Trisha wanted a romantic garden-inspired wedding, while Eric loved birds and the great outdoors. Voila! Instant wedding inspiration!

from the Johnstone’s …

A dear friend of Trisha’s came across a vintage French print gift wrapping paper. She just knew the paper was what Trisha needed to solidify her vision. Trisha loved the vibrancy of the colors in the papers. And thus ensued … invitations designed by Gabriela Longfish, menus, table numbers, seating card, etc….

In a perfect world, the whole celebration would have been outdoors. But, in lieu of practicality, Eric & Trish had an organic outdoor ceremony with the reception following inside the Yolo Fliers Golf & Country Club. And so, if you can’t be outdoors, you do the next best thing! You bring the outdoors in! Trisha and Eric incorporated natural elements into their table centerpieces and decor.

Flowers from by Dixon Florist

The candy bar was a tradition passed on through the groom’s family and specifically, from his mother. The couple are professed chocoholics and the candy bar included a delicious array of colorful chocolates in cremes, blues, reds, pinks.

Congratulations to Trisha & Eric!

And a huge thank you to Johnstone Studios for sharing the memories!

Oh … and a VERY Happy Birthday Tourine!!

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Materials

Mini Bird’s Nests
Jordan Almonds
4-bar Flat Cards in Butter from Paper Source
Hole Punch
Blue Ribbon
Tulle, cut in large squares
Bird Stamp and Thank You Stamp
Brown and Green Ink

Instructions

1. Buy mini bird’s nests from Beau-coup (3 sets of 12 for a total of about $35).

2. Filled them with 5 baby blue jordan almonds to look like robin’s eggs (I got the Almonds off The Knot wedding shop, with regular shipping they are a total of about $20 for two bags or about 200 almonds).

3. Wrap them in tulle (I bought mine at a fabric store, 3 yards at $1.99/yard).

4. Using blue ribbon, (mine was from Paper Source in “bluebell” for about $4 for 10 yards) tie the tulle together.

5. Cut your 4-bar cards into 4, then stamp them with the green birds and brown thank you.

6. Punch a hold in the corner, then tie the ribbon through. Voila!

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The prize for the winner, which will be chosen by myself and a small panel of blogging judges, will be $500 to the store where you are registered. If your wedding has passed, this is a great way to complete your registry!

Here is one of my favorite projects from our last contest that we held…

For complete instructions on how to make these adorable coat check tags, click right here. And, if you’d like the free template, just shoot me an email!

As for the contest, just email your DIY entry to abby@stylemepretty.com by October 15th, with a step-by-step instruction guide and at least one image of the final product. Can’t wait to see what you guys have come up with! If you are in need of a little inspiration, I found some great DIY products done by other bloggers, like this one from Design*Sponge…

Check out the complete instructions for these little gems, right here! I also love these amazingly cute little birds that were designed for a baby mobile, though would be absolutely adorable hanging at different lengths from trees at your reception…

You can get the full instructions, as well as the pattern right here on Spool. They also feature these adorable aprons that would make great favors for your guests!

Okay, I’ll be back in a bit with the real weddings that I mentioned earlier! I hope that you are inspired to create a fun DIY project for our upcoming contest!

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