Congratulations on your upcoming wedding. Excitement can quickly turn into stress, as the tally rapidly rises. Curve your stressors, have fun and make your day extra special by adding your own personal touch. This article will show you invaluable ways to decorate your wedding, on any kind of budget!
There's many decorations to be made; everything from handmade invitations, to decorating the wedding arch. Your face will glow with pride, to see so much of yourself in your wedding setting. An already very special day, will be made even more special - because your personality will be shining throughout. One more thing, there's no rule that says the groom can't help. If he enjoys making things with his hands, let him get involved also!
Make sure you read both parts of this addition. Part Two goes into decorating with flowers.
We'll start with the invitations. Use your imagination and creativity in all of the decorations you are making. Don't limit yourself to just the regular, common materials. When making your invitations, don't just think it has to be all paper! You can use virtually anything that strikes your fancy: wood, wallpaper, gems, pictures, material, scrapbook or other craft items, etc . . . If you imagine it, chances are you can make it! There are loads of information out there to help you: the internet, library, relatives, and friends, to just name a few.
One of the most unique invitations I've ever seen, was on plywood.
You'll need:
Plywood pieces for each guest - cut into the sizes you want to work with.
Material
Pictures
Decoupage Mix
Stain
Sander
Script Paper (or other paper for the background on back of invitation)
Printed Invitations
Painting Spatula/Spade
Scissors
Gold Craft Pen (or color to match your theme)
Any other craft supplies you want to add
Glue or Doublesided Tape
The first thing you need to do, is decide what style you want your wedding theme in. Find material, pictures and all other craft materials, which fit your decorating theme. Cut material into strips, cut the pictures out, and lay all your materials you'll need in front of you.
Center your picture in the middle of the plywood. Glue or doubleside tape it on. (Doublesided tape is tape that is sticky on both sides). Take the spatula and add a good mix of decoupage all around the edges of the picture, covering the whole front of your plywood. Let dry until tacky, (follow the instructions on the decoupage mix). Then add any other materials, craft supplies you want on the front with your picture - reapply decoupage to cover generously. Let completely dry.
After it's dried, cut off any excess materials. Sand all four edges of the wood. Now, turn over - it's time to do the back. You want the paper you chose for your background, to cover the whole piece of wood, on the back side. Glue, or doubleside tape it on. Then take your printed invitation, which you have printed on the computer, and center it in the middle. (You want your invitation to leave at least an 1 ½ inches on all sides, or more). Adhere it to the center. Now, take your craft pen and highlight some of the background paper, to give it a three dimensional look.
Congratulations, your beautiful invitations are complete. Now, get some friends to help you hand deliver them. For any that must be mailed, make sure you wrap them securely.
In keeping with the style you just made your invitations, you can now make place-setting name plates to go with them. A good trick is to use small, plate stands for these. You can also make placemats, in the same theme as the invitations. Just make the wood a little bigger, and decorate the same. It will add a wonderful touch to your wedding, and give your guests extra special mementos to take home.
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