Weddingbee Blog

Since I started planning our wedding almost two years ago I have undertaken a few DIY projects. I took many, many pictures of my completed projects which I then stored on my Mac and backed up on disc. I guess you can conclude that I am little OCD as well.  

So now I will hop on my wedding Delorean and show you what I’ve been up to for the past year and a half. *Cue lights*

My first project: Our Save The Dates

Everyone always asks if our wedding date held great importance to our relationship. An anniversary or a first date perhaps? Nope, we simply picked it because I was hoping it wouldn’t be too hot that day for our tent reception.

I had no clue where to begin. This is when I started looking online for ideas and then started living and breathing wedding forums. I was walking through Chapters one day, which is the Canadian equivalent of Barnes and Nobles, looking at their cute but random stuff geared towards defenseless females. Then I saw it , Vintage Paris Book Plates!!!!! Perfection!

I cut out the Eiffel tower image. Pasted it onto a light pink 5 x 7 cardstock then mounted it on a dark chocolate cardstock. And for the final touch I placed a rhinestone below the Eiffel tower to add some “bling.” It seems like this would have been such a simple DIY project, but it took forever to complete 200 STD’s. This is where the dark side of wedding planning first reared its head - the bribery, the tears, the begging and then the frustration. I admire all the brides out there who have taken it upon themselves to make their own invitations! When we completed this project I was convinced that I was going to order our invitations.

I purchased the envelopes from Papersource in Luxe Blush. I love the texture and feel of the Luxe papers. I printed all the envelopes on my HP Ink Jet Printer. All my text were in a chocolate brown color. My advice: “practice, practice, practice” and lots of deep breathing.