Real Wedding: Alana and Alex, II
What I really love about today’s featured wedding, is that the couple took a very cohesive color palette and style, and threaded it through every element of the affair. Because they were on a tight budget, this was a great way to really make an impact without a ton of costs. Here are more pictures and details from Alana and Alex’s gorgeous wedding…
More from Alana…
All of the invitations and other stationary were handmade by myself. The bridesmaids and I made ‘puff balls’ from tissue paper to add a little more colour to the reception, we were also up until 1:00am the night before the wedding hand-tying all of the flowers for the ceremony aisle.
One of my favourite details of the day were my shoes! I had them dyed to match the colour of the bridesmaid dresses (the girls had each chosen the style they felt most comfortable in). They were a nice punch of unexpected colour, and my ’something blue.’
Photography was very important to us. We found our Photographer Stefan Matis on flickr.com. We saw his online portfolio and loved his work. I was blown away with the quality of his work!
So much more to come!!!
where did Alana have her shoes dyed? where they simply the popular dyeable brand?
Hi Sarah, My shoes are Abby by "Touch Ups" and I just had them dyed at a local bridal shoe store.
I love the colors and you have a lot of good DIY ideas. Do you mind if I ask where you found the picture "locket" for your bouquet?
Hey there I knwo u are busy but if u hae time could u please let me know who made ur lil picture frame for your bouquet? I have looked eerywhere but none as attractie as yours..if u can email me or post here as I love this site. Thanks
Your invitations are fabulous. You said you handmade them -- where did you get them printed and how did you chose the design? Great work and congratulations!
The pictures are beautiful! Where did you find the paper and/or design for your invitations? I love the color and design! I am having a hard time finding ways to actually make my invitations come together without looking too hand-made. Thanks!
I have been looking for instructions on how to make "puff balls" from tissue paper, i found a really pretty picture of some, how did you make them?
Susan and Suzy: The locket on my bouquet was actualy a gift from my grandmother at my shower. It is a photo of me that she wore around her neck while she and my grandfather were stationed in Germany when I was first born. Unfortunately I can be of no help in finding a similar one. Sorry!
Karla and Anne: Thank you! I printed the invitations at home on our personal printer. The patterned papers are mostly from a scrapbooking company called "American Crafts" and the cardstock is from Bazzil. I created my own template for an envelope by tracing one that I had here and then cut my paper to match it.
Andre: To start we purchased a Martha Stewart Puff ball kit which came with instructions and once we had it down we went and purchsed extra tissue paper to make our own. I found a link on Martha Stewart Weddings with some instructions:
http://www.marthastewartweddings.com/article/pom-poms-and-luminarias
I hope that helps! Take Care!