Good morning, people! How is your week going? Today I wanted to show you some of the DIY projects me and my lovely bridesmaids did for my wedding. My maid of honor and one of my bridesmaids came from out of state the week before the wedding and we did all of the projects then. Yes. All of the projects for the wedding the week of. I was crazy holding off doing them for that long. So, if you are planning a wedding…
Tip #1- start your projects before the week of your wedding. Ahem. Tip #2- get lots of help from bridesmaids/girlfriends. I had so much help from my girls. I am forever thankful for them. (Girls, if you’re reading this: I LOVE YOU!) Moving on to the projects….
Project #1- Paper banners
We had one for “cards” and for “favors”. We just cut little triangles out for scrapbook paper and glued them onto ribbon. Super simple. 🙂 Oh- and those bagged M&M’s? Don’t even ask about the drama with those. We filled and tied over 300 of those little bags. And didn’t eat the M&M’s. Talk about self-control.
Project #2- Ring Bearer Pillows
We just sewed four pieces of burlap into two pillows, then tied a lace ribbon around them, finishing it off in a bow on top. Again, super simple, but more time consuming. I had two ring bearers, that’s why I had to make two pillows.
Project #3-Flower girl pail
This project was done the night before the wedding. We bought just a plain ol’ pail, and then hot glued 2 layers of different color purple ribbons along the top.
Project #4- Fabric Backdrops
We made TWO 10ftx10ft ripped fabric backdrops for the wedding. Talk about time consuming. Seriously. Never want to do that again. They turned out gorgeous, and I am so thankful I had one for the ceremony and one for the reception, but I am so thankful for creative friends who made the process way easier! (Thank you, Olivia!)
Project #5- Burlap Banners
These were SO amazingly cute- it totally tied the reception together. As you can see, my girls made quite a few. We had “Mr”, “Mrs”, “Desserts” and “Drinks”.
Well, those were the main DIY projects we did for the wedding. And of course, my woodstumps were woven through there as well. You also got a little peek into our wedding. The whole thing was perfect for us. Simple, country, woodsy….so us. And I loved every minute of it.
Sincerely,
Hannah Diane
wildandfreehomestead.com 
It certainly fit you and your hubby perfectly!
Yes ma’am! Thank you! 🙂
Beautiful, Hannah! 🙂
Thank you! 🙂
I enjoyed seeing what you did for your wedding; it all looks so lovely and simplistic!
Thank you, Shaynie!
So lovely. Congrats! I would love it if you joined and contribute your awesome posts at my link party at City of Creative Dreams, starts on Fridays 😀 Hope to see you there at City of Creative Dreams Link Party.
I will! Thank you so much for telling me about them! 🙂
(What?! Someone who uses the same wordpress theme? Love it 🙂 ) Ahem. Anyway. What adorable sweet touches these were to your wedding. I hope we get to see a post with a bagillion pictures!
Followed you over from City of Creative Dreams link party and I’m definitely hitting the follow button! I’d love for you to come checkout what’s happening on DIYfaerie this week! 🙂
~Meaghan from DIYfaerie
Awe, thank you for your sweet words! I will definitely drop by and check your blog out! I hope you have a lovely day! 🙂
love all these. DIY decor adds SO much, looks amazing.
Those ribbons behind the cake tables are amazing. So freaking pretty! And great for pictures. I love that. I also love the ceremony backdrop too – obviously.
Beautiful! And so handy to have crafty bridesmaids that could help out 🙂
Beautiful! I love it when couples choose to focus more on their marriage than spending money on a wedding 🙂 Congrats Hannah & Hubby!
Love it!!! I’m married but can’t resist looking at wedding ideas. Yours turned out beautiful!!! And although I never plan on remarrying lol these ideas could be reused at different occasions 🙂
I LOVE the fabric backgrounds, so pretty! Totally worth it (says the woman who did none of it, lol). And the ring bearer pillow are really nice too!