DIY Wedding Invitations and Stationery

Simple California Wedding from JL Photografia

We absolutely love featuring weddings like this one in sunny California from the overly talented team of JL Photografia. We love all weddings here at the Little Black Book, but when a bride and groom work so hard to create a wedding that just feels right, we go more than a little crazy. The bride planned, designed, and created much of this affair... [MORE]

Massachusetts Organic Farm Wedding from Studio Foto

A wedding is a celebration of a very special love. This Massachusetts wedding is not only that, but is a true labor of love. The organic farming couple cultivated the both flowers and food for the big day (how's that for the ultimate DIY?) The dress was made by the bride's mother. The bride's veil had pearls meticulously sewn on by her mother and close friends. The entire celebratory day was held at the farm where this couple pour out so much of themselves. I could swoon for days. Paul from... [MORE]

Contemporary California Wedding from Apertura

Who can pull off a sweet puppy flower girl, dressed head to tail in pink tutu's to match the other flower girls? The same California bride who rocked the most amazing Oscar de la Renta gown on the planet. The same bride who was bold enough to not only adorn her own head with a simply fabulous birdcage veil, but also those of her lucky bridesmaids. The same bride who chose the Walt Disney Concert Hall for her... [MORE]

Save the Date Handkerchiefs!

One of our readers, Rachel, sent me THE cutest pictures of her handkerchief save the dates and I had to share. Especially since it goes with our shabby chic theme for the day. Here's how she did it! I'd previously seen handkerchiefs and other bits of fabric printed on and really liked the idea of texture. I also wanted to create a keepsake. I ended up scouring ebay for about a month, collecting vintage handkerchiefs. In the meantime, I created a vintage-y layout using... [MORE]

DIY Project: Custom Place Cards

I am so glad that you guys are loving today's featured wedding as much as I did. Throughout the planning, I knew that Brad and Laura were hard at work designing all of the details, but it wasn't until I laid eyes on the space, perfectly flawless, that I really understood just how much TLC went into the evening. Here is yet another fabulous DIY project for all of you...custom place cards! Materials
Color Printer
Paper Cutter
8.5 x 11″ 80lb... [MORE]

DIY Project: Custom Stir Sticks

Laura, the cute bride from today's featured wedding (who just happens to be my new sister-in-law!) has put together some easy, but super chic DIY projects that will definitely add that special something to your wedding style! The first, are the adorable custom cocktail flags that she crafted and placed on the bar for guests to take. Materials
Color Printer
Paper Cutter or X-acto Knife with self healing mat
8.5 x 11″ 80lb white card stock (like this from... [MORE]

DIY Napkin Wrap

There are two reasons that I randomly decided to create this DIY project. The first, is that after seeing so many of you comment on the one crafted for the Aaron Delesie rehearsal dinner, I thought that it would be fun to just give you something that you could do on your own! The second reason is that I've been working so hard at writing, at making the site a beautiful... [MORE]

DIY Thank You Cards

My husband is hands down, without a doubt, the worst secret keeper on the planet. At least when it comes to buying gifts. He can barely manage to get himself in the door before he is asking, "do you want your birthday present early?" It's a fault that I absolutely love about him. Well, today, I am SO following in his footsteps. Our DIY editor, Kathleen, just emailed me her latest project and although I was supposed to wait... [MORE]

DIY Project – Wedding Programs

One more DIY Wedding Program for you to fall in love with... Materials Two types of fabric (both of which we incorporated into a variety of other DIY projects)
Satin ribbon
Cardstock Paper
24-lb Paper
Pinking Shears
Hot Glue Gun
Paper Cutter
Sewing Machine
Computer/printer Instructions 1. We only had a limited amount of fabric, so the first decision we made was the size of the programs. They... [MORE]

DIY Project – Stitched Programs

I love this DIY project...hand-stitched programs that reflected the couple's personality and style... Instructions (please note, I have skipped the step about designing the art for the cover as it is totally up to you and your own design ideas) 1. Once you have your cover and inside pages designed (ours were made to fit four on a standard 8.5 x 11 piece of cardstock) get them cut and printed (saving yourself lots of time and agony). **when designing keep in... [MORE]

DIY Project – Invitations

I love these simple, but rustically chic invitations. I doubt anyone would imagine that they are actually a DIY project! Instructions 1. Choose image and/or text to be printed.
2. Make a carbon based print of image/text (xerox copy or laser printers work)
3. Place image on gocco machine - make master screen using the gocco and gocco bulbs.
4. Once the image is burned into the screen, you can ink it.  Smear ink on the image burned into the screen... [MORE]

DIY Project – Carved Place Cards

This DIY Project is just great. Simple as that. The carved place cards are an unexpected touch to a table setting that not only add a hint of chic, they are also perfect for guests to take home with them so that they always remember your big day! Materials Small 6 x 6 piece of wood, depending on the shape you want to create
Wood Carving Tool
Spray Paint
Sand Paper Oil Based Pen Instructions 1. Design and cut out the... [MORE]

DIY Project – Hanging Placecards

This DIY Project was done by a bride who really thought through her wedding style. She designed these hanging placecards so that the table remained clean and uncluttered and yet they still had that "pop" of color she was going after! Materials 8 1/2" x 11" cardstock (1 sheet per 3 placecards, or 1 sheet for each sign)
12"x12" brocade-design paper (1 sheet)
standard white bond paper
gluestick
white gel pen
ribbon
 
... [MORE]

DIY Week – Invitation Packaging

Our next project was sent to us by a reader who clearly has a great hand for crafts! These Invitation Packages are a little more complicated than other projects, but I wanted to share as I think they are so cute...and I think that you can use this idea as inspiration to create your own projects! Materials Heavy Weight Decorative Paper in 2-3 styles (I used the purple card stock and a straw-like stock)
Bone Folder
Glue or other adhesive
... [MORE]

Printing Your Own Wedding Invitations

There are so many ways to work within a budget when it comes to wedding invitations...if you are working with a flexible budget, finding a great custom designer or ordering out of a pretty letterpress or engraved album is absolutely worth it. There is just something so luxurious and easy in going about it this way. With that said, there are great...really, really great ways, to design a beautiful invitation on a budget! Companies like... [MORE]

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