Real Wedding: Nicole & Grant, V
I had just a few more fun details from Nicole and Grant’s gorgeous DIY wedding that I wanted to share with you…
all photographs by the lovely and talented Lauren Brooks (whose wedding we are featuring on Thursday!7
From Nicole…
We combined favors and placecards. My husband proposed to me while we were on a roadtrip and stopped to hike in the Grand Tetons (it was amazingly beautiful). When we were leaving the park we wanted something that we could keep to remember that day, but was also useful. We decided to each pick a bookmark.
Months later I spent lots of time on the phone meticulously describing the bookmarks – I found an incredibly patient woman who was willing to special order me 50 of each bookmark. We wrapped these in cardstock so they could serve as the placecard too.
Our table name cards might be one of my favorite parts of our wedding. We wanted each table to be named after a building at the University of Oregon (where we both attended and met). Our stationery designer had me take a photo of each building and applied an effect that made them look like sketches. We stuck the cards in wire card holders my mom made using directions from Martha Stewart.com.
For our guest book I really wanted a quilt. We had each guest sign a square of muslin. A gracious bridesmaid took on the task of cutting all the fabric and sewing it together after the wedding.
Other things I made – embroidered hoodies for each bridesmaid, an embroidered patch with our wedding date and my married monogram for inside my dress, embroidered hand towels for the bathrooms, my jewelery and all four bridesmaids’ jewelery.
WOW. Thank you so much, Nicole, for sharing your incredible wedding with us. It reminds us that a gorgeous, elegant wedding that was designed on a budget can still look and feel incredibly expensive. Thank you for inspiring us!
If you haven’t already checked out the Little Black Book Blog today, the featured Winter wedding is….INSANELY gorgeous.
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I LOVE that this wedding looks really effortless..thrown together perfectly with yummy comfort style food and warm colors. The bride, gorgeous.
What a beautiful wedding! I love the colors, the outdoorsy-yet-hip theme... everything. Absolutely gorgeous. And the cupcake stands made from plates and wine glasses - what a great idea! Agh, love it, love it. If only I were planning a wedding!
Loved the DYI touches. one questions where did you get your plates? I've been looking for something like those here.
at a plate warehouse in portland, oregon...not sure of their specs.
also wanted to mention that the jewelery i made for the wedding was inspired by that of etsy seller teleecouture and i found the fabric i used throughout the wedding after i saw it used in Kathy Beymer's (of Merriment Design) Knot magazine feature.
i am the first to admit that when i craft it is inspired by others - i am not a designer, but i enjoyed making things for my wedding. you can see from my blog and features on other sites that i try my best to give credit where credit is due.
Thanks, Nicole, for the shout out to MerrimentDesign.com! We're all inspired by each other and it's so fun to see how my concept from The Knot Magazine inspired you to really evolve it and make it your own.
For anyone else who'd like free DIY tutorials projects related to this theme, please see http://www.merrimentdesign.com for step-by-step instructions and supplies for sewn fabric invitations, placecards, programs, guest towels, bridesmaid's handbags, and more.
Craft and pass it on :)
I absolutely LOVE the colors of this wedding. The orange is so vibrant but the chocolate tones it down beautifully for Winter! Great job, Nicole!
wow, I absolutely adore the little bride and groom toppers on the cupcakes- where did you manage to find them?! What a beautiful and stylish wedding!
Beautiful! Can you please tell me where you found your larger cake topper? It's so hard to find one where the bride and groom actually look happy to be marrying each other. This one has just the right emotion.
LOVE the colors. LOVE the cupcakes and their DIY pedestals! I've seen a less-elegant (more retro) variety, but your version is spectacular for a wedding! LOVE IT! Very much so stealing it :) And all the minute details—-whoa! It's absolutely beautiful--as is the couple!