project: custom water bottle labels. Since the majority of their guests are coming from out of town, the bride’s mother wanted to welcome everyone with a little gift bag for all the guests staying at the designated wedding hotel. Most of the contents in this bag is a mystery to me but I do know there will be bottles of water.  The bride had asked me to design and make some custom labels for the water bottles. I was really happy with how these came out. They were not only easy to make but going to add a special touch to the welcome bags.

printed labels

To do these yourself. You will need an image editing software (I used adobe photoshop), a color printer, 8.5×11 paper, water bottles, scissors, and glue stick. First measure out the size of the existing label of your water bottles, then use these dimensions to put together a layout on photoshop. Once you have the labels designed, printed, and cropped. Remove existing labels and adhere new ones with a little dab of glue.

finished bottles

bridal shower invitation with pink cupcakes and pink pretzels

My brother-in-law is getting married in August! Yay! I have the wonderful privilege to be a part of their wedding as a bridesmaid. As some of you may already know, I love weddings and what I love most about weddings are the paper goods. For the bridal shower, the bride picked out a cute invitation from weddingpaperdivas, who were a pleasure to work with. The turnaround for the proof and the actual invites was so quick and seamless.

recipe card

For the shower, the bridesmaids wanted to do a recipe box for the bride. Since I was in charge of sending out the invites, I wanted to send these cards with the invitation so that the guests would be able to fill them out before the shower. First, I scanned the invite pattern to create the cards (with Adobe photoshop), so that it would match the invitation. I found a cute recipe box from Hallmark so that it would be convenient for the bride to take home.

Hallmark recipe box

Other than sending out the invitations, I was also put in charge of some of the games. For one of the games, I took the same invite pattern and made blank cards for the “who am I?” game. When the guests arrived, they were instructed to write out a memory they have shared with the bride without including their name. Later on, we had the bride read the cards aloud and guess who each was written by. Imagine the nostalgic atmosphere it created. The cards made a lovely keepsake for the bride.

cards for "who am I?"

Another game we played was the buzz word game. To begin, choose a “buzz word” such as bride, groom, wedding, etc. To go along with the invitation pattern, I made flowers out of felt and put them on bobby pins to use for this game. When each guests comes into the party, we handed them each with a felt flower. Then, if someone hears another person saying any of the “buzz words,” they get to take that person’s flower. The person with the most flowers at the end of the party wins.

handmade felt flowers

This is also posted on madebymelis.

The photo doesn’t quite show the colors right, but the blue strip through the middle and around the edge is bright blue vellum.  The invitation is printed on Pearl White Pearlescent paper.  The inserts are printed on white linen cardstock.  I did find that the laser printer didn’t really like the linen but it was fine on everything else. The “pocket” is a pearlescent “pochette” or “petal card” – these are mailed to you flat, and you just fold them together.

One thing I did differently on this invitation set was that I stuck everything together with Krylon Spray Adhesive.  Best idea ever! To do this, I got some newspaper and made a square with painters tape that went around the outside of the invitation pieces (I made two squares – one for the white paper, one for the blue vellum).  I then lined the papers up inside the squares – this helped minimize getting spray adhesive on the good side of each piece of paper.  And remember, if you’re working with any aerosol spray, make sure to turn the can upside down and spray until you get clear gas when you’re finished!

Do you have any great napkin folding ideas to share?

The Vegas Wedding Planner shares napkin folding ideas she got from WildFlowerLinen.com:

Source: Vegas Wedding Planner

Source: WildFlowerLinens.com

Photo Source: theknot.com

When it comes to adding that pop of color and freshness to your bridemaid’s bouquets, what better way to personalize them than by giving each one a different color and flower that matches their personality and style?

Having different pops of colors stand out against neutral bridesmaids’ dresses are a fun and flirty way to add color and give each guests something interesting to look at and enjoy.  No need to coordinate colors, have fun with it!

Source: Once Wed

I’m always looking for cute do-it-yourself projects to incorporate into weddings.  They’re a great way to not only save money, but be creative as well, such as these adorable linked bridesmaids cards!  I love the paper chain people that we all learned to make in grade school and this project uses that simple concept to introduce your bridesmaids to everyone. Cut out the shape of the dress you plan on using in the color you desire and personalize each person with some paper hair.  You can then wrap them around a personalized card asking “will you be my bridesmaid?” before mailing them out to each of your girls!

I wanted to possibly decorate every other pew (so 20 total) with something that was less overwhelming… Here’s what I came up with:

OPTION 1: Poms <ugh… mine look like a dog chewed them up and spit them out. yeah no.>

OPTION 2: Wreaths

OPTION 3: Wreaths w/ monogram

OPTION 4: Cones

Again, the general ceremony venue will look something like this:

PLEASE HELP ME PICK!!!!!

Source: Zazzle Stamp

Make every invitation or thank you card a special delivery with your own customized postage! There are many websites now where you can add your own photos, designs, business logos, and even text to design your own custom postage that can be sent through standard U.S. Mail.  They cost about 88 cents each to make, versus your standard 44 cent stamp, but what more perfect way to add some personal detail for wedding announcements, invitations, save-the-dates, and much more!