Interesting Details 

I love thinking about the little things for the W-day, there is no pressure (at least I don’t put any on myself) and you can have real fun with it. 

The thing I love the most is thinking of ways to use items you already have around the house - you definitely don’t need an endless budget to add some personal details to your day. 

Photo Credit: Style Me Pretty

Lovely lovely lanterns

I seem to be growing a lantern fetish. I’m blaming it on the wedding but maybe this is the start of a whole new me?!

I love lanterns. I could buy 100 lanterns for the wedding and still want more. 

Bizarre? Yes, I think so too but I am embracing it with open arms. 

For those of you who also suffer from lantern love then here is some inspiration on styles and what to do with them.

Photo Credit: Style Me Pretty

Name Cards 

It doesn’t have to just be a name on a card. I love the idea of guests at a wedding constantly looking around thinking ‘ahhhh, that’s a great little touch.’

Interesting name cards are a great way getting that little gasp and also potentially using the opportunity to give you guests a little keepsake.

You could also incorporate the name tag with a glass saver which guests could keep for the whole evening, saving people from the problem of putting their drink down before a quick dance and forgetting about it. This little tactic may even save you a little on evening drinks, as people won’t be constantly leaving half full glasses around the venue! 

Photo Credit: Style Me Pretty

DIY String Heart

(via greenweddingshoes)

Materials Needed:
• piece of wood – the bigger the more dramatic!
• string – we used the pink neon thin rope you can find at Home Depot, but you could use any yarn or string
• box of nails (if want a nail with a decent head so the string won’t pop off)
• spray paint to paint the wood
• white paper to draw the heart on

Step 1: Spray paint the wood the background color you picked. We used dark gray, so the pink would really pop

Step 2: Once the paint is dry, tape the wood with the white paper and draw the heart shape on the paper

Step 3: Time to get the hammer out! Nail around the entire outline of the heart – we spaced our nails about an inch apart.

Step 4: Once all your nails are in. Remove the white paper and throw it away.

Step 5: Now the fun part. Get your string and tie a knot around the head of one of the nails. Keep stringing the string around nails. There isn’t a right or wrong way – just keep going until you like the pattern you created. I also then outlined the entire heart to make the outline pop a bit more also.

Total cost for this project – $35 (the most expensive part is the wood!) and it can be done in a few hours.

(via fuckyeahweddingideas)