Weddingbee Blog

My first idea for the sign on the main road to the ranch was kind of different from what we ended up doing. The idea was to have us holding balloons so our guests could see the road from far away, and then including little poodle-shaped balloons directing guests where to go from there.

I ended up liking what we came up with better than my original idea!

For this project I had help all the way from Switzerland from my favorite cousin, Hector! He wanted to help me in some way, so I asked him to draw Mr. Poodle and me for our Save the Dates, but due to bad timing we ended up not being able to use the sketch and instead just included a picture of our legal ceremony.

Anyways, he started the drawing and showed it to me on via webcam. Here’s a screenshot of him showing me the first stage of the sketch:

[ So cute! ]

[ Close up! ]

Then he sent me the file when it was almost done. I thought I could use it for the sign; I just needed to change up my arm to hold the balloons! So I drew it on a BIG piece of plywood (because I wanted them to be life-sized).

After that, my FIL cut the edges for me and I started painting:

Since the jigsaw left stains on the white plywood, I re-painted all of it:

Then I started painting!

This was a fairly easy project and I TOTALLY loved the final result. My cousin did such an awesome job with our faces; I think Mr. Poodle looks SO MUCH like himself! <3

And here you can see it on the trial run!

At first I was kind of afraid the project was going to be too time consuming, because I finished it only a few days before the wedding, but it end up being a lot more simple and less time-consuming than I expected.

How are you directing guests to your wedding ceremony or reception site?