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A week before we left for the wedding, I finished the seating guide. I wanted to incorporate the fabric flowers I made—that had been languishing—and more stripeyness. I found this inspiration from Emersonmade and got to work:
I bought striped fabric and a bulletin board from IKEA. Then I simply stapled the fabric to the board in mock upholstery fashion.
Then I printed out all of the guest names and table numbers on sheets of cardstock and cut them out into flag shapes. At this point, I hot glued the guest names to the back of the fabric flowers. Next, I agonized over the seating arrangement for about four days. Once I felt somewhat confident, I used double stick tape to attach the table number flag. Finally, I attached the entire flower to my striped board with another piece of double stick tape.
At the reception the board was simply laid flat on a table. The best was this: all of the guests wore their flowers like boutonnieres!
Did you re-purpose any of your wedding projects?
how did you decide who got big ones and who got little? p.s. SO cute!
Oooh I love this! I’m totally crazy about your use of stripes!
I think I may do something like this because I made a bunch of flowers I may not use.
I really, really love this idea.. .and the flowers came out so nicely. Saving this!
@Mrs. Hermit Crab: I gave the big flowers to women. Didn’t think guys would appreciate big floppy flowers 
Love them! I used that same Ikea fabric in different colors (red and green) through our wedding!
These turned out great! I love the colors you used. BTW, congratulations on the Style Me Pretty feature!
Um. I’m loving this. B/c ikea striped fabric plays a role in our decor as do homemade flowers!! I only hope my projects turn out as amazing! Loves
Seriously love this. It looks fabulous, and I love that your guests were wearing the flowers - I don’t blame them…they are so pretty!
This is amazing, it looks great!! I totally tried to do that fabric-covered board thing you did but it was a big, fat, fail…How’d you get yours to look so good?!?!
@Mrs. Trail Mix: I’ve had some practice upholstering chair bottoms, but basically I staple a long side, pull taut across, and staple the other long side. Then I fold the fabric on the ends as if I’m wrapping a present and staple/trim excess if necessary!
Ohmygosh, I just spotted your wedding on Stylemepretty!!!!
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Mrs. Ribbons, Washington D.C./Bloomington, IN Age and Occupation: 23, Research Associate for an international development firm Fiance's Age and Occupation: 25, Proposal Coordinator for contractor Engagement Date: May 2, 2008 Wedding Date: June 2010 Venue: Indiana Memorial Union About Me: I'm an Indiana transplant living in DC with my fiance and our pretty kitty. I enjoy the color pink, I'm obsessed with the Dior New Look and tulle, and I heart my level 80 paladin. I'm a sucker for bad TV, literary theory, and cakes of all persuasion. I also happen to be marrying the cutest closet nerd around! It's all about Bloomington for us because it's where we met -- on the college paper. If there's a theme for our small summertime wedding, it's Dior meets Dorothy Draper on a lark in Bloomington; think poofy, plus graphic prints, bold colors, and a whole lot of prettiness.
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