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DIY Project - Bird’s Nest Favors
So sorry about all of the technical difficulties yesterday…what a mess! But, we are back in full force today, with fun DIY projects that will definitely leave you inspired. The first is simple and pretty, a lovely favor for any wedding!
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).
DIY Project - Bundt Cake Favors
I heart these little bundt cake wedding favors…so cute packaged in their pretty green boxes and adorned with a little note! They make the perfect favor!
Materials
Recipe for bundt cakes on allrecipes.com bundt cake pans Favor Boxes purchased at Michaels Blank Labels
Instructions
1. Make Bundt Cakes
1 package of yellow cake mix 1 package of instant lemon pudding mix(3 ounces) 3/4 cup of orange juice 4 eggs
Preheat oven at 350 degrees. Grease the mini bundt cake pans ( bought at my local Target store) -Stir together cake mix and pudding mix. Pour the orange juice, oil, eggs and lemon extract. Beat on low speed until blended.
Here is the last bit from Beth and Mike’s GORGEOUS real wedding. I am so impressed that this lovely couple pulled off this beautiful affair for less than $10,000. Just goes to show that a little DIY and a great sense of style go a long way in creating an affair that you and your guests will always remember!
From the beautiful bride, Beth…
For another little touch…we designed custom menus. I printed out the menus using luxe white cards and used as matting some country floral wrapping paper that I also found at paper-sourceand cut to size. I taped the menus to table tents also from paper source. On the other side of the menus were the table “numbers” which were actually locations that were significant to my groom and me. We had an Oberlin table (where he went to college), a “Dominican Republic” table (where we were engaged and went on our honeymoon), a Red Hook table (where he used to live while we were in a long distance relationship), etc… I found pictures of the locations on the internet and printed them out on cardstock and used the country wrapping paper as matting again.
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 Paper Source have great invitation kits that allow you to purchase a pretty suite of papers and envelopes, print your own invitations, then assemble the finished project. If you are willing to put in a little leg work, you can save quite a bit of money! And, if you are a bit resourceful, you can save even more by ordering through Waste Not Paper, the wholesale portion of Paper-Source. You will need a wholesale account to do this and you will have to order in bulk, so the best way would be to work with your area store on this.
